2023年大学生英语竞赛初赛试卷D类真正.docx

2023 Nａtｉonａl Enｇlish Ｃｏntｅst ｆｏr Colｌege　Studｅnts
(Level D—Ｐrelｉmｉｎａry)
(总分:150分,答题时间:1２0分钟）
Part　I Ｌistenｉnｇ　Comprehenｓion (30 maｒkｓ)
Ｓectｉon　A (５ mａrks)
In this section， yoｕ　wｉll ｈｅar fｉｖe sｈoｒt　conｖersaｔiｏns. Eacｈ　conveｒｓａtioｎ will be reａd onｌy　oncｅ. Aｔ　ｔhe ｅnd ｏf ｅach converｓａtion, ｔheｒｅ ｗiｌl　ｂe a pausｅ.　Ｄｕｒing　ｔhe pauｓe, reａd ｔhe　ｑuesｔｉon　ａnd tｈｒee ｃhoｉcｅs markeｄ A，B ａｎｄ C, ａnｄ deｃide　which　ｉs　the best choice． Thｅｎ　ｍark the ｃｏrrｅspondiｎｇ　lｅtｔｅr on　tｈe answer　sheet　ｗiｔｈ a　single line　ｔｈｒough　ｔhe ceｎter.
1．Why isｎ’t Caｔｈy goinｇ to tｈe mｅｅting ｔomorroｗ　?
A.Ｓhｅ ｄoeｓn’ｔ know　ｗheｎ it will　bｅ.
　Ｂ．Ｓhe doesn’ｔ hａvｅ tｏ　ｇｏ.
C.She　hａｓ to go tｏ a　ｐaｒtｙ.
2.How much will　tｈe mａn ｐay ｆor ｔhe tiｃkｅts he wanｔｓ to　bｕｙ　？
Ａ.$3５ 　 　 B.$2５　 　　 　　　 C．$50
３．Ｗhat does　Ｓteven tｈink ｏf tｈe lectｕrｅ　?
Ａ.Ｈe is doｕbｔfｕl about some ｏf its ｅvｉｄence.
B.Hｅ　hａs　thｅ ｓaｍe opiｎion　aｓ　Angeｌa　ｏｎ the lectuｒe.
C.Ｈe tｈinkｓ it ｉｓ quite ｌogical ａnd cｒｅdible.
4.Whｅre’s Joe ｇoiｎg　to tｒavel ｔhis　ｔimｅ ?
　 Ａ.Itaｌy　 　 　 B．Denmark 　　 　C.Germａny
5.Wｈat caｎ we　infｅｒ from the ｃoｎversａtｉon　?
A．Tｈe wｏｍan　woｎdeｒｅd why ｔhe man　diｄn’t　return thｅ　ｂook．
B.Thｅ woｍan doesn’ｔ ｓeem to ｋnow what tｈe boｏk　ｉｓ aboｕt .
C.The　ｗomaｎ forｇet lenｄing tｈe book ｔo ｔhe maｎ.
Ｓectiｏn B （1０ marks)
In　ｔhis sectiｏn, you　wiｌl heaｒ twｏ　loｎg　coｎvｅrsations.　Eacｈ conversatｉon ｗiｌl　ｂｅ　ｒeaｄ oｎcｅ. Afteｒ　each conｖｅrsation , ｔhere will　be ａ oｎｅ－ｍｉnuｔｅ ｐaｕsｅ　，　rｅad ｔhe　ｆive　ｑuｅｓtioｎs, eaｃh witｈ the thrｅｅ ｃhoicｅｓ mａrｋ　Ａ , B　anｄ C　,ａnd decｉde which iｓ the bｅst cｈｏｉｃe. Ｔhｅn maｒｋ thｅ　corresponding lettｅr　oｎ thｅ ansｗｅr ｓｈｅeｔ　wｉｔh ａ sｉngle　ｌine ｔhrough the cｅｎｔｒe.
Ｃoｎvｅrｓａｔｉｏn １
6.Ｈow　loｎg will Mr.Ｓoloｍｏn stａｙ in the ｈoteｌ ?
　　A. 2 ｎights 　 　　 　 B. ３ ｎｉｇhts 　 　　　　 C. 4　nightｓ
7.Whａt kiｎd oｆ　room wｉll be stay iｎ ?
　Ａ. A　singｌe rooｍ wｉｔh ａ　queen size beｄ.
B. A single room ｗith ａ goｏd vｉew．
C. A suｉte ｏf two sinｇles.
8.Wheｎ is ｈe gｏｉng ｔo have dinner ？
　 A.　6：4５ 　 B.　７:00　 　　 　 　 　 C. 7：15.
9．Who ｗill　he hａve dinner with ？
Ａ.　Ｈiｓ wiｆｅ. 　 　 　 B． Hｉs asｓociate. 　　　 C.　Hiｓ ｆriend.
10．Wｈｉcｈ ciｔy is he viｓiting　ｎow ?
A． Ｎew　Ｙork. 　 　 B. Lｏs　Ａnｇｅlｅｓs. Ｃ.　Chicagｏ．

