题目内容
In some developing countries more and more people are migrating to _____（城市）areas.
urban
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Bicycles are very popular around the world today. People ride their bicycles for exercise and enjoyment. In some places, people use a bicycle to get to work. In other places, bicycle riding is a very popular exercise to people who live in cities. But who invented the first bicycle?
In 1791, a Frenchman named Comte de Siverac invented and owned the first bicycle. Mrs. Sivrac rode the bicycle in Paris. The handles(把手) and the seat were wooden. This bicycle was very difficult to move. A rider even had to pick up the front wheel to change direction. Finally, the bicycle had no brakes for stopping or pedals for the feet! Riding a bicycle was a great risk!
In 1817, a German named Baron von Draus de Sauerbrun made the first bicycle better. The seat became more comfortable. The wheel could now change direction. His ride in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours on foot, which surprised people at that time.
Sauerbrun brought this kind of bicycle from Germany to France. Then Denis Johnson, an Englishman, made a bicycle for women. It had spaces for their dresses to hang down. But these bicycles still had no brakes or pedals, and riders often got hurt. These bicycles and the people who rode them were not very popular.
It took another forty-five years for the bicycle to become popular. More than 100 years later, bicycle riding is more popular than ever. In fact, in India and China, there are still many more bicycles than cars.
The Great Invention
| Time | Names | Items | Features |
| In 1791 | 【小题1】 | | |
| 【小题2】 | Baron von Daris de Sauerbrun | Made the first bicycle better | Easier to ride |
| Unknown | 【小题3】 | A 【小题4】 | Having space for dresses to hang down |
| Functions of riding bicycles —for exercise, 【小题5】 and transportation | |||
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.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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A．The first Homeless World Cup took place in 2003. |
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B．The Homeless World Cup was held every other year. |
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C．The host country of the 9th Homeless World Cup was Australia. |
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D．Anyone who is homeless can take part in the Homeless World Cup. |
2.The aim of the Homeless World Cup is to _____.
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A．promote the cause of football |
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B．help the homeless live a better life |
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C．draw attention to those living in poverty |
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D．call on homeless people to unite and compete for honor |
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
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A．Most players moved out of poverty. |
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B．Homeless players became professional footballers. |
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C．93% of the players were independent of drugs and alcohol. |
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D．The Homeless World Cup helped homeless people change their lives. |
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
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A．To End Homelessness. |
B．Football For Everyone. |
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C．Hope For The Homeless. |
D．Beating Homelessness Through Football. |
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?”
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
2.All the following statements about the Brazilians and football are true EXCEPT _______.
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A．all the Brazilians know all about football |
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B．football has an influence on politics in Brazil |
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C．the Brazilians spend a lot of money on football |
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D．Corinthians’ fans are always supporting their team |
3.Some people danced and sang in the streets for four days in Sap Paulo because_______.
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A．production in the Sao Paulo car factories increased |
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B．Corinthians won a national football championship |
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C．Corinthians won the World Cup |
D．the newspapers put a team manager in heaven |
4. People are loyal to their football team mainly because _______.
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A．it brings joy and excitement to their life |
B．they could always count on it |
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C．it can increase the car production |
D．they could see hope in it |