In 2016, athletes from around the world will pete for gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Even though the games are three years away, Brazil’s residents already feel like winners.
The nation was named to host this important sporting event in October,2009. It will 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 city’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 Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “ The 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.
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.
“ It’s going to be good for the economy, good for the people,” Ferreira says. “ This gives us hope that things will be better here.”
【小题1】According to the passage, the 2016 Olympics will be held in .A．EuropeB．AsiaC．North AmericaD．South America【小题2】The feeling of Brazilians can be described as .A．proudB．surprisedC．worriedD．nervous【小题3】The underlined word “flooded” in Para.3 means A．crossedB．filledC．visitedD．cleaned【小题4】According to Brazil’s president, we can know .A．the government needs help from the Brazilian publicB．the government will begin to prepare for the Olympics soonC．Brazilian officials will try hard to prepare for the OlympicsD．Brazilian official are now too busy to prepare for the Olympics【小题5】We can learn from the last two paragraphs that .A．Brazilians’ life will be better because of the OlympicsB．not all Brazilians are interested in the OlympicsC．most Brazilians are now living in poor conditionsD．Brazilians worry about losing jobs during the OlympicsD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文是一则新闻。2016年夏季奥运会将在巴西的里约热内卢举办。
【小题1】细节题，根据第一段以及第二段“ It will be the first Olympics held in South America.”它将是首次在南美洲举办的奥运会。故选D。
【小题2】细节题，根据第一段中的“Brazil’s residents already feel like winners”可推断巴西人民为申奥成功而感到自豪。第三段的cheering people也是提示。故选A。
【小题3】推断题。里约热内卢申奥成功了，人们涌向街头，欢庆胜利。Flood这里是“充满”的意思，相当于fill。故选B。
【小题4】推断题，第四段最后一句“ The words from now on are work, work and work”意思是从现在开始工作、工作、工作。由此可知从现在开始巴西政府要努力工作为奥运会的举行做好准备。故选C。
【小题5】推断题，根据倒数第二段“They hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil.”可知人们的生活会因奥运会的举办而得到改善。故选A。