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Sumo wrestling is a national sport in Japan．Every year there are six tournaments，and millions of Japanese watch them on television．A tournament is a series of matches．

Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself．Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over two thousand years ago．History says that there were national sumo tournaments in the eighth century．

Often athletes are thin and can move very quickly．It is beautiful to watch them play．However，sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos．One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos．Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful，and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport．Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys．They exercise to make their bodies strong．They also eat and eat and eat.

They wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor．A wrestler loses the match if he leaves the ring．He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor．Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring．Sometimes one wrestler just steps aside when the other wrestler rushes toward him．Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring．

生詞

wrestle　v． 摔跤，角力：He taught his little brother how to wrestle．他教小弟怎樣摔跤。‖wrestler　n． 摔跤運動員

tournament　n． 錦標賽，聯(lián)賽：Several top teams have agreed to play in the tournament．已有數(shù)支頂級球隊同意參加此次錦標賽。

series　n． 連續(xù)，一系列：They carried out a series of experiments to test the new drug．他們進行了一系列試驗測試新藥。

aside　adv． 往邊上，在邊上：They stood aside to let them pass．他們靠邊站，讓別人過去。/Move the table aside．把桌子搬開。

1．Where is sumo wrestling popular？

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2．How are sumo wrestlers different from other athletes？

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3．How do sumo wrestlers train？

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4．How does a sumo wrestler lose the match？

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5．Is it good for a person to weigh 160 or 195 kilos？

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參考譯文

相撲是日本的國術。日本每年都要舉辦6種錦標賽，數(shù)百萬日本人會通過電視觀看。錦標賽包含著一系列賽事。

相撲幾乎和日本一樣古老。相傳2000多年前就已經有了相撲。根據(jù)歷史記載，8世紀已經有了全國相撲錦標賽。

運動員的身材通常很瘦，這樣，他們才能動作敏捷，觀看他們比賽也是賞心悅目的。然而，相撲選手的體重卻高達100～160千克。一位著名的相撲選手甚至重達195千克。相撲選手長相不美，相撲還是一種緩慢的運動。相撲選手從很小時就開始訓練。他們一邊通過訓練讓自己的身體強健，一邊大吃大喝以增加體重。

他們在圓形場地進行相撲比賽，場地的表面覆有一層沙子。如果相撲選手出了圓圈就算輸。如果除腳之外的身體的任何部位碰到地板也算輸。每位相撲選手都要竭盡全力把對方推倒在地或圈外。有時候，當一位選手猛沖過來時，另一位選手會突然往旁邊一側身，這樣，沖過來的選手就會摔倒在地或跌出圈外。

參考答案

Thursday 1．In Japan．　2．They weigh a lot and do not look beautiful．　3．They exercise and eat．　4．If he leaves the ring or if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor．　5．Generally speaking，it's not good.