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 (政治避難) 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 deJaneiro, 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.
【小題1】The aim of the Homeless World Cup is to __________.
| A．promote the cause of football |
| B．help the homeless live a better life |
| C．draw attention to those living in poverty |
| D．call on homeless people to unite and compete for honor |
| 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. |
| A．To End Homelessness. |
| B．Football For Everyone. |
| C．Hope For The Homeless. |
| D．Beating Homelessness Through Football. |
【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
解析試題分析：本文講述了the Homeless World Cup 的起源、規(guī)則、和曾經(jīng)舉辦過的歷屆運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)。這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的目的在于引起人們對(duì)于無家可歸問題的注意，同時(shí)要幫助改善參與者的生活。作者在文章最后公布了一些調(diào)查數(shù)字以證實(shí)這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)所取得的成績。
【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段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.可知運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的目的在于幫助這些無家可歸的人們能過上更好的生活，所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章最后的調(diào)查數(shù)字表明在參與過the Homeless World Cup的人們當(dāng)中，92%的人有了新的生活動(dòng)力，93人成功戒掉毒癮或煙癮，由此可知這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)改變了這些人的生活，故D項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】D主旨大意題。文章開頭介紹了運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的興起以及參與規(guī)則等，最后提出運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的目的也就是文章的中心就是通過the Homeless World Cup的舉辦來引起人們對(duì)于無家可歸問題的注意和幫助改變這些無家可歸人們的生活，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
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| A．it creates a positive working environment |
| B．it makes a leader feel supported and valued |
| C．it helps a leader to develop lots of skills |
| D．it depends on interpersonal relationship of a team |
| A．hide | B．express | C．feel | D．plan |
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| B．ignore the team members’ voices |
| C．work out their differences |
| D．try to avoid conflict issues |
| A．set up a good team |
| B．be positive and committed |
| C．look for support from the team |
| D．a(chǎn)void natural disasters |
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| B．Communication And Teamwork |
| C．Handle Conflict In A Team |
| D．What Makes Effective Teamwork |
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| B．She once stepped on a dog’s waste. |
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| D．She finds it embarrassing to walk on the grass. |
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| B．her community owns a public tank |
| C．her community makes full use of resources |
| D．it is not necessary to water flowers very often |
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
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| C．How Australians lead their life |
| D．Protect nature, a must of life |
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| B．counted upon himself alone in everything |
| C．had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment |
| D．had a change on his viewpoint of life |
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| B．believes everyone can experience true love |
| C．doubted the existence of true love at first |
| D．sometimes left “shmily” around the house |
| A．singing songs to her every day |
| B．painting the room yellow |
| C．encouraging her to go outside |
| D．helping her take a hot shower every day |
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【小題1】The story is about___________.
| A．a(chǎn) school policy decision that will affect parents and students |
| B．a(chǎn) personal experience and is told in the first person |
| C．a(chǎn) historical event and is told in the third person |
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| A．logical conclusions drawn form her own observation and personal experience |
| B．a(chǎn)n aggressive reaction to what she has been told by people in authority |
| C．her preference for designer-labeled clothes |
| D．not liking anything her brother likes |
| A．School clothing should reflect parents’ values. |
| B．Teenagers should never follow the latest fashions in dress. |
| C．How one dresses should be an expression of one’s individuality. |
| D．Wearing school uniforms means one less decision every morning. |
| A．A School Dress Principle. |
| B．My Stubborn Twin Brother |
| C．Endless Fights with My Brother |
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【小題1】According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on
| A．talkers | B．the “speakeasy” | C．the “spacemaker" | D．texters |
| A．quite revealing | B．well written |
| C．unacceptable by others | D．shocking to others |
| A．Talkers. | B．The“speakeasy” |
| C．The “spacemaker”. | D．Texters. |
| A．The SMS Effect |
| B．Cultural implications of Mobile Phone Use |
| C．Changes in the Use of the Mobile |
| D．Body Language and the Mobile Phone |
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【小題1】 What main idea does the author want to convey in the first paragraph?
| A．There exists thousands of species of animals in the world. |
| B．Man came to establish a close relationship with a number of animals. |
| C．In some regions a donkey seems to be a very useful beast. |
| D．An animal will be useless unless domesticated. |
| A．refuse to obey its master | B．immediately fall ill |
| C．require its master to offer some food | D．seek for food on its own |
| A．They can act as friends, guards, and servants to man. |
| B．They have great adaptation for the environment. |
| C．There live a great variety of species of dogs on the globe. |
| D．The Husky and the Saluki are the strongest species ever known in the world. |
| A．not to hesitate to spend enormous amount of money on it |
| B．to pay attention to its proper feeding |
| C．not to allow it to take excessive amounts of exercise |
| D．to join some sort of pet-keeping organizations |
| A．Domesticated Animals—Man’s Best Friends. |
| B．Proper Diet—the Road to Health. |
| C．The Advantages of Raising Domestic Animals. |
| D．Some Tips on Pet-keeping. |
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