- 试题详情及答案解析
- The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament(比赛) that will take place in Brazil from June 12 to July 13, 2014.
This will be the second time the country has hosted the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France and Germany. It will be the first World Cup to be held in South America since the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina(阿根廷), the first time two consecutive(连贯的) World Cups are staged outside Europe and the first time two consecutive World Cups are staged in the Southern Hemisphere(南半球) (the 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa).
On March 7, 2003, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since Argentina hosted the competition in 1978, in line with its policy of rotating(循环) the right to host the World Cup among different confederations. On June 3, 2003, the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL announced that Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia wanted to host the 2014 World Cup finals. And Brazil won the right to host the event on October 30, 2007, as the only country to enter the bidding process.
【小题1】The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the ______ FIFA World Cup.
【小题2】 Brazil once hosted the FIFA World Cup in ______.A．first B．second C．fifteenth D．twentieth
【小题3】 ______ once held the FIFA World Cup twice before Brazil.A．1950 B．1978 C．2003 D．2010
【小题4】 CONMEBOL is a confederation from ______.A．Mexico, Italy, France and Germany B．Mexico, Italy, England and Canada C．Korea, Italy, France and the USA D．South Africa, Italy, France and Germany
【小题5】 Which of the following is NOT right?A．Europe B．South America C．North America D．Asia A．The 2014 FIFA World Cup will last more than 30 days. B．Argentina held the 1978 FIFA World Cup. C．The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the first tournament held in South America. D．Brazil didn’t become the only country to enter the bidding process until 2007. - 答案：【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
【小题5】C- 试题分析：第二十届足球世界杯，将于6月12日和7月13日在巴西举行。这将是巴西在墨西哥、意大利、法国和德国四个国家之后，第二次举办该项比赛的国家。足球对于巴西已经超越了比赛，它对本国的经济和政治都有影响。
【小题1】事实细节题。根据文中第一句可知2014年世界杯是第20届世界杯赛事。故选D。
【小题2】事实细节题。根据第二段第一句“This will be the second time the country has hosted the competition, the first being the 1950 FIFA World Cup. ”可知巴西曾在1950年举办过一届世界杯比赛。故选A。
【小题3】事实细节题。根据第二段第二句“Brazil will become the fifth country to have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice,after Mexico,Italy,France and Germany. ”可知，巴西之前已有墨西哥、意大利、法国和德国四个国家两次主办过世界杯。故选A。
【小题4】事实细节题。根据第三段中“On June 3, 2003,the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL announced that... ”可知CONMEBOL是南美洲足联。故选B。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“... the tournament would be held in South America for the first time since Argentina hosted the competition in 1978... ”可知，2014年巴西世界杯比赛是1978年阿根廷主办之后首次在南美洲举办的世界杯比赛。故选C。
考点：体育比赛类短文阅读。