Ｃnveｒsatｉoｎ 2　
11.Wｈy ｄoes Elｌen want some new clotheｓ　？
Ａ． For ｈeｒ　hｏｌiｄay.
Ｂ． Fｏr hｅr new　jｏb.
C． For ｈer ｂrother’s weeｄｉng.
12．Whiｃｈ ｏf the fｏlloｗing　wilｌ　Ｅlｌen buy ?

1３.Ｗhｅre ｗｉll　ｔhe dｒｅss be ｓenｔ to ?
　 　 A． 14　Bｒiｇhtwｅll Ａvenｕe， Kenｔ,　ＤＡ4 7DF.
B.　1５　Brigｈtwell Avenuｅ, Keｎt, ＤＡ4 7ＤF．
　 Ｃ.　16 Brighｔwｅll Avenue， Ｂriｇhton,　BN4　７DF.
14.Wｈat　iｓ　Eｌｌｅn’ｓ　ｍｏbile nｕmber　?
　A． ０3221 7７74 　 B． 0３２2１ 77７5　 　 C.　032２１ 77７6
15.How　will Ellen pａｙ fｏｒ the dｒesｓ ?
　 Ａ. By caｓｈ.　 　　 B．　By　ｃredit caｒｄ．　 Ｃ. Ｂy debｉt　caｒｄ

Sectｉon C (5　ｍarkｓ)　
In tｈiｓ seｃtioｎ, you ｗｉｌl ｈear a monologｕe. The ｍｏnｏｌｏｇue wiｌl reａd twice. Aｆter tｈe mｏnologue，　thｅｒe wiｌl be　ａ　pａｕse. Dｕriｎg ｔhe pａｕｓe, ｒead tｈe ｆive qｕeｓtiｏn, each wiｔh the three choｉceｓ　ｍarｋed A , Ｂ　and C， and　ｄｅciｄｅ wｈｉｃh is tｈｅ ｂeｓｔ ｃhoｉce　. Ｔhen marｋ　the corｒesponding　letter　ｏn the aｎswｅr sｈeet witｈ ａ single linｅ　through ｔｈｅ ceｎtre . 　
16．Ｗhat Haｐpｅns in　tｈe　Nｉghｔ　iｓ basｅd on ______＿．
　　Ａ. a sｔorｙ　tｈe ｄiｒector waｓ told
　 B. tｈe diｒｅcｔoｒ’s　chiｌｄｈood exｐerｉencｅ
　 C. a sｔory　fｒoｍ　a　cｏmiｃ　ｂooｋ
17. The speakeｒ thｉnkｓ thaｔ Wｈat　Haｐpens in　ｔhe Night　is ________＿．
　 A. the best ｈoｒror film ｏf thｅ yeaｒ
　　　 B.　ｄｉffｉcult to unｄeｒｓtａｎd
　 　　Ｃ.　ｖiｓualｌy　terriｆｙing
18.　In ｒeal lｉfｅ , the　sｔａrs　of Happy as　Laｒｒｙ___＿＿_＿__＿.
A. dｉｄn’t get on B. fell ｉn loｖe C. arｅ beｓｔ　frｉends
19. The sｐeaｋer rｅcommenｄs ｙoｕ watch Ｈappｙ　as Lａｒｒy iｆ _＿_____＿__.
　 　　 A. ｙou aｒe　a　wｏmａn
B.　you ｌike　Sｏnｙ’s ｏthｅr　filmｓ
　 C. you　lｉke romaｎtic films
20． Wｈat　ｃan ｙｏu lｅarn　ｆｒom　thｅ　monologue?
　 A． Ｔhｅ speakeｒ giｖｅs Whａt　Haｐpens in the Nｉgｈｔ five　stａrs.
B．　If　you wanｔ　to waｔch a coｍedｙ， Haｐpy ａｓ Larry ｉs ａ goｏｄ ｃhoicｅ.
　 　Ｃ.　Wｈat Ｈapｐens in tｈe Nｉｇｈt is bａsicalｌy a bｉack anｄ white ｆilm.

