B

In 2016，athletes from around the world will compete(竞争)for gold medals in the Summer Olympics.Even though the games are seven years away，Brazil’s residents(居民)already feel like winners.

The nation was recently named to host this important sporting event.It will be the first Olympics held in South America.

The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro.The city beat out thre e 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(犯罪).

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(经济)，good for the people，” Ferreira says.“This gives us hope that things will be better here.”

【解题导语】　本文是一则新闻。2016年夏季奥运会将在巴西的里约热内卢举办。

60.According to the passage，the 2016 Olympics will be held in　　　　.

A.Europe B.Asia

C.North America D.South America

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段以及第二段It will be the first Olympics held in South America可知，2016年夏季奥运会将在南美举办。主办城市是巴西的里约热内卢。

61.The feeling of Brazilians can be described as　　　　.

A.proud B.surprised

C.worried D.nervous

解析：选A。细 节理解题。根据第一段Brazil’s residents already feel like winners可推断巴西人民为申奥成功而感到自豪。第三段的cheering people也是提示。

62.The underlined word “flooded” in Paragraph 3 means　　　　.

A.crossed B.filled

C.visited D.cleaned

解析：选B。词义猜测题。里约热内卢申奥成功了，人们涌向街头，欢庆胜利。flood这里是“充满”的意思，相当于fill。

63.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 officials are now too busy to prepare for the Olympics

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第四段巴西总统说的话可知，巴西的官员们将努力筹备好奥运会。

C

How would you like to learn more without having to study more?Here’s how：

1.Get to bed and go to sleep.Your performance，attention，and the ability to concentrate are damaged by lack of sleep.Teenagers need nine to ten hours of sleep a night for best performance.

2.Feed your head.The brain runs badly if it doesn’t get enough fuel.That means protein(蛋白质)and complex carbs (复合碳水化合物)-eggs and wheat bread for breakfast，say，rather than sugary cereal(含糖的麦片粥)and orange juice.The biggest mistake teens make is not to have breakfast or to go for sugar，which raises blood sugar levels.

3.Body exercise is brain exercise.Body exercise really improves brain performance，perhaps because it increases blood flow，or perhaps because it reduces stress and anxiety(焦虑).Twenty minutes of activity a day that raises your heart rate will do great good.

4.Learn now what you want to remember for the rest of your life.Teenage brains are much better at remembering things than the brains of young children or adults.Scientists aren’t sure why.Whatever the reason，the teenage years are the time to learn new languages and master other lifelong skills.

5.Learn the power of risk?taking.Adults are always worried about the downside of teenage risk?taking，and it’s true that teenagers are more likely than adults to get themselves in trouble by drinking and driving.But the fact that the parts of the brain that drive people to try new，risky，and exciting things appear to be more developed in teenagers can be a huge advantage.Pick certain challenges-difficult sports，a hard job，mastering a performance art，traveling overseas-and the teenage brain is able to deal with them.They have this power they’re given to go out and do it without fear.

6.Learn what you love.Because emotional(情感的)systems develop fast in teenager brains，teenagers learn things they’re interested in quickly and well.Their brains give them tools like attention on the project.

【解题导语】　本文介绍如何充分利用时间，提高学习效率。

64.According to the passage，teenagers should have　　　　for breakfast.

A.sugar and bread

B.sugar and orange juice

C.wheat bread and eggs

D.wheat bread and orange juice

解析：选C。细节理解题。由第三段中的That means protein and complex carbs-eggs and wheat bread for breakfast，say，rather than sugary cereal and orange juice.可知。

65.Body exercise plays a part in all the following EXCEPT　　　　.

A.reducing blood pressure

B.raising heart rate

C.making people less anxious

D.reducing stress

解析：选A。细节理解题。第四段中说到运动会加快血液流通，并没有说可以降低血压。