题目内容
Brazil is the greatest football nation in the world. There are 170 million Brazilians. How many of them are football fans? 100 million! All of them think they know all about football. This makes life very difficult for the Brazilian team managers. When things go bad for the Brazilian team, the newspapers would demand that the team manager should leave his job. “If we win, they me in heaven,” a manager once said. “If we lose, they put me in hell(地狱).”
You can’t escape football in Brazil. There are football matches on every street and beach. On television, the results of football matches come before the main news programs. There are six television channels(频道) in Rio de Janeiro. On Sundays each channel shows a different football match.
Brazil is not the richest country in the world, but the government spends lots of money on football. It cost more than one billion pounds to prepare for the 1978 World Cup. That’s 10 pounds for every Brazilian man, woman, and child. And many Brazilians don’t earn as much as 10 pounds a week. Is it worth it?
“Brazil must have a great football team,” says one journalist. “If it costs one billion pounds, that’s all right. If the government doesn’t give us a good team, then it will become unpopular. Football is more than a game in Brazil.”
Football is more than a game in Brazil. This is certainly true in its largest city, Sao Paulo. The most popular team is Corinthians. Corinthians’ fans are the most loyal and emotional in Brazil. When Corinthians win, production(产量) in the Sao Paulo car factories increases by fifteen per cent. When they loses, it drops. At one time Corinthians won the national championship for the first time, for four days fans danced and sang in the streets,
Why are people so loyal to one football team? What makes a football fan? One man says, “Without Corinthians my life would be sad. Corinthians bring some joy and excitement into my life. We all need that, don’t we?”
【小题1】In Paragraph 1, what the manager said means_______.
A, he is respected by newspapers B,. he will probably be killed by fans
C. he is judged on his team’s results D. it’s difficult for him to get good scores
【小题2】All the following statements about the Brazilians and football are true EXCEPT _______.
A.all the Brazilians know all about football |
B.football has an influence on politics in Brazil |
C.the Brazilians spend a lot of money on football |
D.Corinthians’ fans are always supporting their team |
A.production in the Sao Paulo car factories increased | |
B.Corinthians won a national football championship | |
C.Corinthians won the World Cup | D.the newspapers put a team manager in heaven |
A.it brings joy and excitement to their life | B.they could always count on it |
C.it can increase the car production | D.they could see hope in it |
【小题1】C
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
解析
The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival held 46 days before Easter, especially famous for the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the festival of Saturnalia, which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to regret and prepare for Christ’s death and coming back to life.
Modern Brazilian Carnival dates back to Rio de Janeiro in 1641. It originally copied the European form of the festival, later taking in elements of Native American and African cultures.
In the late 19th century, the strings (弦乐器) were introduced in Rio de Janeiro. These were pageant (游行) groups that paraded through city avenues performing on instruments and dancing. Today they are known as blocks, consisting of a group of people who dress in costumes or special T-shirts with themes or logos. Blocks are generally connected with particular neighborhoods; they include both a music group and a lot of revelers.
Block parades have become an expressive feature of Rio’s Carnival. Today, they number more than 100 and the groups increase each year. Blocks can be formed by small or large groups of revelers with a clear title. Before the show, they gather in a square, then parade in sections of the city, often near the beach.
Carnival time in Rio is very interesting, but is also the most expensive time to visit Rio. Hotel rooms and other lodgings (住宿) can be up to four times more expensive than the regular rates. There are big crowds at some locations and life is far from ordinary in many parts of town.
【小题1】What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A.The Carnival of Brazil is often held after Easter. |
B.The Carnival of Brazil comes from Easter and Saturnalia. |
C.The Carnival of Brazil is a festival to regret and begin a new life. |
D.The Carnival of Brazil is mainly to celebrate the birth of Christ. |
A.About 100 years. | B.Less than two centuries. |
C.About 370 years. | D.Over five centuries. |
A.They are always wearing costumes or special T-shirts with themes or logos. |
B.They always parade through countryside villages singing and dancing. |
C.There are no more than 50 blocks today. |
D.They don’t parade before the show. |
A.The famous carnivals in the world. |
B.How the carnival was introduced in Brazil. |
C.The carnival in Rio de Janeiro. |
D.The happy life of the people in Rio de Janeiro. |