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米蘭（意大利語：Milano）是歐洲國家意大利的西北方大城市，是米蘭省的省會和倫巴第大區(qū)的首府。它也是歐洲南方的重要交通要點，歷史相當(dāng)悠久，以觀光、時尚、建筑聞名。米蘭將承辦2015年世界博覽會?！敖o養(yǎng)地球：生命的能源”是米蘭市申辦2015年世博會的主題。

Milan is a shrine of art. For example， famous painting The Last Supper drew by Leonardo Da Vinci is stored in Santa Maria monastery. And there is the largest Gothic cathedral in Italy and one of the worlds top opera houses. Milan is the worlds fashion capital. Brands like Armani， Valentino and Dolce & Gabbana are well known in the fashion industry. Of course， FC Internazionale Milano and Associazione Calcio Milan are the famous football clubs in the city. Both the teams have made a glorious record and won many obsessive fans.

米蘭是一個藝術(shù)的圣地。例如，畫家達芬奇所畫的著名油畫《最后的晚餐》就貯藏在圣瑪麗亞修道院中。而且米蘭有意大利最大的哥特式教堂和世界頂級的歌劇院。米蘭是世界時尚之都：像阿瑪尼，華倫天奴和杜嘉班納等品牌在時裝界都是眾所周知的。當(dāng)然，國際米蘭和AC米蘭是市內(nèi)著名的足球俱樂部。這兩個隊都取得過輝煌的紀(jì)錄，贏得了眾多球迷的迷戀。

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布宜諾斯艾利斯（Buenos Aires）是阿根廷最大的城市、首都和政治、經(jīng)濟、文化中心，素有“南美巴黎”的美譽。風(fēng)景秀美，氣候宜人。

Buenos Aires is the soul of Argentinas football. It is the home of Maradona， and there are nearly hundreds of clubs such as Boca Juniors， almost standing for the Argentine footballs history and present situation. Atmosphere at football pitch is unparalleled. There are papers all around， hysterical fans as well as crazy commentators. The Argentine football makes the people in Argentina feel happiness， honor and dignity.

布宜諾斯艾利斯是阿根廷足球的靈魂。這里是馬拉多納的故鄉(xiāng)，有像博卡青年等數(shù)百個足球俱樂部，它們幾乎代表了阿根廷足球的歷史和現(xiàn)狀。足球場上氣氛是無與倫比的——報紙滿天飛，還有歇斯底里的球迷以及瘋狂的足球評論員。阿根廷足球帶給阿根廷人民幸福、榮譽和尊嚴(yán)。

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里約熱內(nèi)盧（Rio de Janeiro）依山傍水，風(fēng)景優(yōu)美，是巴西和世界著名的旅游觀光勝地。在葡萄牙語里，“里約熱內(nèi)盧”意為“一月之河”，是一個充滿詩情畫意的詞，因為一月是里約的盛夏季節(jié)，陽光燦爛、鮮花盛開，山青水藍，游人如織。

There is the most brilliant sunshine， the most beautiful beaches， the worlds largest carnival and the most fanatical passion Samba in Brazil. Brazil is widely recognized as the kingdom of the football and Rio de Janeiro is the center of the kingdom. There are many football clubs such as Vasco Da Gama and Flamengo. 里約熱內(nèi)盧有最燦爛的陽光，最美麗的海灘，世界上最大的狂歡節(jié)以及巴西最狂熱的激情桑巴舞。巴西被認(rèn)為是足球的王國，而里約熱內(nèi)盧則是王國的中心，擁有諸如達伽馬和弗拉門戈等許多足球俱樂部。

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倫敦（London）是英國的首都、第一大城市及第一大港口。與美國紐約、法國巴黎和日本東京組成四大世界級城市。倫敦是一個非常多元化的大都市，其居民來自世界各地，具有多元的種族、宗教和文化。

Compared to the famous Manchester derby and Liverpool derby， London derby seems less likely to be mentioned. It is not because there is no London derby. In fact， Arsenal VS Tottenham， Chelsea VS West Ham United FC and Charlton VS Fulham are all the London derbies. In Europe， no cities have so many high-level professional teams except London. London has become a real football capital. 比起著名的曼徹斯特德比（比賽的日子）和利物浦德比，倫敦德比似乎不太可能被提及。這并不是因為沒有倫敦德比。事實上，阿森納對托特納姆熱刺，切爾西西漢姆聯(lián)隊和查爾頓對富勒姆都是倫敦德比。在歐洲，除倫敦外，沒有任何城市有這么多的高層次專業(yè)隊伍。倫敦已經(jīng)成為一個真正的足球之都。

Please choose the best answers according to the passages. 根據(jù)上文，選擇正確選項。

（ ）1. Where can you find the largest Gothic cathedral in the following cities？

A. Buenos Aires. B. London.

C. Milan. D. Rio de Janeiro.

（ ）2. Which of the following country is the worlds largest stadium？

A. Maracana Stadium. B. FC Internazionale Milano.

C. Associazione Calcio Milan. D. Charlton VS Fulham.

（ ）3. What does the underlined word “derby” mean in the fourth paragraph？

A. Annual horse race in England. B. A real football capital.

C. An important sporting contest. D. High-level professional team.

（ ）4. Which of the following is considered the center of the football kingdom？

A. Rio de Janeiro. B. Brazil.

C. Italy. D. Rio de Janeiro.