There are one billion homeless people living in our world today . The Homeless World Cup exists to end this , so we all have a home , a basic human need .
The Homeless World Cup is an annual , international football tournament(錦標賽) , uniting teams of people who are homeless to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever . It has inspired and supported over 50 grass roots(基層的) football projects around the world working with homeless people throughout the year .
The first tournament took place in Graz 2003 uniting 17 national teams. At the 5th Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen in 2004, 48 nations, 500 players were united for a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country. 25,000 players were involved in pre-tournament training and trials around the world. Melbourne is the host city for the next tournament from 1-7 December 2008.
The Homeless World Cup is full of players with courage , spirit and determination . Research shows that 73% of the players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by coming off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams . David Duke (Scotland) played in 2004 , came off alcohol , passed his coaching qualifications(資格) . He became assistant coach for Scotland 2005, coach in 2006 and now owns his own home . The best goal scorer in 2004 Yevgen Adamenko(Ukraine) went on to play in a professional club in Ukraine .
The Homeless World Cup supporters include Nike , UN , Manchester United , Real Madrid and international footballers Didier Drogba and Rio Ferdinand .
【小題1】Which of the following statements is true about the Copenhagen Homeless World Cup ?
A.It took place in early December . |
B.25,000 players entered the tournament . |
C.Nearly 50 teams competed in the tournament . |
D.David Duke won the best goal scorer in 2004 . |
A.To attract people to join the Homeless World Cup . |
B.To show the influence of the Homeless World Cup . |
C.To show the popularity of the Homeless World Cup . |
D.To inspire people to support the Homeless World Cup . |
A.giving up | B.falling in | C.cutting off | D.looking down |
A.find a home for homeless people |
B.collect money for homeless people |
C.help the homeless kick bad habits |
D.help the homeless start a new life |
【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
解析試題分析:本文介紹了一項為無家可歸的人舉行的活動the Homeless World Cup,旨在與幫助他們恢復正常的生活。這項活動產(chǎn)生了很大的影響。
【小題1】C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段At the 5th Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen in 2004 , 48 nations , 500 players were united for a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country說明有48個國家也就是大約50個國家參加,故C項正確。
【小題2】B 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段前四行The Homeless World Cup is full of players with courage , spirit and determination . Research shows that 73% of players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by coming off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams .說明這樣的活動對于那些無家可歸的人有很大的影響,接下來就舉例說明,故這些例子正是為了證明這個觀點,故B正確。
【小題3】A 推理題。根據(jù)Research shows that 73% of players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by coming off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams .說明這里的come off是指放棄原來的生活方式,故A正確。
【小題4】D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第2句. The Homeless World Cup exists to end this , so we all have a home , a basic human need 說明這個活動是為了幫助那些無家可歸的人有新的生活。故D正確。
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B.Yutu will explore the moon right at its site for one year |
C.Yutu will get out of the earth command center’s control |
D.Yutu can bear great temperature differences on the moon |
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B.Cultural invasion. |
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【小題1】We can learn from the passage that ________.
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A.All the Chinese people support the new policy. |
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C.The retirement age in China will be 60 for men and 55 for female civil servants and 50 for female workers. |
D.The government did not set a fixed timetable on the new policy. |
A.Chen Xianlian is a civil servant. |
B.Delaying the retirement age is a very complicated issue. |
C.Many countries have begun to delay the retirement age. |
D.It may be harder for the university graduate to find a job in the future. |
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【小題1】From Paragraph 1, we know that the student will get a coupon____________.
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C.students waste too much food | D.school food is more delicious |
A.improve the school food standard |
B.encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle |
C.receive attention from the society |
D.further improve the service in universities |
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【小題1】The best title for this text is _______.
A.A Worldwide Warning |
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C.What Is SARS |
D.Possible Spread of SARS in the USA |
A.discuss the danger of SARS |
B.report research result about SARS |
C.inform people of the spread of SARS |
D.explain to the readers what SARS is |
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In the past, due to poor communication facilities, China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perpetuated misunderstandings.
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【小題1】What is the purpose of this media forum on September 19 in Abuja?
A.More international community should pay attention to Africa’s deepening relationship with China. |
B.People should seize the moment to expand cooperation between China and African countries. |
C.Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image to each other. |
D.Let more Chinese people know about the culture of Africa. |
A.defeated | B. continued | C.disappeared | D.decreased |
A.The State Council Information Office and "Experience China" program attended this China-Nigeria Media meeting. |
B.In the past, China and African countries could learn about each other very well. |
C.Chinese people and Chinese events has been well reported through African media. |
D.Nowadays, some African media still cannot give the true stories of China. |
A.They think highly of it. |
B.They report it as it is. |
C.They view it through the angle of geopolitics. |
D.They view it as a competition between two countries. |
A.Having a bigger say | B.A Media Forum between China and Nigeria |
C.Helping the African Media | D.Improving our report in Africa |
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