David Beckham made a losing start to his second season in Major League Soccer when his Los Angeles Galaxy team were crushed 4 – 0 by the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.

Beckham, in his first game since reaching 100 international caps for England in a friendly against France on Wednesday, played in a variety of different positions as head coach Ruud Gullit tried in vain to find a successful formation.

The former England captain and his Galaxy team mates struggled to cope with playing at altitude, just outside Denver.

“It is always going to be tough when you travel when you have got international games,” Beckham told reporters. It is always tough when you are back from England and you are adjusting to the time difference.

“I felt ok for most of the match but I was maybe not at my sharpest and maybe the altitude had something to do with that.”

Former Manchester United winger Terry Cooke opened scoring for Colorado after 10 minutes.

The Galaxy went further behind after an hour when defender Abel Xavier was adjudged to have fouled Rapids forward Omar Cummings inside the penalty area(罰球區(qū)). Christian Gomez converted the spot-kick after they argued fiercely.

“I find it hard not to criticize some of the decisions tonight but I’ve been told I’ll be fined if I do,” said Beckham. “But certain decisions change games. I think that has happened tonight.”

Cummings added Colorado’s third goal on 67 minutes before Colin Clark scored the fourth with 10 minutes left. 

Xavier was sent off late in the game for using abusive language towards referee Abiodun Okulaja and Colorado substitute Ciaran O’Brien was also dismissed after a foul on Carlos Ruiz.

1．The news report is mainly about        .

       A．Beckham’s new team Galaxy

       B．referee Okulaja’s preference

       C．Beckham’s good performance

       D．possible reasons for Galaxy’s first failure

2．We can know that        .

       A．Beckham is captain of England

       B．Beckham was not in form during the game

       C．Gullit found a proper position for Beckham

       D．Beckham was well adjusted to the time difference

3．By saying “certain decisions change games” Beckham means the referee          .

       A．carried out judgment in the Galaxy’s favor

       B．could do anything he liked on the football field

       C．carried out judgment in the Rapids’ favor

       D．might have received money from the Rapids

4．We know the        goal of Rapids was controversial.

       A．1 st                     B．2 nd                    C．3 rd                    D．4 th

5．We can infer that        is fighting for Galaxy.

       A．Xavier      B．O’Brien     C．Cooke      D．Gummings

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     David Beckham is the king of the football world,but it is his wife Victoria,former 
"Posh Spice" girl,who makes it possible.She was the person who turned him from a
 footballer into a global attractor.Even now that he has left Manchester United for Real 
Madrid,instead of Barcelona or Milan,it might be because of her.?
     "Posh Spice" has become a name for Victoria.The Collins Dictionary even has the
 term "Posh and Becks" (Victoria and David Beckham).?
      Before  meeting Victoria Adams,Beckham was a good-looking and likeable footballer
 with a bright future at Manchester United,but that was about all.?
     Since he married her in 1999,he has become the most famous player British sport has 
ever produced,and,some say,the most influential man in the country."When they got 
together,she was clearly the more popular of the two," said Andrew Parker,a sports expert
at Warwick University in Britain."She certainly introduced him to a new circle of people
 and,all of a sudden,he was a top list celebrity(名人)."?
It's believed that,behind the high walls and iron gates of their "Beckham Palace",it is 
Victoria who decides everything.?
     When their baby boy,Brooklyn,fell in 2000.Beckham left a United training session to 
look after him,and this led to his being dropped from the team.Many were sure it was 
Victoria who had asked her husband to stay at home.During a trip to the United States 
this year,Victoria has worked hard to push her husband to the US public.They would not 
have recognized him if they met him in a car park.?
     She may appear to have taken a back seat,but Victoria is still at the forefront of the
 "Posh and Beck" project.?
1.From the passage,we can conclude that at home ______.?
A.Beckham listens to his wife?
B.Victoria listens to her husband?
C.Beckham and Victoria discuss and do everything together?
D.Beckham has no mind of his own? ??
2.Before meeting Victoria Adams,Beckham _______.?
A.had become world-famous?
B.was completely unknown?
C.was an ordinary football player?
D.was not so influential?
3.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?_______.
A.People still like Victoria better than Beckham.?
B.People liked to see Beckham and Victoria get together.
C To a large degree,Beckham owes his popularity to Victoria.?
D.Sports experts used to think little of Beckham.?
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?_______.
A.Beckham is the most influential man in Britain.?
B.In 2000,Beckham was dropped from his team because he spent a holiday in the US.?
C.Beckham is now playing for Real Madrid.?
D.Brooklyn was born in 2000.

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