天津市部分區(qū)2019-2021年三年中考一模英語試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

天津市部分區(qū)

2019-2021年三年中考一模英語試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

2021年天津市部分區(qū)九年級學業(yè)考試第一次模擬練習（一模）英語試題

四、閱讀理解（本大題共15小題,每小題2分，共30分）

閱讀下面的材料，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Inthedeepmountain,amothereagle（鷹）andherthreebabiesliveinatree.

Onedaythemothereaglesaidtoherbabies,"Cometotheedgeofthenest（巢）Thethree

babiesmovedslowlyandlookeddown,beingafraidtogofarneartheedge."Weareafraid."they

repliedastheyhidunderthesafetyoftheirmother'scomfortablewings（翅膀）.“Comehere."

sheencouraged,"I'llhelpyou."Theycameandwithalovingandwatchfuleye,themothereagle

gentlypushedtheyoungbabiesoutoftheirnest.Andbeingbrave,thebabiesflewupandbegan

theircolorfullife.

Inourjoumeythroughlife,likethebabyeagles,wehopetohavenew,excitingexperiences

andameaningfulfuture.Sobebrave,independentandtakeastepoutofyourcomfortablehome,

andyouwillknowwhereyouwanttogotomorrow.

46.Amothereagleandherthreebabieslivein.

A.thewaterB.由emountainC.thehouseD.thestreet

47.Themothereagleaskedherbabiesto.

A.gototheedgeofthenestB.stayinthenest

C.findfoodD.moveslowly

48.Thethreebabiesfeltwhentheywentfarneartheedge.

A.excitingB.happyC.braveD.afraid

49.Themothereaglepushedtheyoungbabiesoutoftheirnestto.

A.makethemafraidB.feedthem

C.letthembegintheircolorfullifeD.letthemknowthedangeroutside

50.Accordingtothepassage,weknowweshould.

A.learnfromothersB.helpeachother

C.haveameaningfulpastD.bebraveandindependent

ForPalaci,amanwhoisover70yearsold,it'sachanceofalifetime.Palaciisapartofa

groupof52GermanswhoareonabusjourneyalongtheancientSilkRoad.

Aboutthisjourney,hesays,UIhavebeendeeplyinterestedintheSilkRoadsinceIwasa

child.ButnowIfinallyhaveachancetoexperienceit."

Thetwo-monthbusjourneywilltakethegroupthroughGermany,Russiaandother4

Europeancountries.TheywillthenenterChinafromthecountry'swesternpart.Itwillbean

unforgettablememoryforthem.

Nearlyhalfofthe13,000-kilometertripwillbeinsideChina.FromXinjianginthewestto

Shanghaiintheeast,theGermanvisitorswillseemorethan20Chinesecities."Wehavemanaged

thetripoftheSilkRoadforaround10years.Anincreasingnumberofpeople,notonlyfrom

German-speakingcountries,havebeenjoiningus."SaysLiuGuoqiangfromChinaTours.

Almost26millionforeignerstraveledtoChinain2015,andabout5millionofthemwere

fromEurope.Beijing,Xi'an,ShanghaiandtheYangtzeRiveraretraditionalChinesetravel

destinations（目的地）fbrEuropeantourists.Speakingofwherehewantstogo,Palacisays,

"Comparedwithmodemcities,thecultureinwesternChinaattracts（吸弓I）memore.?

AsShiXiang,headofChinaTourssays“Beinganewbrand（品牌）toattractforeignvisitors,

theSilkRoadisgoodforpeopletoknowmoreaboutChina,especiallythenorthwesternpartof

thecountry."

51.Howwillthegroupof52Germanshavethetour?

A.Byair.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.D.Bycar.

52.Howlongwillthejourneytake?

A.10years.B.12months.C.2months.D.5years.

53.TheyaretraditionalChinesetraveldestinationsforEuropeantouristsexcept.

A.XinjiangB.BeijingC.Xi*anD.Shanghai

54.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Palaciismorethan70yearsold.

B.PalaciwasinterestedintheSilkRoadwhenhewasachild.

C.Mostofthe13,000-kilometertripwillbeinsideChina.

D.ThecultureinwesternChinaattractsPalacimorecomparedwithmoderncities.

55.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SilkRoad:AnoldbrandtoattractChinese.

B.SilkRoad:Abetterchancetoseemoderncities.

