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The Homeless World Cup is an international football event, where teams made up entirely of people who are homeless compete. The event has been held annually since 2003.

It was at the end of 2001 that Mel Young, a famous expert in the media industry, came up with the idea of the Homeless World Cup. 18 months later the first event took place in Austria. It was such a success that people decided to do more.

There are some interesting and special rules of the event. For example, players (male or female at least 16 years old) must have been homeless at some time after the previous year’s World Cup or make their main living income by selling newspapers in the street or be asylum (政治避难) seekers . Anyone can take part, regardless of his or her abilities.

There are at most 4 players per team to compete in the field. Games are 14 minutes long.

In 2007, 48 nations, 500 players took a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their countries for true spirit and glory in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winner in 2007 was Scotland. The 2008 Homeless World Cup took place in Melbourne, Australia. And in 2009 it was held in Milan. The latest Homeless World Cup was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in September 2010. Paris 2011 Homeless World Cup takes place August followed by the México City 2012 Homeless World Cup.

The success of the competition has been in two aspects — to attract the world’s attention to the problems of homelessness and also to help participants live a better life.

According to a survey by the Homeless World Cup Organization after 2006 Homeless World Cup, 92% of the players had a new motivation for life, 93 players successfully got rid of their dependency on drugs and alcohol, 44% improved their housing situation and 72% continued to play football.

1.The aim of the Homeless World Cup is to __________.

A. promote the cause of football

B. help the homeless live a better life

C. draw attention to those living in poverty

D. call on homeless people to unite and compete for honor

2.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Most players moved out of poverty.

B. Homeless players became professional footballers.

C. 93% of the players were independent of drugs and alcohol.

D. The Homeless World Cup helped homeless people change their lives.

3.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. To End Homelessness.

B. Football For Everyone.

C. Hope For The Homeless.

D. Beating Homelessness Through Football.

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了the Homeless World Cup 的起源、规则、和曾经举办过的历届运动会。这项运动会的目的在于引起人们对于无家可归问题的注意，同时要帮助改善参与者的生活。作者在文章最后公布了一些调查数字以证实这项活动所取得的成绩。

1.B细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段The success of the competition has been in two aspects — to attract the world’s attention to the problems of homelessness and also to help participants live a better life.可知运动会的目的在于帮助这些无家可归的人们能过上更好的生活，所以B选项正确。

2.D细节理解题。文章最后的调查数字表明在参与过the Homeless World Cup的人们当中，92%的人有了新的生活动力，93人成功戒掉毒瘾或烟瘾，由此可知这个运动会改变了这些人的生活，故D项正确。

3.D主旨大意题。文章开头介绍了运动会的兴起以及参与规则等，最后提出运动会的目的也就是文章的中心就是通过the Homeless World Cup的举办来引起人们对于无家可归问题的注意和帮助改变这些无家可归人们的生活，所以D选项正确。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Nancy was getting ready for bed when she heard a cry. A little 36 , she went over to the window and   37 . A homeless girl who seemed to be about her age was 38   in front of her house. She felt 39   for the girl, because it was a cold winter, and the girl had nothing to keep her 40 .
Nancy was suddenly struck with a great 41 . She ran to her mother’s closet(壁橱), and   42   up an old quilt（被子）. She had to walk 43   down to the front door so as not to trip（绊倒）over the quilt which was hanging   44 , but she finally made it. Dropping the quilt, she opened the door. Standing there was the homeless girl, looking quite 45 . Nancy smiled warmly and 46   the quilt to the girl. Her smile grew wider as she saw the true 47   on the girl’s face.
The next day a   48   came to the door. Nancy flew to the door hoping that it was the little girl again. She opened the door and looked outside. It was the little girl. The girl smiled,“I   49   you want this back.”
Nancy opened her mouth and was about to say that she could keep it   50   another idea appeared in her head.“Yes, I want it back.”
The homeless girl’s face 51 . This was obviously not the   52 she had hoped for. She slowly put down the quilt, and turned to   53   when Nancy said,“ 54 ! Stay right there.” She ran upstairs and came back with a   55   quit. “Have this,”she said quietly. It was Nancy’s own quilt made of silk and feathers.
36. A.excited                   B.frightened             C.intersted                    D.nervous
37. A.cleaned up              B.sat down                   C.looked out             D.closed up
38. A.fighting                     B.shouting                    C.singing                  D.crying
39. A.pity                               B.regret                    C.fun                           D.ashamed
40. A.rich                               B.safe                          C.healthy                  D.warm
41. A.suggestion               B.idea                          C.hit                               D.trick
42. A.looked                   B.caught                   C.picked                   D.brought
43. A.slower                    B.farther                  C.earlier                   D.sooner
44. A.on                          B.in                         C.over                          D.down
45. A.tired                           B.hungry                  C.rude                          D.puzzled
46. A.lent                               B.lifted                        C.handed                  D.threw
47. A.weakness                    B.happiness              C.friendship              D.curiosity
48. A.knock                     B. friend                  C.stranger                     D.girl
49. A.believe                   B.wish                         C.suppose                     D.know
50. A.after                           B.until                         C.when                        D.before
51. A.fell                         B.lost                           C.glared                   D.saved
52. A.quilt                           B.topic                         C.gift                           D.answer
53. A.enter                          B.leave                         C.speak                    D.thank
54. A.Help                           B.Wait                         C.Stop                         D.Listen
55. A.cheap                     B.big                           C.new                          D.clean

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Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves.

The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for the first time I feel respected”.

Cai said, “A beggar’s life is very hard. That’s why I want to help them.”

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They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.

“I know the activity can’t help much, but it’s meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.”

1.What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?

A．Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.

B．Getting together with friends.

C．Showing care to the beggars and the homeless.

D．Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.

2.What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected”?

A．The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.

B．The beggar hasn’t been shown care for so long.

C．The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.

D．This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.

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A．Sad. B．Amazed.

C．Frightened. D．Proud.

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A．protected B．found

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B．they mostly have a drinking problem

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38. A.fighting B.shouting C.singing D.crying

39. A.pity B.regret C.fun D.ashamed

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44. A.on B.in C.over D.down

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50. A.after B.until C.when D.before

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