题目内容
【题目】阅读理解
Pele was born to a very poor family on October 23, 1940. His real name is Edison Arantes do Nascimento. Pele is just a nickname.
Pele first learned the game soccer from his father. As a youngster Pele played soccer for a local club. By the time he was 16, he was playing professionally for the Santos Football Club. The club won nine national championships while he played for it.
Pele also played for Brazil's national team in four World Cups. At his first World Cup in 1958, when he was just 17, Pele scored an amazing six goals. In the final game against Sweden, he scored two goals and Brazil won its first-ever World Cup. Pele also helped Brazil win World Cups in 1962 and 1970.
Pele had an outstanding(突出) natural ability as a soccer player. He had great speed and balance and was able to shoot powerfully and accurately with either foot and with his head. Many European teams offered huge amounts of money to get Pele to play for their countries but Brazil declared him an official national treasure so he would stay in the country.
In 1974, Pele retired from the Santos Club, but the next year, he came out of retirement and signed a reported $ 7-million 3-year contact(合同) to play for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. Pele said he did not this for the money. He said that he wanted to make soccer a truly popular sport in the United States. Millions of North Americans gained a new respect for the game after watching Pele play.
(1)The passage is written to.
A.make readers interested in great soccer players
B.Praise Pele for his soccer skills and national spirits
C.list Brazil's wonderful performances in the World Cups
D.give readers a brief introduction to Pele's achievements
(2)We can conclude from the passage that Brazil has won World Cup.
A.only one time
B.two times
C.at least three times
D.at most four times
(3)The underlined word “ treasure” in paragraph 4 most probably means.
A.highly valued person
B.valuable gift
C.a great deal of money
D.big winner
【答案】
(1)D
(2)C
(3)A
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文,介绍了Pele在足球领域的成长以及所取得的一些成就。
(1)考查主旨大意。本文介绍了Pele在足球领域的成长以及所取得的一些成就,故选D。
(2)考查数字计算。根据第三段中的“In the final game against Sweden, he scored two goals and Brazil won its first-ever World Cup. Pele also helped Brazil win World Cups in 1962 and 1970.”可知在足球世界杯中,巴西至少三次获得冠军,故选C。
(3)考查词义猜测。由“ treasure” 所在的句子Many European teams offered huge amounts of money to get Pele to play for their countries but Brazil declared him an official national treasure so he would stay in the country. 可知巴西宣布他是国家财富,所以“ treasure” 意思是很宝贵的人,故选A。