Sectiｏｎ　D (1０　maｒks）
In thｉs　sectiｏｎ　, ｙou wiｌl hｅar a sｈｏrt paｓsａge . Ｔhe　ｐａssage ｗill be ｒead　tｗiｃe. Tｈeｒe aｒe ｔen ｍiｓsinｇ ｗords or phaseｓ　, fillｉnｇ　in the blａnks with the　eｘact wｏrds or phrａｓes you ｈear .　Ｒｅmember ｔo ｗｒｉte　the answer oｎ tｈｅ answer　shｅet．
Today　I’d liｋｅ　to ｔaｌk　abｏuｔ what people successfulｌy iｎtｅｇratｅ iｎｔo　a　new culture.　Whｅreas thｅ reａson　for migration are nｏｗaｄays ｆaｉrlｙ eaｓy tｏ iｄenｔify and reｌated ｔo (21）___＿___＿___or　ｐolｉticａl ｉｎsｔabilｉｔy , ｔhe factoｒs behind being able to　(22)____＿_＿____ｔhe　new ｌife aｒｅ (23)_____＿__＿_more coｍplｅx.
Let’ｓ　sｔart　with　an overview　of the ｉｓｓue　as　ｓhow on　ｔhis ｄiaｇram. Staｒtｉng oｎ the leｆｔ　, there are two lists of factｏrｓ : internａl ａnd　extｅrnａl . It’s important to ｎotiｃe that　thｅ iｎterｎａｌ facｔoｒs , iｎ otｈer wｏｒds　ｔhoｓe ｂａｓed　on aｎ　indiｖiduａl’s (24）___＿__＿_＿, aｒｅ divｉded into posiｔivｅ　fａcｔors –trustiｎg oｔherｓ anｄ　acknowledging people arｅ difｆereｎｔ , ａnｄ　ｎegａｔive factors-ｂｅiｎg ａｆraiｄ anｄ beｉｎg(２5) ____＿___　.　now， you shouｌd also　notice that　exterｎal facｔor are not　labeｌｅd in　thｉs wａy .　Iｔ’ｓ mｕｃｈ ｍoｒe diｆｆicult ｔo knｏw how to(２６) _＿____＿　oｆ eｘterｎal faｃtｏrs and wheｔher they ａctually ａｒe eｘtｅｒｎaｌ or　ｎot. The ｉnｆlｕｅnce　of famiｌy reｌａtiｏnships,　ｃliｍate ,　(２7)　____＿___，and thｅ　actuaｌly abilｉty ｔo ｃommuｎicaｔｅ iｎ ｔhe ｌａnｇuaｇｅ of the　new ｃulture havｅ 　wｉde-rangiｎｇ efｆects wｈiｃh are difficult to measure ａｎd can (2８)＿___＿__＿any resｅarch.
Ｎoｗ focｕｓ on ｔhe　center ｏｆ　the　diagram , aｎd　yoｕ’ll see tｈｉs ｐhｒaｓe : ”　Coping stratｅgｉｅs.” Thiｓ　is impoｒtａｎt beｃause studies ｈａve shoｗn thａｔ peｏpｌｅ , who　ｉｎtegratｅ well　inｔｏ　a new cuｌture , are those who ｈaｖｅ eｒadicateｄ any negaｔiｖitｙ, ａｎd　（29)_＿______,and　adopteｄ cｏｐinｇ　stｒategｉｅs sｕch　as observing peｏple　,　aｎd talking ｔｉmｅ to listeｎ and ask ｑuｅsｔion in ｏrdｅr tｏ　diminisｈ the effectｓ　oｆ(30)______＿_．．.．.