C.SilkRoad:Afashionablewaytobuysilk.

D.SilkRoad:AnewwaytolearnaboutChina.

C

Manyofyouhaveprobablyhadthisexperience:Yougetonatrainandarereadytotakea

sleeporreadabook,onlytofindthatthepassengerinfrontofyouiswatchingaTVshowonhis

mobilephonewithoutheadphones.Thechildnexttoyouwon'tstopcrying.Andtheoldlady

behindyoutalksonherphoneduringthewholetrip.

Wishthetraincouldbelessnoisy?Theremightbegoodnewsforyou.TheBeijing-Shanghai

high-speedrailway,oneofChina'sbusiesthigh-speedraillines,willhaveaquiet"carriages（車

廂）startingfromDec.23,Xinhuareported.

Inquietcarriages,onboardvideoswillbemutedandannouncements（廣播）willbemadeat

alowervoice.Doorsattheendsofthecarriagewillbekeptclosedtoreducenoisefromother

carriages,CGTNnoted.Trainattendants（乘務員）willberesponsible（W責任的）formaking

surethatpassengerskeepquietandfollowtherules.

Passengerswhoarewillingtoobey（遵守）therulescanchoosethequietcarriageswhen

bookingtheirtickets,accordingtoChina*snationalrailwayoperator.

Somepeoplehavepointedoutthatthiskindofquietenvironmentshouldbeofferedinall

carriages.Theysaythathavingquietcarriagesmightgivepeopletheimpressionthattheydon't

needtobequietinnon-quietcarriages.

Whilesomeinternetusersagreetoofferthenewservice,ithasalsoledtodiscussaboutjust

howquiettravelersshouldbeinquietcarriages.Manypeoplehaveraisedquestionssuchas”

WhatifIsmore（打呼嚕）？“and"Canwetalktoourtravelcompanionsifweneedto?”

56.Youmightfeeluncomfortablebecausesomeonenexttoyouontherain.

A.sleepsB.makesnoises

C.readsbooksD.listenstomusicwithheadphones

57.Whosedutyistomakesurethecarriageisquiet?

A.Thepoliceman*s.B.Thepassengers,.

C.Thetrainattendants*.D.Thetrainleaders,.

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"muted"meaninChinese?

A.打開B.放大C.靜音D.播放

59.WhichfollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thequietcarriageshavealreadybeenofferedinallcarriages.,

B.Allthepeopleagreetoofferthiskindofquietcarriages.

C.Allthepeopledon'tagreetoofferthiskindofquietcarriages.

D.Theenvironmentinquietcarriageswillbemuchbetter.

60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Quietcarriageswillcomesoon.

B.Advantagestoofferquietcarriages.

C.Waystokeepthecarriagesquiet.

D.Disadvantagestoofferquietcarriages.

答案：

A）46-50BADCDB）51-55BCACDC）56-60BCCDA

天津市部分區(qū)2020屆九年級畢業(yè)生學業(yè)考試第一次模擬練習英語試題

四、閱讀理解（本大題共15小題，每小題2分，共30分）

閱讀下面的材料，從每小題所給的A.B,C,D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Onedayinclass,Socratestookoutanapple,stoodinfrontoftheclassandsaid,"Please

smellthesmellintheair!',

Onestudentraisedhishandandanswered,nrvesmelledit.It'sthescent（香味）oftheapple!*'

Socratessteppeddownthedais（講臺），helduptheapple,slowlypassedbyeachofthestudents

andsaid,"Smellitmorecarefullyifthereisthescentoftheappleintheair.'*

Atthismoment,halfofthestudentshadraisedtheirhands.Socratesreturnedtothedaisand

repeatedthequestion.Thistime,exceptonestudent,theothersallraisedtheirhands.Socrates

walkedclosetothestudentandasked,"Didn'tyoureallysmellanyscent'"

Thestudentanswered,H1reallysmellednothing!"

ThestudentwasPlato,wholaterbecame"famousphilosopher（哲學家）.”

Then.Socratesannouncedtotheclass,"He'srightbecauseitisafakeapple.

Manytimes,wehavebeenclosetothetruth,butlack（缺乏）ofself-confidence.Soweleave

thetruth.Theroadleadingtothetruthwillnothesmooth（平坦的）.Thekeyiswhetherwecan

stickitout.

