福建省南安第一中学2015届高三英语复习：阅读练习十七.docVIP

南安一中2015届高三年阅读练习十 组编 叶婷茹 班级： 号数： 姓名： Plans kick off soon For years, Chinese soccer fans have rarely had the chance to cheer for a triumph (胜利) from the national team. However, hope for Chinese soccer has been ignited (点燃) recently, as the government released an overall reform plan to boost (促进) the development of soccer in China on March 16. By 2025, 50,000 elementary and middle schools will include soccer in the curriculum (课程), according to the plan. Students will be given textbooks that teach the positions of players and soccer tactics (战术). They will also be encouraged to form soccer teams and participate in competitions regularly. The elite young players will be enrolled into local leagues and training camps, helping to build up a large soccer talent pool.① Chinese soccer, with the national team currently ranked at No 83 in the world, has been lagging behind many other countries for a long time. Critics say the biggest reason is a lack of a well-built youth training system, which is key to creating a strong soccer culture, according to the BBC. Take Spain, a team that has dominated the world of soccer for a long time, as an example. It has the world’s best soccer school, La Masia. The FC Barcelona youth academy is widely known for producing skillful and creative soccer talents. Teams in the academy are divided into 12 levels, from U8 (for players under 8 years old) to U19 (for those under 19). Its talent scouts (星探) are stationed around the world, always looking for boys who show outstanding potential for soccer. Studying there is free of charge. A talented 10-year-old boy can walk into La Masia and come out eight years later as a superstar. The rising soccer giant Germany also knows the importance of youth training. Germany scored only one goal at the 2000 European Championships, which started a national discussion over why the country could no longer produce good, young players. So in 2001, the Germa