Pａrｔ ＩI ｖocabulary　aｎｄ　ｓｔｒuｃｔｕre (15marｋs)
Ｔhere ａｒe 15 incｏmpleｔe sｅntences in　ｔhis pａｒt . Ｆor ｅacｈ　blank， ｔｈｅre are four choiceｓ　ｍarked A, B, Ｃ　ａnｄ　D．　Cｈooｓｅ ｔhe ｏne that　best　compｌｅｔｅs the　sｅntencｅ. Ｔｈｅn　mark the　cｏrｒeｓponｄｉｎｇ　letｔｅr oｎ thｅ ａnsｗｅr sheet with a　sheeｔ ｗitｈ　a single ｌinｅ tｈroｕｇh the ｃenter.
３1. It wａｓ　ｍｉddａy　． ___＿___,I Put　on　ｔhｅ ｌight.
　 A. Even ｓo Ｂ．　Though C. So 　　 　 D. Ｅven ｔhoｕgｈ
32.　The ｇovｅrnmｅｎｔ　ｉs goiｎg ｔo ＿____＿＿the oｌｄ church anｄ bｕｉｌd ａ new one　in iｔs placｅ.
A. abolish 　　 B． ｅｌiｍinatｅ C. ｄeｍｏｌisｈ　 D． ｒuin
3３. Jeｆf was a ____＿_ oppoｎenｔ , and I reｓｐected ｈim ｆｏr that .
　 Ａ． scarｙ 　 　　　　　Ｂ.　dｒeadful 　 　 C. foｒmidaｂｌｅ　　 　D.　thrｅateniｎｇ
34．　If plastic ａnd rubber ａｒｅ burｎｔ　， they’ｌl　__＿____ｐｏisｏｎous gases.
　 　A. givｅ　ｕｐ 　 B.　give in　 　　 　 　C.　give awaｙ 　 D.　ｇive ｏff
３５. You　don’ｔ object ______＿laｔe tonight ,dｏ　ｙoｕ ？
　 A. to　ｗorｋ　 　 Ｂ. to working 　　 C. work 　 　 　 D. wｏｒking
36. Ｗhｅn he　reaｌized I　____＿_at him　， he _______away.
A. lｏokｅｄ；　was turnｉng 　 　　 　　 B． ｗas lookｉng； tｕrｎeｄ
　 　 　C. wａs loｏkｉｎg; waｓ turｎing 　 　D. ｌookｅd;　turneｄ
3７.　Walking uｎdeｒ ａ　laｄdeｒ ___＿__he uｎluckｙ.
A. sｕpposeｓ to 　 B.　should 　　 　 C. ｏuｇht 　　 Ｄ. ｉs supｐｏｓed to
38. Ｔerry　ｒａrely ｓｐends mｕcｈ money ___＿__＿ｃlｏthes, _＿______＿？
　 　A． on; dｏesn’t ｓhe　 　　 　　 　　　　　B． on；　does　ｓhｅ
　　 C.　aｔ; ｄoes she　 　 　 　 　　 D.　aｔ; dｏeｓn’t she
３9． Iｆ yｏu come round　this evening , Ｉ’ll ______＿.
　 A． thｉnking　the ｗorｌd ｏf you
　　 　B． put you iｎto picture
　 C.　ｄroｐ yoｕ　ａ　liｎｅ
　　 D. read　betｗeen the lｉｎｅs
40.　Ｈｉs　ｌａst ｂoｏk ｒｅceｉvｅd exｃellent _________ iｎ the ｎewsｐaper．
　 　 　Ａ. revｉｅws　 　　 　 B. prｅvｉｅws 　 　 　 C． revisions D. prelｕdes
４１. Iｆ ｓomething happenｓ onｃｅ ｉn ａ　bluｅ　ｍoon.　Ｈｏw oｆten　doｅs it　hａｐpｅn?
　　 　 A.　Occasioｎallｙ B. Very　rarely 　 　 C． Onlｙ onｃe　 Ｄ． Oftｅn
42.　--－It tｕrned ouｔ ｓｈe　weｎｔ　tｏ the saｍe ｓchooｌ as　my sｉster　.
　-－－Weｌl ! _＿______
A. You liｖｅ and leａrn, doｎ’t you?
B. It tuｒｎｅd out ａll right　,didn’ｔ it ?
C. Ｉt’s a　smaｌl worlｄ ， iｓｎ’t　？
D. I　wouldn’t bｅt　on it．
43． ---OK. First　, Ｉ　have ｔo ask you a question ．______
---Almosｔ ｔhｒeｅ years　now.
　-－-Ｆｉne　． We’ll nｏw fill in this fｏrｍ to　apply　ｆoｒ　ｙou loan.
A. Ｈow　often dｏ you loａn　ｆrom the　ｂank?
B. How　aｂout ａ ｌoan fｏr　thｒee ｙears?
C. Hｏw loｎg ｈaｖe you been ａt yoｕr rｅｇuｌar　jｏｂ?
D. Hｏw old ｉs yｏur dauｇｈter　ｎow？
44. ---Good morｎing! Unｉｖersity　Langｕａge Cenｔer ． How can I helｐ　ｙou?
　 －－-I’m iｎteｒｅｓtｅｄ ｉｎ ｄoing an　Enｇｌｉsh course. ___＿__＿_
　　---Yes, of　coｕrsｅ . Weｌl, we actually offｅｒ　a nｕmber ｃourse aｔ diffｅrenｔ lｅvｅls.　Arｅ yｏu looking fｏr full tiｍｅ　ｏr part time ?
　　－－-Oｈ, I ｃouldn’t mａnage　fulｌ tｉme as I　wｏrk ｅvery day．
A. Caｎ you　tｅll ｍe soｍethｉng about ｔhe ｃourｓes？
B. Ｈow　maｎｙ　coursｅs ｄo you　have ｉn a wｅｅk?
C. Would ｙｏu ｍind giｖing me sｏｍe ｉnｆormation？
D. Ｄo I　have to attend ｔhｅ ｆｕｌl-time　cｌasses、
45-－-Dad, dｏ you havｅ a　ｍinｕｔe?
　 －－-Ｓure,　hoｎｅy .Whａt　cａn　Ｉ do ｆor　yｏｕ?
---________I nｅed ｓoｍｅ advice.
-－－Ｉｔ’s　aboｕt　time . Where are yoｕ plaｎning to apply ?
---Wll, Ｉ could go to Ｓtate Uｎiversity ａnd I kｎｏｗ it’s cheapｅsｔ.　But I want ｔｏ　go to ｔhe Ｐrestigｅ Univｅｒsitｙ ， beｃａusｅ　ot its leisｕrｅ sｔｕdｉes　ｐｒogｒam.
A. I’m wondering　if yoｕ　ｃoｕｌd tell me sｏmｅｔhiｎg ａbｏｕt college ｌife
B. Ｗhere　ｓhalｌ I ｇo for sｕmmｅｒ oliｄａys?
C. When ｗill ｔhe mｏｖie　ａboｕｔ cｏllegｅ liｆｅ ｂe　ｏｎ　
D. I’m　ｔｒｙiｎg to　ｍake a　ｄeｃｉｓｉon about a college　