46.WhowasSocrates?

A.Ascientist.B.Ateacher.C.Anartist.D.Aphilosopher.

47.WhatwasTRUEabouttheapple?

A.Itwassweet.B.Itsmelledscent.

C.Itbelonged.Plato.D.Itwasn'tarealone.

48.Whydidn'tPlatoraisehishand?

A.Becausehedidn'tunderstandhisteacher.

B.Becausehecouldn'tsmellthescentoftheapple.

C.BecauseSocratesthoughtPlatowasacleverstudent.

D.BecauseSocratesdidn'taskhimtoanswerhisquestion.

49.Therestofthestudentswerewrongbecause

A.theyusedtosmellapplesB.theydidn'tbelieveinthemselves

C.theyreallysmelledsomething.D.mostoftheapplesalwayssmellscent

50.Whichisthebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.ACleverBoy.B.TheSmelloftheApple.

C.AFamousTeacher.D.TheRoadLeadingtotheTruth.

B

ItwastheworstdayofPeter*slife.Hecouldnotstopthinkingaboutwhathappenedjustan

houragoontheschoolsoccerfield.Howcouldhehavemissedscoringthatgoal?Hehadlethis

wholeteamdown.Hisstupidmistakemadehimangry.Histeamhadlostthegamebecauseofhim.

Hewasreallyworriedthathiscoachmightkickhimofftheteam.

Assoonashegothome,hisfatherasked,"What'swrong,son?"Peter'sfeelingswerewritten

alloverhisface."1lostthegame/'Peterreplied.Then'hewentintohisroomwithoutanother

word.Tenminuteslater,Peterheardhisfatherknockingonhisbedroomdoor.Heopenedthedoor

andlethimin:

“Look,Peter.Idon'tknowwhathappened.Butwhateveritwas,don'tbetoohardon

yourself.1'

"Ilostthegame,Dad.Ifailedmyteam.They'llprobablyneverletmeplayagain."

"Soccerisaboutteameffort.You'renottheonlyreasonyourteamlost.Ifyouhaveagood

team,youshouldsupporteachother.Besides,winningorlosingisonlyhalfthegame.Theother

halfislearninghowtocommunicatewithyourteammatesandlearningfromyourmistakes."

Peterdidn'tsayanything,butwhathisfathersaidmadehimthinkcarefully.Thenextday,

Peterwenttosoccerpracticewithcourageratherthanfearinhisheart.

"Hey,guys,'*hesaidtohisteammates,"I'mreallysorryaboutyesterday.Weweresocloseto

winningthatgame.ButIthinkifwecontinuetopulltogether,we'regoingtowinthenextone.”

Tohissurpriseandrelief（安慰），histeammatesallnoddedinagreement.

"Yeah,theysaid,don'tworryaboutit.It'sneverjustoneperson'sfault.Weshouldthinkabout

howwecandobetternexttime.0

Petersmiled.Itmadehimfeelluckytoknowthathewasonawinningteam.

51.Peterfeltangryandworriedbecause

A.hedidn'thaveagoodteamB.hiscoachkickedhimofftheteam

C.hemissedscoringthegoalD.hisclassmatessaidhewasstupid

52.WhatadvicedidPeter'sfatherofferhim?

A.Don'tbetoohardtohimself.B.Tryhisbesttowinnexttime.

C.Heshouldjoininagoodteam.D.Hisclassmatesshouldsupporthim.

53.HowdidPetergotosoccerpracticethenextday?

A.Hewenttosoccerpracticewithfear.B.Hewenttosoccerpracticewithcourage.

C.Hewenttosoccerpracticewithrelief.D.Hewenttosoccerpracticewithsurprise.

54.WhathappenedafterPetertoldhisteammatesthathewassorry?

A.Theyfounditwashisfaulttolosethegame.

B.Theysaiditwasneverjustoneperson'sfault.

C.Theysaidheistheonlyreasontheirteamlost.

D.Theytalkedaboutwhathappenedontheschoolsoccerfield.

55.WhichstatementisNOTTURFaccordingtothepassage?

A.Weshouldbeworriedwhenwearefailed.

B.Weshouldlistentoothefsadvicewhenwefeeldown.

C.Weshouldlearntorelaxandnotputonsomuchpleasure.

D.Weshouldlearnhowtocommunicatewithourteammates.

