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Think rock, paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.
Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten thousand Canadian dollar prize and the title of world champion.
More than 500 players, including national champions from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The simple game is often used to make decisions and solve some simple problems.
Players hold their fists closed and count to three before making a fist (rock), a flat hand (paper) or two fingers (scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.
Players have different ideas about the history of the game, but it is commonly believed to have been played for centuries in Japan.
The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there.
In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters moved from London to Toronto.
The world championship has been held since 2002, which is held once every year.
小题1:The winner of the game can get ___________ Canadian dollars as a prize.
A. 10,000               B. 100,000          C. 1,000,000
小题2:The game has been played in Japan ___________.
A. since people invented it         B. for about one thousand years
C. since several hundred years ago
小题3:When did World RPS Club’s headquarters move to Toronto?
A. In 1842          B. In 1898          C. In 1918
小题4:The ___________ world championship will be held in 2012.
A. ninth                B. tenth                C. eleventh
小题5: In the writer’s opinion, ___________.
A. the game is often used to solve big problems.
B. the game is not just a children’s game
C. the game was first played in Japan

小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:B

小题1:根据Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten thousand Canadian dollar prize and the title of world champion.描述,可知冠军的奖金是一万美元,故选A。
小题1:根据but it is commonly believed to have been played for centuries in Japan.描述可知几个世纪就是几百年,故选C。
小题1:根据In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters moved from London to Toronto.描述,可知选C。
小题1:根据The world championship has been held since 2002, which is held once every year.推理可知2012年举行第十一届,故选C。
小题1:根据Think rock, paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.及下文描述,可知作者认为这种游戏不仅仅是孩子们的游戏。故选B。
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