Part IＩI Cloze　 (　10　ｍaｒks )
Read the pａｓｓaｇｅ　aｎd fｉｌl ｉn　each baｎｋ　with ｏne ｗord. Choosｅ the word in ｏｎe of ｔhe fｏlloｗing　threｅ ways： according　to the ｃｏnｔext, by　usinｇ ｔhe corrｅcｔ form　of ｔhe ｇiven　wｏrｄ, or by　using ｓｏme given letter of　the　word.　Ｒemeｍｂeｒ to ｗriｔe tｈｅ answｅrs ｏn　the　ａnsweｒ ｓheet.
Sｔｅveｎ　Ｊoｂs　, co－former chief exeｃｕｔive of UＳ　techｎoｌogｙ　gaｉnt ａpｐle， hａs dieｄ aｔ　tｈｅ　age oｆ 56 ．　Ｔributｅs havｅ been made． Apple saｉd he had been “the　source of (4６)__＿___＿_(ｃount) ｉnnovatｉons thａt ｅnrｉｃh and (47) iｍｐ ＿＿＿_＿_＿_aｌl　of oｕr lｉｖes” ａｎd　ｈａd ｍade　ｔhe ｗｏｒｌｄ “ｉｍmeａｓurably better”. Eveｎ ＵS Preｓiｄｅnt Baｒack Oｂａma sａid　thｅ world　had “loｓt a visionａｒｙ”.

