Tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have gone on sale, with fans able to apply on FIFA’s website. FIFA is expecting a similar demand to that in Germany 2006, when there were about seven applicants for every ticket of the 64 matches. And now around 3.3 million tickets will be available for the matches in 2014.

Tickets will range in price from£58 for first-round matches to£632 for the final at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian citizens over 60, local students and members of some social programs can purchase tickets for £15.

The Price of Football - World Cup 2014

Items

Prices

Items

Prices

Ticket

£58-£112

Final ticket

£281-£632

Sun cream

£9.50

T-shirt

£13

McDonald’s meal

£11

Water

£1.28

Imported beer

£3.83

Domestic beer

£1.91

Coffee

£2.55

Average dinner

£29

“It’s always difficult to predict,” said FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil. “But I truly believe that it will be more similar to what happened in Germany than in South Africa in 2010.” According to FIFA, the 2006 World Cup was attended by more than 3.3 million fans. Almost two million tickets were sold to the general public in South Africa, although the number of applications during the first ticketing phase was significantly lower.

All applications made before 10th October 2013 will enter a random selection draw if there are not enough tickets available to fulfill all requests. The sales of the leftover tickets will begin on 5th November on a first-come, first-served basis. Another phase will begin on 8th December after the draw is made. The tournament begins on 12th June, with Brazil playing the opener in Sao Paulo.

A study on the price of World Cup 2014 looked at the ticket prices and the cost of travelling to Brazil and found that our English fans face hotel costs of between£46 and£797 a night, while packages range from£2,999 to£14,999.

1.How much should a Brazilian student pay for the opening match?

A.£15 B.£58 C.£112 D.£632

2.From the passage we know that Thierry Weil_______.

A.feels proud of what they achieved in South Africa 2010

B.feels worried about the sales of the tickets for Brazil 2014

C.holds the belief that Brazil 2014 will be the greatest world cup

D.believes that more fans will attend Brazil 2014 than South Africa 2010

3.What will FIFA do if there are not enough tickets available for requests before Oct.10, 2013?

A.They will sell the spare tickets to the applicants.

B.They will sell on a first-come, first-served basis.

C.They will choose the applicants based on a random selection draw.

D.They will sell them the tickets to be sold on Dec.8.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of . Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some to the area.

Last summer, I found a tiny little in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it growing until we could find out what it was.

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something . The sunflower had not where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big and grown under and around it to reach the .

That’s when I that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we to go and get what we need for growth.

We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the to achieve our goals. Like the , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to us. We will find a way to go under or any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.

1.A. flowers B. rocks C.insects D. vegetables

2.A. shape B. water C. fertilizer D. colour

3.A. weed B. seed C. plant D.rock

4.A. continue B.stop C. improve D. escape

5.A. weak B. strange C.lonely D. pretty

6.A.collect B. tend C. watch D. remove

7.A. wonderful B. terrible C. unusual D.valuable

8.A. started B.passed C. left D. died

9.A. tree B.rock C.table D. wall

10.A. air B.sun C.top D. house

11.A.hoped B. doubted C. regretted D. realized

12.A. way B.place C. course D. process

13.A. fill in B. put in C. believe in D. worry about

14.A. forget B. aim C.hate D. wait

15.A.idea B. wish C. plan D. ability

16.A. sunflower B.yard C. home D. summer

17.A. energy B. virtue C. faith D.courage

18.A. aware B. proud C.afraid D. tired

19.A. forgive B. affect C. upset D. support

20.A.around B. into C. through D. from

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从第41-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

I was fat kid who grew into an overweight adult. I was laughed at for being heavier than the other kids, me feeling shy. I tried several diets, but worked, and I gaining weight. Another factor my weight gain was my love for cooking, especially rich, high-fat desserts, which I enjoyed preparing and, of course, eating.

When I finished high school at the age of 18, I weighed 215 pounds. the self-confidence to go to a new, faraway school, I decided to stay close to home instead of going away to college. I continued with my unhealthful eating habits and felt more miserable as the weight came on, but I did nothing about it except buy larger plus-size clothes.

My turning point came 10 years later at a friend's New Year's Eve party when I was at my all-time highest weight of 330 pounds. I caught my in a mirror and the truth hit me: I was overweight and unhealthy, and unless I did something about it now, I would only get bigger and .

After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss and realized they didn't work because they required me to abandon foods I loved. Then I would constantly think about food and binge, the diet satisfy my hunger and not feel deprived.

My biggest was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier lifestyle. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to prevent myself thinking about food. The result: Food was all I thought about. had to be some way to combine cooking with healthful eating. I found the after reading several low-fat cookbooks. With some trial and error, I could modify my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious.

The pounds started coming off, and when I started exercising (usually cardio and weight training five times a week), they seemed to melt away. I didn't feel deprived, and I felt free to give my body the care and attention it .

I lost 165 pounds over the next two years. I had many ups and downs. I was determined to go on. Another challenge to me was not to beat myself up if I ate something that was unhealthy and to take it as a sign to abandon my healthful habits. Instead I vowed to start again and always keep my goal in mind.

Thanks to losing weight and becoming fit I am my body and myself. I have finally found myself.

1.A.hardlyB.frequentlyC.immediately D.instantly

2.A.leftB.to leave C.leaving D.having left

3.A.nothingB.no one C.noneD.anything

4.A.ended up B.ended over C.ended up with D.was ended up

5.A.contributing to B.resulted in C.resulting from D.led to

6.A.lacking of B.lack of C.lacking D.lacked in

7.A.reflection B.infection C.imagination D.attention

8.A.unfamiliar B.unhappier C.unfriendly D.unfit

9.A.efforts B.affords C.effects D.infects

10.A.giving out B.giving in C.giving up D.giving away

11.A.challenge B.success C.energy D.work

12.A.It B.They C.There D.I

13.A.solution B.secret C.answer D.road

14.A.deserved B.focused C.caught D.paid

15.A.keep up with B.in line with C.put up with D.catch up with

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