Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murders of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, as the losers disagreed with the final decisions. They believed that one of their goals should have been allowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said: “This isn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension(停賽) of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable(有爭議的) end to their contest. The game had ended in disorder. It was thought at first that the United States had won by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the US had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury (評審委員會) debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (愛國主義).
【小題1】According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ____.

A.created goodwill between the nations
B.hardly showed any international friendship
C.caused only false national pride
D.led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred
【小題2】What did the manager mean by saying, “...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?
A.There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.
B.His team would no longer take part in international games.
C.Hockey and the Federation are ruined by the unfair decisions.
D.The Federation should be ended.
【小題3】The basketball example implied that        .
A.too much patriotism was displayed in the incident
B.the announcement to make the match last longer was wrong
C.the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision
D.The American team was right in receiving the silver medals
【小題4】Which statement best summarizes this passage?
A.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.
B.Different teams often have disputes when fighting for the first place.
C.Any team that has disrespectful behavior should be suspended.
D.Athletes should compete as individuals.


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】A

解析試題分析:本文是一篇議論文。人們總是認為體育比賽能夠增強人們之間的感情,使人能夠友好互助。但是現(xiàn)在很多國際性的比賽賓沒有達到這一目的,相反使人們相互誤解甚至憎恨,奧運會也不例外。
【小題1】推斷題:根據(jù)第一段第三句There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood可知兩種觀點都可能是有道理的,但是近年來奧運會幾乎沒有支持鼓勵體育國際兄弟會觀點的證據(jù)。故選B。
【小題2】推斷題:根據(jù)“Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished" 指這項運動被裁判不公平給毀掉了。故選C。
【小題3】推斷題:籃球的事例表明了作者的觀點:愛國情緒太過頭,體育規(guī)則受到渺視。故選A。
【小題4】推斷題:通讀全文這是一篇評論性文章。文中寄托了作者的希望。故選A
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