Every time Lionel Messi breaks a record, it seems appropriate to compare him to the legends that came before him.

In 2012, he rewrote soccer history on multiple occasions, and his latest record came when he scored his 86th goal of the calendar year, breaking Gerd Muller’s previous mark, before wrapping up the year with 91 goals.
All statistics indicate that Messi is currently the best player in the world, and that he will go down in history as the top footballer of his generation. But when he is judged against all-time greats like Pele and Diego Maradona, he still has work to do.
We don’t know whether the Barcelona striker will have another year in which he records more than 90 goals, but he must still sustain(維持)a similar level of production for the next several seasons.
Messi has already taken part in three of Barcelona’s victorious Champions League(冠軍聯(lián)賽)campaigns, and he played an important role in two of them. In order to firmly establish himself as the greatest club football player in history, he must win the tournament a few more times.
Most importantly, the Argentine(阿根廷人)needs to win on the international stage. Regardless of what Messi does for Barcelona, his legacy will be incomplete if he cannot win the World Cup with Argentina.
Both Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers, and Messi’s performances for his country have been severely disappointing.
While he was still a teenager in 2006-and his lackluster(平淡的)showing is excusable due to his youth-he cannot brush off the disappointment that characterized Argentina’s performance in 2010.
But the 4-0 loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup Quarter Final seems to have sparked Messi. He scored 12 times for Argentina last year, and the next World Cup could finally be Messi’s breakout performance in blue and white stripes.
Due to all of his accomplishments, it is easy to forget that the extraordinary footballer is just 25 years old. If he can avoid injury or lengthy slumps(低潮狀態(tài))until his speed and skills start to decline due to age, he may continue to break records and win trophies.
小題1:What will Messi have to do in order to be complete in his soccer career?
A．He must win the World Cup with Argentina.
B．He must win the tournament a few more times.
C．He must defeat Pele and Maradona.
D．He must avoid injury or lengthy slumps.
小題2:How was Messi’s performance in 2010 World Cup?
A．Excellent.
B．Inspiring.
C．Disappointing.
D．Normal.
小題3:What can we infer from the passage?
A．Messi has firmly established himself as the greatest club soccer player in history.
B．Messi will try his best to win the next World Cup with Argentina.
C．Messi can avoid injury and lengthy slumps to break records and win trophies.
D．Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers.
小題4:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Lionel Messi, the Best Soccer Player of All Time
B．Lionel Messi, the Greatest Soccer Player in History
C．Barcelona and Lionel Messi
D．World Cup and Lionel Messi

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
本文介紹了足球明星梅西到目前為止在足球方面取得的成就, 以及他今后要努力的方向。
小題1:選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第六段“his legacy will be incomplete if he cannot win the World Cup with Argentina”可知。
小題2:選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段“he cannot brush off the disappointment that characterized Argentina’s performance in 2010”可知。
小題3:選B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第六、七段可知。
小題4:選A。主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主要介紹了球星梅西的經(jīng)歷和成就, 故選A。
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