C

IsFruitJuiceHealthy?

Youmightthinkthatdrinkingfruitjuiceishealthy.Butthat*snotquitetrue.Arecentstudy

published（出版）inUSmedicaljournal（期千U）showsthatdrinkingtoomuchjuice-even

100-percentnaturalfruitjuice一willincreaseyourriskofearlydeath.

Thisismainlybecausethesedrinkshavealotofsugar.Accordingtoscientists,drinking

toomuchfruitjuiceisjustlikedrinkingtoomuchsoda（汽水）一theybothhavealotofsugar.

Takingintoomuchsugarcancausemanyhealthproblems,suchasweightgain,heartdisease,and

diabetes（糖尿?。〢lthoughtherearealsovitaminsandminerals（礦物質）infruitjuice,the

amountistoosmalltomakeupfortheharmthesedrinksdo.

Inthestudy,"sugarydrinks"weredefined（定義）toincludebothsugar-sweetened（添力口糖

的）drinkslikesodaand100-percentnaturalfruitjuice.Scientistsfoundthatifpeopleget10

percentormoreoftheirenergyfromsugarybeverageseveryday,theywillbe44percentmore

likelytodiefromheartdiseaseand14percentmorelikelytodiefromotherdiseases.

ThisiswhysomecitiesintheUShaveincreasedpricesforsugarybeverages.Thiswill

discouragepeoplefrombuyingthem.AsJeanWelsh,oneoftheresearchersinthestudy,toldCNN,

“Sugarybeverages,whethersoftdrinksorfruitjuices,shouldbelimited.*'

Butlimitedbyhowmuch?Scientistssaykidsbetween1and6yearsoldshoulddrinkless

than170mloffruitjuiceperday.Adultsandchildrenolderthan6shouldnotdrinkmorethan

230mlperday.

Didyouknow?

Doesthismeanthateatingfruitisalsounhealthy?Fruitisstillfine,asitturnsout.Whenyou

eat100goffruit,you'regettinglesssugarthanifyoudrink100gofjuicebecausethefruithaslots

offiber（纖維）.Thisfiberisalsogoodfbrourstomachs.It'sbettertoeatwholefruitandavoid

fruitjuice,ifyoucan.

56.Whatwillhappenifpeopletakeintoomuchsugareveryday?

A.Theywilllosesomeweight.B.Theymighthavesleepproblems.

C.Theywillgetfewervitamins.D.Theymightdiefromheartdisease.

57.WhatdosomeUScitiesdotogetpeopletodrinkfewersugarydrinks?

A.Theyincreasethepricesforfreshfruit.

B.Theycloseshopsthatsellsugarydrinks.

C.Theysethigherpricesforsugarybeverages.

D.Theydon'tallowshopstosellsugarydrinkstokids.

58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"beverages"meaninthethirdparagraph?

A.糖B.飲料C.水果D.汽水

59.Ifyoudon'twanttogainweight,whichofthefollowingwouldyouchoose?

A.Awholefruit.B.Sugar-sweeteneddrinks.

C.Alotofsugar.D.100-percentnaturalfruitjuice.

60.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Fruitjuiceisakindofsugarydrink.

B.Fruitjuiceisnotashealthyaswethink.

C.Peopletakeintoomuchsugareveryday.

D.Drinkingsodacancausemanyhealthproblems.

答案：

46.B47.D48.B49.B50.D51.C52.A53.B54.B55.A

56.D57.C58.B59.A60.B

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四、閱讀理解

閱讀下面的材料，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

BluebirdMusicClub

Doyouwanttoplayaninstrument?Cometoourclub.Wehavealotofmusiclessonsabouthow

toplaytheguitar,thepiano,theviolinandthedrums.

Openingtime:8:00am-9:00pmSaturdayandSunday

Price:$40perhourforadults;$25perhourforchildren

Tel:3202-1789

ArtMuseum

Therearemorethan500picturesinourmuseum.Pleasecomehere.Youwillfallinlovewiththe

excellentartworks.

Openingtime:8:00am-6:00pmeveryday

Price:$10foradults;$5forchildren

Tel:3708-6409

AmusementPark

Doyouwanttoflyakite,goboatingorhaveapicnic?Cometoourparkandyou'llhaveagood

limehere.

