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【題目】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).

【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

【2】What did the manager mean by saying, “...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?

A. Hockey and the Federation are ruined by the unfair decisions.

B. His team would no longer take part in international games.

C. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.

D. The Federation should be ended.

【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

【4】Which statement best summarizes this passage?
A. Athletes should compete as individuals.
B. Different teams often have disputes when fighting for the first place.
C. Any team that has disrespectful behavior should be suspended.
D. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要圍繞現今奧林匹克運動會對國際關系的影響進行探討，作者認為競爭大于友誼的實質和東道主國家的愛國主義等因素都影響了奧林匹克運動會的公正以及賽事本身對各國友誼的促進作用。

【1】細節(jié)分析題。根據第四行but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood.可知作者認為如今的奧林匹克運動會在促進國際友誼方面的作用越來越小，故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據第二段第二句話There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, as the losers disagreed with the final decisions.可知，對于賽事結果的評斷存在不公平的質疑，故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據本段內容可知美國人因為第一次輸掉奧林匹克籃球賽而不滿評審委員會的決定，不接受這樣的賽果，反映出愛國主義情懷在比賽中的泛濫，But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (愛國主義).從最后一句也可以看出這一點，故選A。

【4】歸納分析題。本文主要圍繞奧林匹克運動會的一些問題進行闡述，反映了作者希望能夠進行改進的想法，故選D。