根据“On a strip of ice that is about 44.5 m long, two teams of four players slide(滑动)heavy stones on the ice towards a target. Brooms are used to sweep the ice and guide the stone.”可知,运动员需要将他们的冰壶导向一个目标,故选D。 (3)题详解: 细节理解题。根据“One of these ...
On the icethat is about 44. 5 m long, two teams of four players slide heavy stones on the icetowards a target. Brooms are used to sweep the ice and guide the stone. When the stoneslides across the ice, it makes a rumbling sound. This is why curling is also called "the roaring ...
Dispute over Brooms Sweeps Curling World ; High-Tech Brushes Help Direct Stones; Critics Say They Make Sport Too EasyWorried that directional fabric in broom pads makes redirectingthe stone too easy, the World...Witz, Billy
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This reduces the amount of friction between the stone and ice. It also contributes to the curl of the stone when it’s thrown. The sweepers on a curling team have the task of sweeping the ice in front of the moving stone with brooms. This action melts the pebbled...
The way of the stone may be further influenced by two sweepers (刷冰员) with brooms or brushes. They accompany it as it moves down the ice sheet and continuously(不断地) sweep the ice in front of the stone. By doing so, they make the stone travel a straighter way and a longer ...
Players also usually use gloves, specific curling trousers and a stopwatch to better understand the pace of the ice and the need for sweeping. Scoring Scoring is done after each “end” (an end being a set where both teams have thrown all eight stones) with whichever team is closest to ...
As the stone slides across the sheet, its path can be influenced by two ‘sweepers’ who sweep the ice in front of it with curling brooms. This serves to reduce friction, allowing the curling stone to maintain its trajectory and travel significantly farther than it would otherwise. ...
He admonished them to not play catch with the stones — yes, a couple guys one time thought it would be fun to toss the 40-pound stones back and forth to each other. Taylor cautioned that runaway stones “trucking down the ice” and sliding beyond the boundaries should be stopped with...
The first theory suggests that the unusual curling of granite stones has more to do with the ice surface than with the stones themselves. Unlike ice hockey and ice skating, the ice sheet in curling is not flat, but rather pebbled. Before a game, water is sprayed onto a flat sheet of ic...