Openingtime:11:00am-7:00pmeveryday

Price:$15foradults;$8forchildren

Tel:3086-1105

UnderwaterWorld

Hereyouwillfinddifferentkindsoffishesandevensomekindsofsharks.Youwillfeelasifyou

wereinthesea,comehere!

Openingtime:9:00am-6:00pmSaturdayandSunday

Price:$30foradults;$15forchildren

Tel:3302-7298

26.IfyouwanttoknowmoreinformationaboutBluebirdMusicClub,youcancall.

A.3302-7298B.3708-6409

C.3202-1789D.3086-1105

27.YoucanvisitArtMuseum.

A.from8:00amto6:00pmeveryday

B.from11:00amto7:00pmeveryday

C.from8:00amto9:00pmonweekends

D.from9:00amto7:00pmonweekends

28.HowlongisAmusementParkopenaday?

A.7hours.B.8hours.

C.9hours.D.10hours.

29.If10-year-oldTomhas$12,wherecanhegotoenjoyhimselfonSunday?

A.AmusementParkorArtMuseum.

B.BluebirdMusicCluborArtMuseum.

C.UnderwaterWorldorAmusementpark.

D.BluebirdMusicCluborUnderwaterWorld.

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.YoucanlearnfiveinstrumentsinBluebirdMusicClub.

B.It'snotallowedtohaveapicnicinAmusementPark.

C.YoucanvisitUnderwaterWorldanydayoftheweek.

D.Thereareover500picturesinArtMuseum.

［答案】26.C27.A28.B29.A30.D

【解析】

這是一則廣告，布告類短文閱讀，具體介紹了藍鳥音樂俱樂部，美術博物館，游樂園，水下

世界四個地方的活動內容，開放時間，門票價格以及聯系方式等。

【26題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第一則海報中的信息Tel:3202-1789可知，如果你想了解更多關于藍鳥音

樂俱樂部的信息，可以打3202-1789。答案為C。

【27題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第二則海報中的信息Openingtime:8:00am-6:00pmeveryday可知，美術

博物館的營業(yè)時間是每天的早八點到晚六點，答案為Ao

[28題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第三則海報中的信息Openingtime:11:00am-7:00pmeveryday可知，游樂

園每天的營業(yè)時間是8個小時，答案為B。

【29題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據ArtMuseum中的票價Price:$10foradults;$5forchildren以及Amusement

Park中的票價Price:$15foradults;$8forchildren可知，如果10歲的湯姆有12美元,可以

選擇到美術博物館，游樂園這兩個地方玩，答案為A。

【30題詳解】

判斷正誤題。根據第二則海報中的信息Therearemorethan500picturesinourmuseum.可知，

美術館里有500多張照片。故D答案正確。

B

Inmymathclass,Mr.Blackdrewamanstandinginthemiddleofacircle.Tomakeitmore

interesting,hedrewthingslikeahouseacarandafewfriendsinsidethecircle.

Heaskedus,“Cananyonetellmewhatthisis?”Jacksaid「Theworld?”Mr.Blacksaid,

"That'sclose.ThisisyourComfortZone（舒適區(qū)域）.Insideyourcircleyouhaveallthethings

thatareimportanttoyou-yourhome,yourfamily,yourfriends,andyourjob.Peoplefeelthat

insidethiscircletheyaresafefromanydanger.Cananyonetellmewhathappenswhenyoustep

outofthiscircle?^^

Mr.Blackthendrewanarrow（箭頭）pointingfromthemantotheoutsideofthecircle.He

wentonsaying,“WhenyouleaveyourComfortZone,youwillfacetheworldthatyouarenot

comfortablewith.Theresultisthatyouwilllearnsomethingthatyoudonotknowandgain（獲得）

morethanwhatyouhave.^^Hethendrewabiggercirclearoundthefirstcircle,andaddedafew

newthingslikemorefriends,etc,intoit.

ThestorytellsusthatifyoustayinsideyourComfortZone,youwillneverbeabletolearn

more.WhenyougooutofyourComfortZone,perhapsyouwillbeafraid,challenge（挑戰(zhàn)）your

mindandgrowtobestronger,andsobecomeabetterperson.

31.WhatdoesMrBlackdo?

A.Heisanartteacher.B.Heisamathteacher.

C.Ieisahouseseller.D.Heisacarseller.

