16．Every four years，in a different country around the world，there is a big sports competition．It is like the Olympics but only for one sport．It is the World Cup．What do you know about the history of the World Cup？
•The first World Cup was in 1930，in Uruguay．In the final game，Uruguay beat Argentina and became the first World Cup winner.13countries played in the first World Cup．Now there are 32 countries in the competition．
•The first time people saw the World Cup on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland held the competition．Now about 3 billion people in countries all over the world watch the World Cup on TV!
•Until 2002 the World Cup was always in a European or an American country．South Korea and Japan held the first Asian World Cup．The first African World Cup was in 2010，in South Africa．
•The 2014 World Cup was held in Brazil，marking the second time that Brazil hosted the competition．The Cup was won by Germany，who beat Argentina 1-0in the final．
•Brazil is the only team that has played in every World Cup．So far they have won it five times．Germany and Italy have both won four times．Argentina and Uruguay have won it two times．England，France and Spain have won it once．
Fun facts：
•In 1966，the World Cup was in England．Thieves stole the Cup and tried to sell it．A dog found it under a tree!
•The youngest player was Norman Whiteside from Northern Ireland．He was only 17 years and 41 days old when he played in the 1982 World Cup．
24．What's the difference between the Olympics and the World Cup？B
A．The World Cup has a long history．
B．The Olympics are held for different sports．
C．The World Cup is held in different countries．
D．The Olympics are held once every four years．
25．Which team is the mot successful World Cup team．A
A．Brazil．B．Uruguay．C．Argentina．D．Germany．
26．What happened in the 1966 World Cup？B
A．No Cup was awarded．
B．The Cup was once lost．
C．A dog took away the Cup．
D．Thieves ended the game．
27．What can we learn from the text？C
A．Brazil was the winner in the 2014 World Cup．
B．The World Cup has never taken place in Asia．
C．No Asian country has ever won the World Cup．
D．The youngest player in the World Cup was popula．
分析 本文主要講述世界杯的一些知識．
解答 BABC
24 B 細節理解題．根據文章第一段It is like the Olympics but only for one sport．可知世界杯像奧運會一樣但是只是一項運動，說明奧運會的比賽項目多，這是他們的區別，故選B．
25 A 細節理解題．根據文章第六段Brazil is the only team that has played in every World Cup．So far they have won it five times．可知巴西是唯一一個在每屆世界杯都參加的國家，到現在為止已經獲得了5次冠軍，故選A．
26 B 細節理解題．根據文章倒數第二段In 1966，the World Cup was in England．Thieves stole the Cup and tried to sell it．A dog found it under a tree!可知在1966年，英國舉辦世界杯的時候，小偷把獎杯偷走并試圖賣掉它，故選B．
27 C 細節理解題．根據文章第五段The 2014 World Cup was held in Brazil，marking the second time that Brazil hosted the competition．The Cup was won by Germany可知2014年德國奪冠，A答案錯誤，根據第四段South Korea and Japan held the first Asian World Cup．可知韓國和日本舉行過世界杯，B錯誤，根據最后一段The youngest player was Norman Whiteside from Northern Ireland可知最年輕的運動員是Norman Whiteside，但是沒有說到他受歡迎，故選C．
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