Ｉn 2023，　Mr. Jｏbｓ announｃeｄ that　he　wａs (4８) sｕ ＿____＿_from pａncreatic cａｎcer.Anｄ he had a ｌiver transplant fiｖe yeａrs　ｌater ． Iｎ Ｊａｎuary ,2０2３, hｅ took a meｄicａl leave, resigniｎｇ ａs　CEO iｎ August　aｎd　handｉng oｖer　hiｓ　duties to Tｉｍ Cｏok,

Who　was madｅ Appｌe’ｓ　CEO　ａftｅr Mr．Jobｓ　stｏod dｏwｎ in Ａuｇust ， ２02３．　In his （49）resi＿＿______＿ letｔer , Ｍr.Jobs saiｄ:　“I believe　Appｌe’s ｂriｇｈtｅst　aｎd moｓｔ （5０)______＿__＿(inｎovａｔe）　days aｒe　ahead of　it . Ａｎd I look　forｗａrｄ to wａtchiｎg aｎd (5１)　__＿＿____＿_(contｒibutｉｏn) to its suｃcｅss ｉn a neｗ role .” Ｈowever　， Mr.Joｂs stayed　on　as　Aｐple’s ｃhairpｅrｓon.

Ａs tｈe ｆace　of Aｐple　，Stｅvｅｎ　Joｂs repｒesentｅd itｓ (5２) dｅd＿_to　ｈigh-ｅnd ｔechnoｌoｇｙ and fashiｏnａble design. Ｍｒ,Joｂs ｒｅlied on hｉs　own　iｎｓtinct ｆor refiniｎｇ （53）__＿___＿＿(existｅｎce) technoｌogieｓ　and dｅvelｏping　neｗ prodｕcｔs and packiｎg thｅm　on a wａy　that ｐeopｌｅ　wｏuld wａｎt to use . So appeａlｉng were ｇadｇeｔs sｕcｈ ａs thｅ　iPod　, iPhone ａnd ｉPad (54)___＿_＿_＿_tｈe ｐublｉc quiｃkly engageｄ　with thｅm． That ｗas due , in　no ｓmalｌ part , (５５)__________Steveｎ Jｏｂｓ’　abilitｙ　as a salesman-eｘpｌａiniｎｇ　his prｏducts simply　in ａ way that everyone cｏｕlｄ　underｓtａｎd.
Ｐleａsｅ　ｒeｍembeｒ ｓentｅnceｓ ｆｒoｍ Mr．Job’s commeｎcement aｄdresｓ ｉn Stanfoｒd Ｕniversitｙ　ｄeｌiveｒed ｏｎ Jun 12， 20２３, “Ｓtay Fｏoｌiｓh”.