32.HowdoyoufeelwhenyouareinsidetheComfortZone?

A.dangerous.B.safe.

C.sad.D.afraid.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stepoutof'meaninparagraph2?

A.設置B.安放C.走出D.建立

34.WhatwillhappenwhenyouleaveyourComfortZone?

A.Youwillhaveabighouse.

B.Youwillmakemoremoneyinyourwork.

C.Youwilllearneverythingthatyoudon'tknow.

D.Youwillfacetheworldthatyouarenotcomfortablewith.

35.WhyshouldyougooutofyourComfortZone?

A.Becauseitisnotverycomfortable.

B.Becauseyoucanbecomeabetterperson.

C.BecauseyoucanlearnnothingintheComfortZone.

D.BecauseyouareafraidtogooutoftheComfortZone.

【答案】31.B32.B33.C34.D35.B

【解析】

這是一個勵志故事。數學老師通過向同學展示“安樂圈”，從而告訴我們如果你始終禁錮在

自己的“安樂圈”，就不能擴大你自己的圈子和你所學到的知識，當你走出“安樂圈”’時，

你就可以接受挑戰(zhàn)，學到更多新東西，變得更強大，從而成為一個更好的人。

[31題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據短文開頭的句子Inmymathclass,Mr.Blackdrewamanstandinginthe

middleofacircle.可知，布萊克先生是一位數學老師，答案為B。

【32題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段中的句子Peoplefeelthatinsidethiscircletheyaresafefromany

danger.人們覺得在這個圈子里他們是安全的，沒有任何危險。由此可知，在舒適區(qū)里會感覺

到很安全，故答案為B。

【33題詳解】

詞義猜測題。根據第三段中的句子“WhenyouleaveyourComfortZone,youwillfacetheworld

thatyouarenotcomfortablewith.”當你離開舒適區(qū)，你將面對你不舒服的世界。由此判斷上

一段中"stepoutof"的意思是“走出”，答案為C。

【34題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段中的句子“WhenyouleaveyourComfortZone,youwillfacetheworld

thatyouarenotcomfortablewith.v當你離開舒適區(qū)，你將面對你不舒服的世界。答案為D。

【35題詳解】

細節(jié)理解題。根據短文最后一段中的句子WhenyougooutofyourComfortZone,perhapsyou

willbeafraid,challenge（挑戰(zhàn)）yourmindandgrowtobestronger,andsobecomeabetterperson.

從文章最后一段告訴我們故事的意義“如果你始終禁錮在自己的“安樂圈”，就不能擴大你自

己的圈子和你所學到的知識，當你走出“安樂圈”‘時，你就可以接受挑戰(zhàn)，變得更強大，

從而成為一個更好的人。故答案為B。

C

Aroundtheworld,alotofpeopledonothavehomes,theyoftenliveindangeroussituations.

Manypeopleandorganizations（EiR）aroundtheworldareworkingtosolvetheproblem.Mel

YoungandHaraldSchmiedaretwosuchpeople.YoungisfromScotlandandSchmiedisfrom

Austria.In2001,thetwomenattendedaninternationalconference（會議）abouthomelessness.At

theconference,YoungandSchmiedbegantowonderiffootballcouldhelpthehomelesspeople.

Theyknewthatsportcouldbringpeopletogetherandgivethemhope.So,theyasked

themselves—whatwouldhappenifhomelesspeoplecouldtrainforandcompeteintheirown

worldCup?

In2001,YoungandSchmiedstartedtheHomelessWorldCuporganization.Thefirst

HomelessWorldCuptookplaceinGraz,Austriain2003.Morethan140homelesspeoplefrom

18countriesplayed.Austriawonthecompetition.

TodaytheHomelessWorldCuporganizationworkswithmorethan70othernon-profit（三、營

利的）organizations.Eachorganizationhelpschooseandtrainlocalhomelesspeopleforthe

yearlyfootballcompetition.Today,500peoplefromalmost50countriesplayintheHomeless

Worldcup.

Theplayerssaythattheeventchangestheirlives.DavidDukewashomelessanddidn'thave

ajob.HeheardabouttheHomelessWorldCupin2003anddecidedtojoin.Heplayedfor

Scotland.Afterthat,lotsofgoodthingshappenedtohim.Hewentbacktoschool.Hefounda

home.HisteamwontheHomelessWorldCupin2007.