Americans are about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States. It is the biggest women's soccer in the world, the World Cup. The game Americans call soccer, is known around the world as . And more and more Americans are learning to it. Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have bee in soccer. Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports, American boys and girls love to play soccer.
The United States Soccer Federation is the major soccer in the country. It says more than eighteen million people play soccer in the United States. This means that Americans play soccer than any other sport.
, more people in the United States are watching soccer, too. They are attending the 3rd Women's World Cup games that are in several American cities. 460,000 have been sold for the three-week contest that will end July tenth.
Women's soccer teams from 16 nations are . Americans are closely the progress of the United States' Women's World Cup team. And the team is already setting . On June 19, the American team Denmark in the opening game. Almost 79,000 people watched the game at Giant Stadium near New York City. That is a world record.
One of the most popular players the American team is 27-year-old Mia Hamm. She became well known in 1996 when the United States women won the soccer medal at the Olympic Games, defeating other teams. Experts say Mia Hamm can play soccer better than woman in the world. She has scored more goals than any man or woman ever to play international soccer. Mia Hamm is a to many young American girls. Television say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television.
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(答案→)C
解析：文章讲述了足球这项运动在美国很受欢迎，并且介绍了世界杯的一些情况，特别指出Mia Hamm踢球很棒，对于许多年轻女孩来说，她是一位英雄。
【小题1】考查形容词。根据It is the biggest women's soccer in the world, the World Cup.可知这里想说美国人对于正在美国举行的国际体育运动项目非常的激动，careless粗心的 worried担心的 excited兴奋的 anxious焦急的，故选C。
【小题2】考查名词。 根据Americans are about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States.可知这里想说它是世界上最大的女子足球运动项目。故选B。
【小题3】考查名词。根据The game Americans call soccer, is known around the world as .可知这里想说这项运动美国人叫作soccer，而世界上称为football。故选B。
【小题4】考查动词。根据Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have bee in soccer.可知这里想说越来越多的美国人学着爱上它，故选B。
【小题5】考查形容词。根据 American boys and girls love to play soccer.可知这里想说大量的美国年轻人对足球感兴趣，故选A。
【小题6】考查连词。根据Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports, American boys and girls love to play soccer. 可知这里是转折关系，and和 although尽管 so所以 but但是，故选D。
【小题7】考查名词。The United States Soccer Federation美国足球联盟是一个组织。故选D。
【小题8】考查形容词。根据more people in the United States are watching soccer, too.可知这里想说这就意味着更多的美国人踢足球，超过其他的体育项目。故选A。
【小题9】考查短语。这里想说目前，更多的美国人也正在观看足球。In the past在过去 In the future未来just now刚才 At present目前，故选D。
【小题10】考查时态。这里应该用现在进行时的被动语态，故选C。
【小题11】考查名词。根据have been sold for the three-week contest that will end July tenth.可知这里想说的是足球比赛门票的销售情况。tickets门票 teams团队 records记录 players运动员， 故选A。
【小题12】考查动词词组。这里想说来自16个国家的女球员参加了比赛。taking place发生 taking off飞机起飞 taking part参加 taking in吸收，故选C。
【小题13】考查动词。 根据more people in the United States are watching soccer, too.可知这里想说美国人密切的关注美国女子世界杯足球队的进展，故选B。
【小题14】考查名词。这里想说并且这支队伍已经创纪录了。Set records创纪录，故选B。
【小题15】考查动词。这里想说6月19日，在首场比赛中，美国队打败丹麦队，故选A。
【小题16】考查介词。这里想说在美国队中，最受欢迎的球员之一就是27岁的Mia Hamm。故选C。
【小题17】考查形容词。根据defeating other teams.可知打败了其他队，就是获得了金牌，故选A。
【小题18】考查短语。这里想说专家说Mia Hamm比世界上任何一位女性踢球踢得好，故选D。
【小题19】考查名词。根据to many young American girls，可知这里想说Mia Hamm对于许多年轻女孩来说，是一位英雄。故选C。
【小题20】考查名词。根据Television 30 say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television. 可知电视广播员在报道，故选A。