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期末复习之阅读理解30篇 (江苏名校期末真题) （22-23八年级下·江苏南通·期末） Every four years, in a different country around the world, there is a big sports competition. It is like the Olympics but only for one sport. It is the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup 2022 is taking place in Qatar. It is the first time FIFA has moved the event from its traditional summer to winter. According to the decision, the 2022 World Cup started on November 21. The final will take place on December 18, one week ahead of Christmas. The tournament will last 28 days, half a week shorter than usual. FIFA said, “This is an important step for us. December 18, 2022 is a Sunday, and it’s National Day in Qatar, so it fits perfectly.” Many people disagree that Qatar has the chance to hold the 2022 World Cup, since summer temperatures is very high — sometimes, the temperature may be about 50℃. So the country has an idea to move it to winter. At last FIFA gave the chance to Qatar. Although the change is good for the players, there is still much opposition. The biggest opposition comes from the major European leagues, because the new time will be just Europe’s club season. FIFA said they would try their best to make things go well. The FIFA World Cup 2022 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 cut the field down to 16 teams. Those 16 group-stage teams will move on 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