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The Homeless World Cup is an international football event where teams made up entirely of

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问题补充:

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 .

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 , 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 was Scotland. The Homeless World Cup took place in Melbourne, Australia. And in it was held in Milan. The latest Homeless World Cup was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in September . Paris Homeless World Cup takes place Augustfollowed by the México City 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 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.

【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A.The first Homeless World Cup took place in .B.The Homeless World Cup was held every other year.C.The host country of the 9th Homeless World Cup was Australia.D.Anyone who is homeless can take part in the Homeless World Cup.【小题2】The aim of the Homeless World Cup is to . A.promote the cause of footballB.help the homeless live a better lifeC.draw attention to those living in povertyD.call on homeless people to unite and compete for honor【小题3】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.【小题4】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.A

答案:

(答案→)A

解析:

【小题1】细节题;从第一段的句子:The event has been held annually since . 说明第一次是举办的。选A

【小题2】细节题;从倒数第二段的句子:also to help participants live a better life.可知是为了让无家可归的人过更好的生活。选B

【小题3】推理题:从最后一段给出的数据可知这个世界杯让无家可归的人改变了生活。选D

【小题4】主旨题:通读全文,可知是通过踢足球击败无家可归的状况。选D

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