It has been announced that the 2014 World Cup...

It has been announced that the 2014 World Cup＿＿＿＿＿in Brazil from June 12一July 13，2014，in 12 hosting cities．

A. will stage　 B. has staged 　C. will be staged　 D. is staged

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The end of the 2014 World Cup does not mean the end of the international competition in Brazil. A major football event which is known as RoboCup will be held in the coastal city Joao Pessoa. Teams of robots from around the world will take part in it and play the game known as soccer in the United States. The robot teams are guided by teams of human beings.

Watching robots play football is similar to watching children play the game. The kicks are not good, there are a lot of falls , and people are there to guide and support the robot players. Students of the University of Pennsylvania are trying for their fourth victory at the competition. The students have won the last three RoboCup competition in the Netherlands, Mexico and Turkey.

Jian Qiaoli is one of the leaders of the University of Pennsylvania team. He says one goal he has set for his team is to make sure the robots can find the ball and know where they are on the playing field. And he wants the team to be able to better control the walking ability of the robots. They should pay more attention to the kicking ability, which is the key to winning the game.

Qin He is another leader of the robot team. She says the abilities of the robots improve every year. The robots know the difference between the colors green and red, and they can decide where to go and where the ball is on the playing field. She says the robots are self-learning and don’t need to be told what to do. If there are three robot players on the playing field at the same time, they will communicate with each other to decide different responsibility for each of them. They have very good team play right now.

As long as the radar detection(雷达探测) works well, the robots will be very competitive. So RoboCup will be an exciting technology competition. Each team develops their own software. Actually, it’s a competition of who has the best software. Some RoboCup participants hope to develop a team of robots that can play against human beings.

1.What does the underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. The 2014 World Cup　 B. Joao Pessoa

C. RoboCup　 　　　　　　　 D. A basketball game

2.What can we learn about the robot players?

A. They look like children.

B. They are from Joao Pessoa.

C. They are not very skillful.

D. They are against human beings.

3.What is the deciding factor for the robots to win the game?

A. The ability to find the ball.

B. The ability to know the position.

C. The ability of walking.

D. The ability of kicking.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. The technology competition—RoboCup

B. The international competitions in Brazil

C. How to develop robot players?

D. Can robot players play football?

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil on June 13th, 2014, and 32 football teams 　　 　　 so far.

A.will choose B.have chosen

C.have been chosen D.will be chosen

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil on June 13^th, 2014, and 32 football teams_____ so far.

A. will choose       B. have chosen

C. have been chosen      D. will be chosen

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The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth . Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.

On 17 July , a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere with a massive explosion . About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.

Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won’t escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won’t be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive.

Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?

1．What is mainly described in the passage?

A．A historic discovery .    B．An event of imagination

C．A research on space .    D．A scientific adventure.

2．When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes  ________  .

A．an earthquake   B．damages to cities   C．an Earth explosion   D．huge waves

3．Why can’t the northern half of the earth escape for long ?

A．Because the land is covered with water

B．Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth .

C．Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero .

D．Because wars break out among countries .

4．By giving the example of dinosaurs , the author tries to prove ________ .

A．animals could not live in the cold climate

B．what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story

C．the human beings will die out in 2094

D．the Earth could be hit by other objects in space

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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil，which attracted the whole planet，________on the 12 th of June．

A． fell　　　　　　 B． set

C． lay　　　　　　　 D． happened

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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which attracted the whole planet ,________on the 12 th of June.

A. fell　　　         B. set

C. lay　　　　　          D. happened

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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil，which attracted the whole planet，________on the 12 th of June．

A． fell　　　 　 B． set

C． lay　　　　 　 D． happened

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England will play Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in a tough Group D at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Roy Hodgson's men open their campaign against Italy in the Amazonian city of Manaus on 15 June in the only World Cup game which kicks off at 02:00 BST. England take on Uruguay on 19 June and play Costa Rica five days later.

Hosts Brazil are in Group A with Cameroon, Mexico and Croatia while the World Cup holders Spain open with a repeat of the 2010 final against Netherlands.

England will have to travel 1,777 miles from their chosen base in Rio for their first match in the tropical heat of Manaus.

Earlier this week Hodgson described Manaus as "the place to avoid" because of the climate—temperatures reach 30C and humidity is about 80%—although after the draw the England boss took comfort from the fact his team face a fellow European side.

"The conditions in the north will be tough, so we will both be in same boat," he said. "If we'd had three games up in the north, it would have been difficult."

Following Hodgson's initial comments, the mayor of Manaus, Arthur Virgilio, said England would not be welcome in the city.

England takes on two-time champions Uruguay in Sao Paulo and they play Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte—both cities are within 225 miles of their base.

England have never previously beaten Italy or Uruguay at a major tournament(锦标赛), while they have never faced Costa Rica.

Uruguay, who reached the semi-finals in 2010, and Italy, who knocked Hodgson's men out of Euro 2012, are ranked sixth and seventh respectively in the Fifa rankings while Costa Rica are 31st in the world - 18 places below England.

1.When and where will England play its third group stage match?

A. On 24 June; in Manaus

B. On 24 June; in Belo Horizonte

C. On 19 June; in Manaus

D. On 19 June; in Sao Paulo

2.Which of the following can England take comfort from?

A. The place where its first match in the group stage is held.

B. The distance from its base to where its first match is held.

C. The fact that two of its group stage games are not in the north.

D. The fact that it is 7 places below Uruguay in the Fifa rankings.　　

3.Which of the following is true according to the news report?

A. Roy Hodgson is the coach of Brazil national football team.

B. Netherlands took the second place in the last World Cup.

C. The mayor of Manaus is a fan of the British soccer team.

D. England has never played against Uruguay in the history.

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The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our plant, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.

On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.

Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won’t escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won’t be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive.

Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?

1.What is mainly described in the passage?

A. A historic discovery.               B. An event of imagination.

C. A research on space.               D. A scientific adventure.

2.A. an earthquake                     B. damages to cities

C. an Earth explosion                 D. huge waves

3.Why can’t the northern half of the earth escape for long?

A. Because the land is covered with water

B. Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth.

C. Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero.

D. Because wars break out among countries.

4. By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove_____________.

A. animals could not live in the cold climate

B. what happened 65 million years ago was an invented story

C. the human beings will die out in 2094

D. the Earth could be hit by other objects in space

5.We may guess that the writer is ______________.

A. worried        B. practical        C. a scientist       D. full of imagination

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