In 2016, athletes from around the world will compete for gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Even though the games are three years away, Brazil’s residents already feel like winners.
The nation was named to host this important sporting event in October,2009. It will be the first Olympics held in South America.
The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The city beat out three other sites, Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago, to host the event. When the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro, cheering people flooded the city’s streets. “This is huge for Rio and for the whole country,” says resident Sueli Ferreira.
The Olympics are expected to attract tens of thousands of people. Brazilian officials have already started to prepare for the crowds. “ We know what we need to do,” explains Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. “ The words from now on are work, work and work.”
Officials want to fix up local sports centers before Rio de Janeiro steps into the spotlight. They also want to reduce the amount of crime.
They hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil. About 30 percent of people there live in poverty, or poor conditions. Tourism during the Olympics is expected to create more than 2 million jobs.
“ It’s going to be good for the economy, good for the people,” Ferreira says. “ This gives us hope that things will be better here.”
小题1:According to the passage, the 2016 Olympics will be held in ______.
A．Europe
B．Asia
C．North America
D．South America小题2:The feeling of Brazilians can be described as _________.
A．proud
B．surprised
C．worried
D．nervous小题3:The underlined word “flooded” in Para.3 means_______
A．crossed
B．filled
C．visited
D．cleaned小题4:According to Brazil’s president, we can know________.
A．the government needs help from the Brazilian public
B．the government will begin to prepare for the Olympics soon
C．Brazilian officials will try hard to prepare for the Olympics
D．Brazilian official are now too busy to prepare for the Olympics小题5:We can learn from the last two paragraphs that___________.
A．Brazilians’ life will be better because of the Olympics
B．not all Brazilians are interested in the Olympics
C．most Brazilians are now living in poor conditions
D．Brazilians worry about losing jobs during the Olympics
