Ⅲ. 完形填空(15分)

Perhaps most people know the Chinese famous boxer Zou Shiming, but how many people are familiar with the exciting sport—boxing or Thai(泰国的)boxing?

Boxing(拳击)is popular in many countries. Two fighters wear boxing gloves on their　1　. A bell rings. The boxers　2　each other until one knocks the other out. Each part of the fight is three　3　long. It is called a round.

Thai boxing is different. The boxing match　4　music from drums and flutes. Then the two fighters kneel(跪)and pray to God. Next they do a slow dance that copies the movements of Thai boxing. During this dance, each fighter tries to　5　the other that he is the best.

Then the fight begins. In Thai boxing, the fighters　6　kick with their feet and hit each other with their elbows and knees. Of course they hit with their hands, too. Most boxers can fight only five rounds because this kind of fighting is too　7　.

Thai boxing began over 500 years ago. If a soldier　8　his weapons(武器)in a battle, he needed to fight with just his body. The soldiers　9　how to use all the parts of their body. In 1560, the Burmese(缅甸的)army captured(俘获)the King of Thailand in a war. He was a very good boxer. He　10　the freedom from Burma by defeating all the best Burmese fighters. When he returned to Thailand, his people were very proud of him. So Thai boxing became a popular sport.

1. A. fingers　　  B. feet　　　  C. hands　　  D. arms

2. A. help    B. teach   C. know   D. hit

3. A. hours    B. minutes   C. seconds   D. days

4. A. begins with  B. ends with

C. plays with   D. gets on with

5. A. get    B. make   C. show   D. use

6. A. must    B. need   C. dare     D. can

7. A. difficult   B. interesting

C. funny    D. heavy

8. A. got    B. held    C. lost     D. used

9. A. taught   B. learnt   C. saw     D. seemed

10. A. beat    B. hit    C. found    D. won