The FIFA World Cup 2022, which kicked off on Sunday, has attracted more than 1 million soccer fans to Qatar from across the globe. They went for their favorite stars and teams, sharing their love for the world’s most popular sport.

Enner Valencia scored two first-half goals as Ecuador beat hosts Qatar 2-0 in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday. The result marked the first time that a host team has lost the opening game of the World Cup.

The FIFA World Cup 2022 will follow along the lines of recent editions, with a 32-team group stage to whittle the field down to 16 teams. Those 16 group-stage teams will advance to the single-game knockout stages — Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, final — where the winner moves on and the loser goes home. There must be a winner on the day for every knockout-round match, and extra time and penalty kicks(罚点球) will be used, if necessary, to determine the victor. Every time zone in the world will get a chance to watch matches at decent times throughout their day.

Even without a home team to cheer for, Chinese fans and enterprises remain enthusiastic about the Qatar World Cup. Support from China has also come in a more concrete way, with most of the tournament’s stadiums, its official transportation system and its accommodation facilities featuring contributions from Chinese builders and providers. The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium, which is scheduled to host the eye-catching final game, was designed and built by China Railway International Group with advanced energy-saving technologies and sustainable materials. China made vehicles provide shuttle(班车) service to venues of the World Cup. More than 1,500 buses from China’s leading bus maker Yutong are travel regularly on the streets of Qatar. Some 888 are electric. “Made in Yiwu” has accounted for nearly 70 percent of the market share of World Cup merchandise(商品), from flags for the Qatar World Cup round of 32 to ornaments(装饰品) and throw pillows.

1. “The result” in Paragraph 2 refers to “________________”.

A China’s international engineering industry saw rapid growth

B Chinese elements are everywhere during the FIFA World Cup 2022

C millions of soccer fans from all over the world went to Qatar

D Ecuador made history by beating host nation Qatar

解析：选D。 D词义指代题。根据划线部分前面的“Enner Valencia scored two first-half goals as Ecuador beat hosts Qatar 2-0 in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday.”可知，2022年卡塔尔世界杯揭幕战中，东道主卡塔尔队在主场最终0:2不敌厄瓜多尔队，这也使得世界杯东道主首战不败神话破灭。故选D。

2.What the main idea of the third paragraph?

A Profiles of the participating teams.

B Rules for FIFA World Cup 2022.

C Who will determine the victor.

D Why FIFA World Cups are popular.

解析：选B。B段落大意题。第三段主要讲了2022世界杯的比赛规则。故选B。

3.Which of the following doesn’t include Chinese elements at the FIFA World Cup 2022?

A Electric buses.

B The official theme song.

C The tournament’s stadiums.

D Ornaments.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据最后一段内容可知，中国足球队虽然无缘此次世界杯，但这届世界杯“含中量”依然满满，比如：中国承建的卢赛尔体育场；中国制造的商品；中国制造电动客车。文中并未提到主题曲。故选B。

4.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A Sports.

B Education.

C Health.

D Fashion.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要介绍了卡塔尔世界杯的相关情况，属于体育运动方面，因此我们可以在运动版块读到本文。故选A。