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Officials in South Africa are trying to make sure they can solve an unusual problem in the 2010
World Cup Finals-baboonjacking (狒狒打劫).
For those who don't know what this is. just ask any person from Cape Town.They will tell you
that the local baboons like to enter cars and houses in search of food and drink.One special monkey.
Fred. has become quite famous.Mark Duffy. leader of a group tracking Fred and his 26 strong partners.
said. "Every day. it happens.He'll hit four or five cars in about five minutes.The way Fred operates is to
open car doors looking for food and drink.He also normally takes a handbag." Mr Duffy had a warning
for anyone who meets with Fred:"Don't try to get the bag back." This is good advice for the thousands
of soccer supporters.
The Cape Town government is taking the baboon problem very seriously.They want to make sure
the World Cup is a wonderful event for everyone.They are worried about more obvious problems like
pickpockets (小偷) or rude people.The last thing they need is for soccer fans to be attacked or bitten
by baboons.They have already spent over US $650,000 trying to protect the city from the baboons.
Many soccer fans may not know how dangerous the baboons can be.They have a powerful bite that
would mean hospital treatment.
City official Stephen Granger believes the soccer tournament (足球联赛) will pass without incident:
"I don't think there is going to be any serious disruption (困扰) to tourists...We haven't seen baboons in
the Cape Town stadium yet."
1. It can be learned from the second paragraph that________.
A. the advice for soccer fans is not to bring handbags
B. Fred goes into cars taking not only food but handbags
C. Mark Daffy likes the monkeys in Cape Town
D. Mark Duffy is the leader of Fred's group
2. The underlined word "They" in Para.3 refers to________.
A. baboons
B. soccer fans
C. pickpockets
D. Cape Town government officials
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Cape Town is famous for its powerful baboons.
B. Not all people in Cape Town support the 2010 World Cup.
C. The safety issue in Cape Town is worrying.
D. South Africa has rich experience in holding sports events.
4. The underlined word "incident" in the last paragraph refers to "an event that is________".
A. useful
B. satisfying
C. common
D. unpleasant
5. The author writes the passage mainly to tell us________.
A. soccer fans are welcome in Cape Town
B. soccer fans love South African baboons
C. South Africa will succeed in holding the 2010 World Cup
D. the baboonjacking problem is being taken seriously in South Africa
