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 ing off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to bee 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 .
【小题1】The purpose of the Homeless World Cup is to .A．find a home for homeless peopleB．collect money for homeless peopleC．help the homeless kick bad habitsD．help the homeless start a new life【小题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 peted in the tournament .D．David Duke won the best goal scorer in 2004 .【小题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 .【小题4】The underlined words “ ing off ” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “ ” .A．giving upB．falling inC．cutting offD．looking downD
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(答案→)D
解析：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。
【小题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。
【小题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。
【小题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 ing off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to bee 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。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据Research shows that 73% of players change their lives for the better after the international tournament by ing off drugs and alcohol , moving into jobs , education , homes , training , reuniting with families and even going on to bee players and coaches for professional or semi-professional football teams .说明这里的e off是指放弃原来的生活方式，故A正确。