Pａrrt IV Reading Ｃomprehenｓion （ 40 ｍarks ）
Rｅad the ｆolｌowｉｎg ｐassages．　Each passaｇｅ iｓ foｌloｗed by sｅveｒal　qｕesｔioｎs.　Respｏnｄ to thｅ　ｑueｓtions aｃcrding to tｈｅ paｓsaｇe.　Ｒemeｍbｅr　to writｅ tｈｅ anｓwｅrs ｏn ｔｈe answer shｅet.
Sｅctioｎ A　　( 10 mａrks )
Ｑuｅｓtiｏnｓ ５6-60　are bａsed ｏｎ ｔhe　foｌlowinｇ　passage.

Foｏtｂall iｓ ｔhe moｓt popｕlar　speｃｔａtｏｒ sport in　the ｗorld and Brazｉl is ａrguaｂly ｔhe ｇreatｅst footbaｌlｉnｇ nａｔion in thｅ worｌｄ　,haｖｉng wｏn　fｉve times in ｔhe World Cuo. Even peｏple whｏ are　not ｋeen on football may　haｖｅ　heaｒd of Pele,　who　is oｆtｅn considｅｒed thｅ ｗｏrｌd’s gｒｅａtｅst　pｌayｅr．　Howevｅr , how　maｎy ｆootｂall ｆans　are　familiaｒ witｈ Cｈarles　Milｌer ａnｄ ｈiｓ ｃontrｉｂutｉon　ｔo　ｗhａt ｃallｅｄ “ thｅ bｅautiful gａme” ?

Kｎow aｓ ｔｈe ｆaｔheｒ of Brazilian fｏotbaｌl . Charｌes Millｅr waｓ ｂorn ｏn　24 Novｅrmber ，　1８7４, ｉｎ Sａｏ　Ｐaulo tｏ a Scｏttish fathｅr and Brａｚilian ｍoｔhｅr.　Ｉn　1８84　， he　ｗas sent　ｓchooｌ iｎ England　，　ｗhｅre ｈe　learned to ｐｌay bｏth　ｆｏotball　anｄ　cricket. Milｌer　beｃaｍe skilleｄ in ｒｕｎning　with tｈe baｌl ,　hｅaｄｉng anｄ　takｉng freｅ ｋiｃks.

In 1894, Ｍｉlｌer reｔurned to Ｂraｚｉl with ｔwo bａｌｓ aｎd a　copy　ｏf　rules of foｏtball　．Thｅ Sao Paulo Athlｅtiｃ Club (ＳPＡＣ) ｈad bｅeｎ　ｆormｅd in 18８8 by　a gｒoｕp of Bｒitｉsh　mｅn wｈｏ　piａyed mainly cricket. Ｍiｌlｅr persuaｄeｄ ｔhem to ｔaｋe　up　ｆooｔbａll ．　he waｓ also　insｔruｍental in sｅeting up the Lｉsgａ Ｐauliｓta ，　the firsｔ fｏoｔbａll leagｕe　iｎ　Brazｉl　.Oveｒ the　first 20 yeａrｓ　of　the neｘt cenｔury , sｔａte ｃｈampionｓhｉｐs ｗere ｆorｍed　tｈｒｏｕｇh　Brazｉl　anｄ in １9１4　the ｆirst　national sidｅ　played agaiｎst　Arｇentinａ.

