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   ①    On a field roughly the size of an American football field, a player wearing a helmet avoids a defender. He then swings a stick with a net on its end toward the goal. This sweeping motion sends a rubber ball flying from the net past a goalkeeper for a score.
   ②   The player — pumping his fists in celebration — has just scored a goal in lacrosse, a sport that has elements of hockey, soccer and American football. But lacrosse differs from those sports in its unique mixture of sticking-handling skills and physical contact. Often referred to as “the fastest game on two feet”, lacrosse is such an exciting sport that new fans and players quickly find themselves hooked.
In men’s lacrosse, two teams of 10 players compete over four periods lasting 15 minutes each. Except the goalkeeper, each team fields three attackmen, three mid-fielders and three defensemen. As in soccer, players cannot touch the ball with their hands. So players use their stick, called a crosse, to keep the ball in play. While running across the field, they cradle the ball in the net, competing to shoot a lacrosse ball into the opposing team’s gate.
The modern game of lacrosse originated from the long-stick game played by the Iroquois (易洛魁人). Mohawks, part of the Iroquois nation, taught the game to French Canadians in Montreal in 1750. This led to a series of contests between the Iroquois and the Canadians with the Iroquois winning 17 years in a row. Although they lost the games, the Canadian players never falter (犹豫) their love of the game.    ③   
In America, lacrosse is the fastest-growing sport at both the high school and college levels. Some coaches have said this popularity may be due to two factors — the game’s relative safety compared with other sports and its fast-paced action. Prep school coach Bob Shriver says, “It’s just fun…It has more scoring than soccer, more people than basketball. It just gets in your soul.”      ④   
Apparently, passion for lacrosse isn’t limited to America. The number of member countries in the Federation of International lacrosse has grown to 51. Members include such diverse countries as Uganda, Jamaica and Malaysia, which proves that once someone grabs a crosse, they will get hooked!
58. Where can the sentence “Today, lacrosse is known as Canada’s official summer sport!”  
   most probably be put?
   A. ① B. ②   C. ③ D. ④ 
59. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
   A. The basic rules of lacrosse.   B. Lasting time of lacrosse.
C. The characteristics of lacrosse.       D. Different players of lacrosse.
60. What is the purpose of the passage?
   A. To show us the popularity of the exciting lacrosse.
   B. To introduce to us a popular sport of lacrosse.
C. To inform us of the origin and history of lacrosse.
D. To reveal the significance of the sport of lacrosse.
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