【Brazilisthegreatestfootballnationintheworld.Thereare170millionBrazilians.Howmanyofthemarefootballfans?100million!Allofthemthinktheyknowallaboutfootball.ThismakeslifeverydifficultfortheBrazilianteammanager】

　　Brazilisthegreatestfootballnationintheworld.Thereare170millionBrazilians.Howmanyofthemarefootballfans?100million!Allofthemthinktheyknowallaboutfootball.ThismakeslifeverydifficultfortheBrazilianteammanagers.WhenthingsgobadfortheBrazilianteam,thenewspaperswoulddemandthattheteammanagershouldleavehisjob.“Ifwewin,theymeinheaven,”amanageroncesaid.“Ifwelose,theyputmeinhell(地狱).”

　　Youcan’tescapefootballinBrazil.Therearefootballmatchesoneverystreetandbeach.Ontelevision,theresultsoffootballmatchescomebeforethemainnewsprograms.Therearesixtelevisionchannels(频道)inRiodeJaneiro.OnSundayseachchannelshowsadifferentfootballmatch.

　　Brazilisnottherichestcountryintheworld,butthegovernmentspendslotsofmoneyonfootball.Itcostmorethanonebillionpoundstoprepareforthe1978WorldCup.That’s10poundsforeveryBrazilianman,woman,andchild.AndmanyBraziliansdon’tearnasmuchas10poundsaweek.Isitworthit?

　　“Brazilmusthaveagreatfootballteam,”saysonejournalist.“Ifitcostsonebillionpounds,that’sallright.Ifthegovernmentdoesn’tgiveusagoodteam,thenitwillbecomeunpopular.FootballismorethanagameinBrazil.”

　　FootballismorethanagameinBrazil.Thisiscertainlytrueinitslargestcity,SaoPaulo.ThemostpopularteamisCorinthians.Corinthians’fansarethemostloyalandemotionalinBrazil.WhenCorinthianswin,production(产量)intheSaoPaulocarfactoriesincreasesbyfifteenpercent.Whentheyloses,itdrops.AtonetimeCorinthianswonthenationalchampionshipforthefirsttime,forfourdaysfansdancedandsanginthestreets,

　　Whyarepeoplesoloyaltoonefootballteam?Whatmakesafootballfan?Onemansays,“WithoutCorinthiansmylifewouldbesad.Corinthiansbringsomejoyandexcitementintomylife.Weallneedthat,don’twe?”

　　小题1:InParagraph1,whatthemanagersaidmeans_______.

　　A,heisrespectedbynewspapers B,.hewillprobablybekilledbyfans

　　C.heisjudgedonhisteam’sresults D.it’sdifficultforhimtogetgoodscores

　　小题2:AllthefollowingstatementsabouttheBraziliansandfootballaretrueEXCEPT_______.