Do you think you could play a 45-hour game of football?

Last weekend, in Wellington, New Zealand, twenty-eight people set a new Guinness World Record(吉尼斯世界纪录). They played the longest indoor football game for 45 hours straight. The game started at 1 pm on Friday and finished on Sunday.

The game got money for the More Than A Game charity(慈善机构). Graham Matheson from the charity said that players were on the playground for four hours at a time, with a four-hour rest.

More than 2,000 goals were got over the two days. More than $52,000 has been got following donations(捐赠) from 889 donors.

1.Where was the football game played?

A In China.

B In Australia.

C In New Zealand.

D In the United Kingdom.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“Last weekend, in Wellington, New Zealand”可知事件发生在新西兰。故选C。

2.When did the football game end?

A At 10 am on Friday.

B At 4 pm on Sunday.

C At 5 am on Saturday.

D At 10 am on Sunday.

解析：选D。D数字计算题。根据第二段的“playing for 45 hours”和“started at 1 pm on Friday”可知，比赛差三小时就持续了整整两天，且比赛开始于周五下午1点，由此可知该比赛结束于周天早上10点(差三小时到下午1点)。故选D。

3.The money was for ______.

A playing football

B helping people

C creating a game

D getting goals

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“The game raised money for the More Than A Game charity.”可知，这场比赛是为慈善机构筹募资金，由此可知这笔钱是用于帮助他人的。故选B。

4.How many goals did players get?

A About 889.

B About 1,300.

C More than 2,000.

D More than 52,000.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，这场比赛总进球超过2000个。故选C。

5.The text mainly talks about _____.

A sports

B health

C animals

D science

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要描述惠灵顿28人连续45小时进行室内足球比赛，属于体育运动方面。故选A。