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. U0 Y* M8 @0 f) w
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.! p" P3 b+ p6 k3 Q7 D* i( w$ e
1. Many think soccer has important advantages over football and baseball because ______.: c5 @* M4 f' W- f7 N+ R0 P
A. more people can participate
% H- ?3 ]+ }: P9 [. ?4 B B. it is an international sport' ]6 i- ~, n+ o: A# _) L
C. it needs special training# G$ L5 |3 k9 e, S
D. violence is involved in playing the game + J2 e( |+ ^6 Q6 }' K5 g& Q
2. What made the U.S. a nation of spectator?* L% ?" {- i& P; B5 [& \
A. The excellent performance of the players.
$ M. p3 L7 w& W, W2 q1 T B. Mass participation.
, d8 i+ H# l5 r9 `& C C. Violence on the playground.
1 p4 p; s4 i( g2 Q. A& ` D. Elaborate equipment. 5 h4 d$ f3 B \9 t/ N' n
3. Which of the following statements CANNOT be concluded from the passage?" [% H( Y1 t/ ~& H9 Z7 J( S7 f
A. The Americans have a different idea of value in regard to the sports.
. b8 n/ p! ^; j% H& B4 p* E" f B. Some games are more professionalized in the U.S.; |* w4 H- D: |" Z2 W# _! z2 d) ~
C. Football can arouse intense feelings among spectators.
6 ^, w) {) q8 z2 V0 _( G% [ D. Baseball teams from other countries do not play in the U.S.- }4 l9 d! N' B, o3 j* O
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。
9 _3 ~9 L1 N5 s2 f5 B 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。3 G3 k6 m' d% z; s2 x
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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