Question

There are one billion homeless people living in our world today . The Homeless World Cup exists to end this , so we all have a home , a basic human need .

The Homeless World Cup is an annual , international football tournament(锦标赛) , uniting teams of people who are homeless to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever . It has inspired and supported over 50 grass roots(基层的) football projects around the world working with homeless people throughout the year .

The first tournament took place in Graz 2003 uniting 17 national teams . At the 5th Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen in 2004 , 48 nations , 500 players were united for a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country . 25,000 players were involved in pre-tournament training and trials around the world .

The Homeless World Cup is full of players with courage , spirit and determination . Research shows that 73% of players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by coming off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams . David Duke (Scotland) played in 2004 , came off alcohol , passed his coaching qualifications(资格) . He became assistant coach for Scotland 2005 , coach in 2006 and now owns his own home . The best goal scorer in 2004 Yevgen Adamenko(Ukraine) went on to play in a professional club in Ukraine .

The Homeless World Cup supporters include Nike , UN , Manchester United , Real Madrid and international footballers Didier Drogba and Rio Ferdinand .

1.The purpose of the Homeless World Cup is to       .

A．find a home for homeless people

B．collect money for homeless people

C．help the homeless kick bad habits

D．help the homeless start a new life

2.Which of the following statements is true about the Copenhagen Homeless World Cup ?

A．It took place in early December .

B．25,000 players entered the tournament .

C．Nearly 50 teams competed in the tournament .

D．David Duke won the best goal scorer in 2004 .

3.Why does the writer give the examples of Yevgen Adamenko and David Duke in Paragraph 4 ?

A．To attract people to join the Homeless World Cup .

B．To show the influence of the Homeless World Cup .

C．To show the popularity of the Homeless World Cup .

D．To inspire people to support the Homeless World Cup .

4.The underlined words “ coming off ” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “     ” .

A．giving up          B．falling in           C．cutting off         D．looking down

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了一项为无家可归的人举行的活动the Homeless World Cup，旨在与帮助他们恢复正常的生活。这项活动产生了很大的影响。

1.D 细节题。根据第一段第2句. The Homeless World Cup exists to end this , so we all have a home , a basic human need 说明这个活动是为了帮助那些无家可归的人有新的生活。故D正确。

2.C 细节题。根据第三段At the 5th Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen in 2004 , 48 nations , 500 players were united for a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country说明有48个国家也就是大约50个国家参加，故C项正确。

3.B 推理题。根据倒数第二段前四行The Homeless World Cup is full of players with courage , spirit and determination . Research shows that 73% of players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by coming off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams .说明这样的活动对于那些无家可归的人有很大的影响，接下来就举例说明，故这些例子正是为了证明这个观点，故B正确。

4.A 推理题。根据Research shows that 73% of players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by coming off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams .说明这里的come off是指放弃原来的生活方式，故A正确。

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