【正文】
be the first Olympics held in South America. The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The city beat out three other sites, Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago, to host the event. When the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro, cheering people flooded the city39。s streets. “This is huge for Rio and for the whole country, ” says resident Sueli Ferreira. The Olympics are expected to attract tens of thousands of people. Brazilian officials have already started to prepare for the crowds. “We know what we need to do, ” explains Brazil39。s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “Th e words from now on are work, work and work.” Officials want to fix up local sports centers before Rio de Janeiro steps into the spotlight. They also want to reduce the amount of crime(犯罪 ). They hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil. About 30 percent of people there live in poverty, or poor conditions. Tourism during the Olympics is expected to create more than 2 million jobs. “It39。s going to be good for the economy( 經(jīng)濟(jì) ), good for the people, ” Ferreira says. “This gives us hope that things will b e better here.” 【語篇解讀】 本文是一則新聞。 2021年夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)將在巴西的里約熱內(nèi)盧舉辦。 1. According to the passage, the 2021 Olympics will be held in________. A. Europe B. Asia C. North America D. South America 答案與解析: D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段以及第二段 It will be the first Olympics held in South America 可 知, 2021年夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)將在南美舉辦。主辦城市是巴西的里約熱內(nèi)盧。 2. The feeling of Brazilians can be described as________. A. proud B. surprised C. worried D. nervous 答案與解析: A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段 Brazil39。s residents already feel like winners可推斷巴西人 民為申奧成功而感到自豪。第三段的 cheering people 也是提示。 3. The underlined word “flooded” in means________. A. crossed B. filled C. visited D. cleaned 答案與解析: B 詞義猜測(cè)題。里約熱內(nèi)盧申奧成功了,人們涌向街頭,歡慶勝利。 flood這里是 “ 充滿 ” 的意思,相當(dāng)于 fill。 4. According to Brazil39。s president, we can know________. A. the government needs help from the Brazilian public B. the government will begin to prepare for the Olympics soon C. Brazilian officials will try hard to prepare for the Olympics D. Brazilian officials are now too busy to prepare for the Olympics 答案與解析: C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段巴西總統(tǒng)說的話可知,巴西的官員們將努力籌備好奧運(yùn)會(huì)。 5. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that ________. A. Brazilians39。 life will be better because of the Olympics B. not all Brazilians are interested in the Olympics C. most Brazilians are now living in poor conditions D. Brazilians worry about losing jobs during the Olympics 答案與解析: A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段 They hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil 可知,人們的生活會(huì)因奧運(yùn)會(huì)的舉辦而得到改善。 Ⅵ. 短文改錯(cuò) Toda