Germany aims to host the most environmentally friendly World Cup ever, thanks to a program called”Green Goal”.
Both the German and Brazilian football teams will use public transportation, such as trains, to travel around the country.Meanwhile, solar panel will be put on stadium roofs while drinks will be sold in reusable cups.The measures are a reflection of attitudes in a country with a history of dealing with green issues.
“The World Cup is a great chance to focus on the environment worldwide and will hopefully raise awareness everywhere,”said Klaus Toepfer, the”Green Goal”ambassador(大使) for the tournament.The”Green Goal”started last year with the aim of offsetting (抵消) the estimated 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide produced within Germany by World Cup transportation, stadium construction and the presence of an expected 3.2 million spectators.
As part of the project, all ticket holders will be able to use public transport at no cost on match days.Thousands of journalists will receive free rail passes for the train network and stadium drinks will be sold in reusable”Cups of the Cup”.
”The greening of the World Cup is not a little project on the margins (边缘) but at the heart of a lot of interests around the world,”said Toepfer.”It’s a first but only a beginning.”
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Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A.
“Green Goal”will become an issue in both the German and Brazilian football teams.
B.
100,000 tons of carbon dioxide from 3.2 million spectators will be produced.
C.
Hosting the most environmentally friendly World Cup will be copied later.
D.
The World Cup is a great chance to focus on the environment worldwide.
(2)
“The Great Goal”was started last year to ________.
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A.
make the German team become the strongest football team
B.
make Germany succeed in hosting and winning the World Cup
C.
make Germany use public and environmental transport
D.
make Germany offset public pollution from the Cup
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The underlined sentence”It’s a first but only a beginning”means ________.
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A.
it’s an interesting task
B.
it’s more or less a big success
C.
it’s an uneasy and difficult project
D.
it’s an unexpected struggle
(4)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series.The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar.
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a£100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar.Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold.TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump.
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show.The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination.Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words:you're fired.
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily.At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”.
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill.They will also make for some funny viewing.British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices.But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom.It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly.
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say.Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan.One thing is for sure.the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity.The show is a regular ratings winner.
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett.Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come.
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A.
Tb acquire a good job.
B.
To meet famous people.
C.
To win some prize money.
D.
To obtain some experience.
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A.
There will be more contestants.
B.
There will be more famous people.
C.
It is affected by the financial crisis.
D.
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar.
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________.