Italy wins the European Championship (欧洲杯) 2020 at Wembley, UK. The final match happened last Sunday.

Italy played against England. England hasn’t won the European Championship since 1966. The English fans were very excited. They were sure that England would win. But Italy’s team was very strong. They won the last 33 matches before the final. However, England scored (得分) after only two minutes. This made Italy’s team surprised. Italy scored in the 67th minute.

The score was 1-1 at the end of the match. There must be overtime (加时赛). Then nobody scored in overtime. It was time for a penalty shootout (点球大战). Every team kicked five penalties. England scored two penalties. Italy scored three penalties. This meant that Italy was the winner.

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1.Where did the final match take place?

A In Italy.

B In the UK.

C In France.

D In Germany.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段Italy wins the European Championship 2020 at Wembley, UK.可知，意大利在英国温布利赢得2020年欧洲杯冠军。故选B。

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A England beat Italy in 1966.

B England thought they would win.

C The fans of England were worried.

D England scored first in the final.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段England scored after only two minutes.可知，英格兰队在开赛两分钟后就进球得分了。故选D。

3.From the text, we can know that _________ .

A Italy played 33 football matches

B Italy was a top team in the past

C Italy was surprised to meet England

D Italy was one goal behind England at first

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第二段England scored after only two minutes. Italy scored in the 67th minute.可知，英格兰队在开赛两分钟后就率先进球得分，意大利队在比赛第67分钟进球得分。由此说明意大利队刚开始落后英格兰队一球，故选D。

4.What’s the final score of Italy and England?

A 1-1.

B 3-2.

C 4-3.

D 5-4.

解析：选C。C数字计算题。根据最后一段可知，决赛结束时，两队比分是1比1。进入加时赛，无进球。在点球大战时，英格兰队罚进两个点球。意大利队罚进三个点球。因此意大利队和英格兰队总比分为4:3。故选C。

5.What can we learn from the text?

A English fans felt very sad.

B Italian fans were very excited.

C Italy had the last laugh in the game.

D England had a good luck in the game.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段This meant that Italy was the winner.可知，这意味着意大利是获胜者。由此说明意大利队笑到了最后。故选C。