在线游戏
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ONLINE GAMING
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Online Gaming 在线游戏
Pro-gamer World Tour 职业游戏手世界巡回赛
UK online gamers are on red alert as they prepare for the arrival of the
Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour in September. The tour, which
takes in nine countries on four continents, is the first of its kind and
demonstrates the desire amongst the pro-gaming community to be taken
seriously as a professional sport.
For those who don't know, online gamers compete against each other playing
popular games such as Counter Strike, World of Warcraft, and Unreal
Tournament. The games are played on PCs rather than games consoles.
Thousands of fans are expected to descend upon Sheffield, a city in the north
of England, to watch their favourite pro-gamers battle it out in a $1million
tournament. One competitor who is sure to cause a splash is 23-year-old
American, Jonathan Wendel, better known by gaming alias, "Fatal1ty".
Despite his youth, "Fatal1ty" is a gaming legend, having won three
Cyberathlete Professional League championships and become the world's first
Doom 3 world champion, for which he won $25000 prize money. He has also
signed lucrative sponsorship deals with companies which produce
peripherals and accessories for gamers.
The UK is also fielding a strong team. Top UK player, David Treacy, a
member of the British team Four-Kings, has already secured a place in the
events grand final in the United States. The Four-Kings Counter Strike team
have also made good progress taking second place overall in the first season
of the tournament and winning $20000 in prize money.
The team have recently competed in the World E-Sports Games league in
South Korea. The reception they received there demonstrates the growing
status of pro-gamers. 'They were mobbed for photographs and autographs
before they played the season final', says Four-Kings co-manager Phillip
Wride.
Chinese gaming fanatics don't have long to wait for their opportunity to
witness the spectacle of world-class gaming. The CPL World Tour comes to
Beijing on October 13th with a top prize of $50000. So keep your finger on the
trigger - maybe you could be the next world champion.
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Glossary 词汇表
online gamers - 网络游戏手 on red alert - 处于紧急危险状态
Cyberathlete - 电脑/网络运动员 pro-gaming - 职业游戏
PCs - 个人电脑 games consoles - 游戏机
battle it out - 奋力争夺 cause a splash - 引人注目;引起轰动
gaming alias - 游戏化名
peripherals - 辅助设备
lucrative sponsorship deals -利润
丰厚的赞助交易
secured a place - 进入比赛;获得比赛
资格
fielding a strong team - 培养一个强
大的队伍
autographs - 亲笔签名 mobbed - 被包围,簇拥
trigger - 扳机 witness the spectacle - 目睹盛况
1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验
Are these sentences true or false Circle the correct answer.
以下句子哪句是真 哪句是假 请圈出正确答案.
1. Amateur computer gamers are coming to the UK as part of a world tour.
True / False
2. Gamers want the world to recognise that playing computer games is a
serious sport. True / False
3. The world's top gamer not only earns a lot of prize money but is also paid
to endorse some companies' products. True / False
4. Pro-gamers are beginning to be treated as celebrities in some countries.
True / False
5. After China the next stop for the tour is the UK. True / False
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2. Extreme Adjectives 极端形容词
Some adjectives have extreme equivalents. For example, you can say
"China is very big" or, with the same meaning, "China is HUGE." Match
the base adjectives with their extreme equivalents.
有些形容词有对等的极端词汇.例如,你可以说"China is very big(中国非常
大)",也可以说"China is HUGE(中国巨大)",其意思是一样的.请找出与下列
基本形容词对等的的极端词汇.
1. enormous a. small
2. scared b. big
3. boiling c. fascinated
4. tiny d. hot
5. interested e. terrified
Complete the sentences using an extreme adjective.
请用极端形容词完成下列句子:
1. The UK is _______ compared to China.
2. Shanghai is an _______ city.
3. I really enjoyed Professor Smith's class. I was ___________.
4. When I went to Brazil it was 40 degrees Celsius during the day. The
weather was_______.
5. You saw a ghost You must have been ___________.
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3. Idioms 习惯用语
Look at the idioms below. Each one is connected to the word'game'.
Match the idiom to its definition.
请看下列习惯用语,它们都与游戏有关.
请将习语与各自的定义对应起来.
1. play the game a. someone says this to you when
they catch you doing
something wrong,
particularly a crime.
2. two can play at that game b. to tell a secret, often by
accident
3. the game is up c. behave in a fair and honest
way
4. play silly games d. used to tell someone who has
played a trick on you that you
can do the same thing to them
5. give the game away e. not treat a situation or person
seriously
Now complete the sentences below by using one of the idioms above.
现在请用以上的某个习语完成下列句子.
1. (Policeman) "Come out, Mitchell, ________. We know you are hiding in
there!".
2. Don't tell her about John's surprise party. She will ________. She can
never keep a secret.
3. If you want people to respect you as a boss you have to ________.
4. So you think you can beat me by cheating Well, ________.
5. Don't ________. If you don't do your work properly I will dismiss you!
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4. Wordsearch 单词搜索
Try to find the words associated with the internet in the puzzle below.
There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally (g),
vertically (i) or diagonally (m)
请在下面的字谜游戏中,找出与互联网有关的英语单词来.
共有10个单词,其组成方式可能以水平的 (g) 垂直的 (i) 或对角的 (m) 形式出现.
a d c b j u g m o u s e
s b e n f k w b d k i l
n t r s j f j r b z t i
g r h o n l i n e n e m
k c t g a n f v d c a p
e l r a d d r e s s v a
y s b t y k b m i l r s
g b r u d v s a v w g s
r s n o f f l i n e c w
w e u t b j d a c d n o
w g f r g m o u d s a r
c t h k f n p l a y t d
online offline play address broadband
mouse key site surf password
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Answers 答案
1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验
Are these sentences true or false Circle the
correct answer.
以下句子哪句是真 哪句是假 请圈出正确答案.
1. Amateur computer gamers are coming to the UK
as part of a world tour. False
2. Gamers want the world to recognise that playing
computer games is a serious sport. True
3. The world's top gamer not only earns a lot of prize
money but is also paid to endorse some
companies' products. True
4. Pro-gamers are beginning to be treated as
celebrities in some countries. True
5. After China the next stop for the tour is the UK.
False
2. Extreme Adjectives
1. enormous b. big
2. scared e. terrified
3. boiling d. hot
4. tiny a. small
5. interested c. fascinated
Complete the sentences using an extreme
adjective.
1. The UK is tiny compared to China.
2. Shanghai is an enormous city.
3. I really enjoyed Professor Smith's class. I was
fascinated.
4. When I went to Brazil it was 40 degrees
Celsius during the day. The weather was
boiling
5. You saw a ghost You must have been
terrified.
3. Idioms
1. c 2. d
3. a 4. e
5. b
Now complete the sentences below by using one
of the idioms above.
1. (Policeman) "Come out, Mitchell, the game
is up. We know you are hiding in there!"
2. Don't tell her about John's surprise party.
She will give the game away. She can
never keep a secret.
3. If you want people to respect you as a boss
you have to play the game.
4. So you think you can beat me by cheating
Well, two can play at that game.
5. Don't play silly games. If you don't do your
work properly I will dismiss you!
4. Wordsearch 单词搜索
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