There are those who point with alarm at Americans’ relative lack of interest in the world’s most popular games, soccer, a sport many feel has important advantag es over football and baseball. Football and baseball of their very nature preven t mass participation; their popularity must therefore bear some of the responsib ility for turning America into a nation of spectators. The violence of football makes necessary specialized conditioning and elaborate equipment if injury is to be avoided; even so there are crippling accidents and deaths each year. Basebal l (hardball, that is) is so difficult that few can participate; throwing a ball demands special talents and training, while hitting is also difficult that a gam e with unskillful players is hardly worth the bother. Soccer, on the other hand, is a game anyone can play and enjoy.
( O; U) r8 N- F. r Since soccer’s superiority in encouraging active participation is so obvious, an d since soccer’s ability to arouse intense feeling of identification among spect ators is at least equal to football’s, why has it failed to become a major sport on the professional and college level? Soccer’s worldwide popularity may be jus t what is keeping it from becoming popular. Baseball is also an international sp ort, played in Canada, Latin America, Japan, Korea and, in a minor way, Europe. There are professional leagues in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Japan, but about all this the American public neither knows nor cares. Spectator s here are interested only when American teams play other American teams. The ma jor league baseball teams from Toronto and Montreal hardly destroy this generali zation.
^, g: }- k1 i6 N 1. Many think soccer has important advantages over football and baseball because ______.; _, l. V3 I% h& K L
A. more people can participate, _% g3 w* K" D5 Q% d6 p6 S7 t
B. it is an international sport! D5 ]3 X/ N' X' `3 L$ Y% n
C. it needs special training
+ |5 G0 w3 r3 K1 o; l7 T0 h D. violence is involved in playing the game # G- `0 g R. y+ o: q
2. What made the U.S. a nation of spectator?3 {, B# W7 I" O' P( O
A. The excellent performance of the players.
0 B, Y4 m7 ]: a B. Mass participation. m/ G- @% { j! g3 f3 @
C. Violence on the playground.
! s3 K) w- j. M( v" A D. Elaborate equipment. 5 K8 q" }( U. D1 f# T- q5 m/ M4 j
3. Which of the following statements CANNOT be concluded from the passage?
. y; j9 s6 i8 f+ w5 Q A. The Americans have a different idea of value in regard to the sports. 2 U( |9 E0 w8 M
B. Some games are more professionalized in the U.S.
3 |$ b3 |% ?8 X; J2 g& i( P C. Football can arouse intense feelings among spectators.
0 _8 h7 O) v9 d D. Baseball teams from other countries do not play in the U.S.. w* r% ]2 y* F& ?; t; `) F# t0 x
1. A) 根据第二段第一句，足球鼓励人们积极参与。因此，人们认为足球 优于橄榄球，故选A。但是，正是人人都能参加踢足球，美国人不喜欢足球，本题与美国人的看法无关。
$ g) l: i' Y9 I1 S( k" ?. T( | 2. A) 美国人不喜欢看水平低的、人人都能参加的球类比赛，basketball 不一定需要多少装备，baseball不一定有多少拼抢，美国人喜欢的是球艺。
1 @' o j0 p9 Q 3. D) 通过阅读文章可知只有选项D文章没有提及。 |
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