Milleｒ was　ｎot only ａ gｒeat pｌａyeｒ　，buｔ alｓo an eｘceｌlｅnt coaｃh and adminiｓtraｔoｒ. In Bｒazil　, he speｎt a lot　ｏf ｔime and eｆforｔ tｅaｃhinｇ　anｄ ｃｏacｈing Brａｚilians.　Ａftｅｒ　ｒｅtｉｒｉng　as a ｐlayeｒ, hｅ coｎtinued　to　be　ａ rｅferee　ｕntiｌ　thｅ　agｅ of　50
Ｗｈｅｎ footbａll　bｅcome prｏｆeｓsｉoｎal　in Brazｉｌ ｉn １933, Milｌeｒ waｓ disａppointed　anｄ　dｅcｉdｅd tｏ　have　ｎo more ｃoｎtact wiｔh gａｍe ． He felｔ　that sportｓｐeople shｏulｄ　be amateurs-he didn’ｔ like the　iｎｔroductｉon of money anｄ　ｂusiness　into sport. Ｆor　Mｉｌｌer , footｂaｌｌ ｗａs a gaｍe ,ａnd　aboｕt parｔiciｐaｔｉoｎ and doing ｙour bｅsｔ ,　not moneｙ　.
Chａrlｅｓ Mｉller’s ｍemｏry liｖｅs　on in the　sｋiｌlful indiｖidual　gａｍｅ　ｗｈich is Ｂrａzｉｌian ｆootbａll . It is alsｏ keｐｔ alｉve in anｏtheｒ wａy ． When ｔｈe Ｓao Paｕlo sｐortｓ wｒiｔers ａssociａtｉoｎ ｂｒought　out a　dictionary oｆ fｏotball terms in Ｐｏrtｕgueｓｅ　, onｌy ｏne word ｓｕｒｖiveｄ　ｆrom tｈｅ vocabulary of the past ：the ｃhaｒles or chaｌeｉra . Named　afｔeｒ Charlｅs Milｌｅr , iｔ iｓ a　ciever　pass wiｔh ｔhe　ｈeel ｏｆ　tｈe ｆoｏｔ . the ｅxcｉting　bａll ｓkｉｌls of al ｔｈe great Bｒａｚil players ， incｌudｉng Pele　, ｏwe　somｅtｈing　ｔｏ thｅ　pioｎeering spiriｔ of Charｌes Mｉller aｎd hiｓ pａssion ｆoｒ the　gamｅ of footbaｌl.
Quｅstｉonｓ 56-５７:Read ｔhe questｉｏｎｓ and tｈe ｆour choices maｒｋed A　, B,　C　and D, and　deｃｉde whicｈ　is ｔhe bｅｓｔ choiｃe accorｄing to the pａsｓａge.
56． Where　wａs Ｃｈａrｌes Mｉlleｒ iｎ 1884　?
　 A． Ｂrazil 　　 　　 B． Englanｄ　 　　 　C．　Scｏｔlａnd 　 　　 　 D. Arｇｅｎｔｉna
57. The　bｅst　title of the　passage　ｓhould be _＿_＿_＿_＿_＿
　 　 Ａ. Charleｓ Milｌer, the　bｅst　pｌａyer ｉn　thｅ　ｗorｌd
　B. A final　honor　fｏｒ Ｃharles Millｅr
　　 　Ｃ. Chａrles　Miｌleｒ　， fatｈer ot　thｅ　beautifuｌ　game
　 Ｄ． Chａrles Ｍｉｌｌer , who ｐｌａｙs　only for ｐｌeasurｅ
Questions 58-６0: Ｃomplete the ｆollｏwｉnｇ with ｉnforｍation giveｎ in tｈe　paｓsaｇe　iｎ a maximum　ｏf　two words ｆor each bｌank.
58.　_＿_______ｗerｅ　sｅt up over Ｂrazｉl over tｈe first 20 ｙearｓ　of the ２０tｈ century.
59. To Mｉlｌer ， fooｔbaｌl was a game neｖｅｒ about　mｏney , buｔ aboｕt tｒying ｏｎe’s besｔ ｔo　play and to　_＿_________-
60．　Charles Miｌler conｔｒibｕted a ｌｏｔ to the