some people believe that internation sport creates goodwill

some people believe that internation sport creates goodwill between阅读理解

高中毕业班英语阅读理解专项练习（两套）


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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:
that 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
tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser
incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
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One country received its second
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place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final.
There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match as, the losers objecting to the final
decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that
their opponents‟ victory was unfair .Their manager was in a rage when he said:“ This wasn‟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 of the team for at least three
years.
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The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia,
after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbace.

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 U.S.A. had ever lost an
Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury 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.
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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 terms, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far
too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.
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1.According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ____.
A. created goodwill between the nations
B. bred only false national pride
C. hardly showed any international friendship
D. led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred
2.What did the manager mean by saying,“...Hockey and the I
nternational Hockey Federation
are finished”?
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A. His team would no longer take part in international games.
B. Hockey and the Federation are 60th ruined by the unfair decisions.
C. There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.
D. The Federation should be dissolved.
3.The basketball example implied that ____.
A. too much patriotism was displayed in the incident
B. the announcement to prolong the match 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.The author gives the two examples in paragraph 2 and 3 to show ____.
A. how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games
B. that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be
C. that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship
D. that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games
5.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
A. The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.
B. Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.
C. Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.
D. International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations.

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C. deliberately ending one‟s life

D. breaking the rules of social behavior
20.According to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on ____.
A. personal decisions B. society‟s laws

C. statistical evidenceD. friend‟s opinions
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参考答案：

第一套

1.C
从原文第
3
行
“but...brotherhood”
可以得知.
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2.B
这是负方领队不服裁判结果的气话.
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3.A
篮球的事例表明了作者的观点：爱国情绪太过头,体育规则受到渺视.
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4.C
从原文最后一段可以推知.
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5.A
这是一篇评论性文章.文中寄托了作者的希望.只有
A
符合.