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 (頭銜) of world champion.
More than 500 players, including national 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 (拳頭~) closed and count to three before making one of three hand signals: a fist 0ock),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 believed to have been played for centuries in Japan
The Paper Scissors Stone Club was found in  England in 1842 and provided an environment where  players could play together.
In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS  Club and its headquarters (總部)moved from London to Toronto. In 1925 its members were over 10,000.
The world championships have been held since 2O02, which are held once every year
小題1:The winner could get______
A．$1,000B．$10,000C．C$1,00OD．C$10,000
小題2:According to the passage the game “Paper Scissors Stone" originated(起源于)in ________
A. Japan       B Australia    :  C. America        D. Norway
小題3:Where did the  Paper Stone Club’s headquarters move to Toronto?
A In 1842    B   In  1898    C  In   1918    D In  1925
小題4: How many world championships had been held by 2009?
A．Two.B．EightC．Seventy.D．Eighty

小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:根據(jù)Top players from  around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten-thousand-Canadian dollar prize 描述，可知獎(jiǎng)金是10000美元，故選D。
小題1:根據(jù)but it is believed to have been played for centuries in Japan描述可知這種比賽起源于日本，故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS  Club and its headquarters (總部)moved from London to Toronto.描述，可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)The world championships have been held since 2O02, which are held once every year描述可知道2009年，要產(chǎn)生八位世界冠軍，故選B。
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