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.
, B7 ^6 v. A4 J( l! G2 Y; ^% V 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.) Q' I" v7 F9 ^6 b, D* z
1. Many think soccer has important advantages over football and baseball because ______.
9 {1 m6 X v9 l) Q6 h A. more people can participate
$ H4 Z+ \. s+ m! @5 ^) e5 O( w B. it is an international sport' K, A# q+ A" w: D F6 [" P
C. it needs special training. O# f7 \5 D3 _3 O" y' j$ {& C1 Y
D. violence is involved in playing the game : B9 S: ?5 [% S8 A
2. What made the U.S. a nation of spectator?2 I8 A* A3 s9 [- W
A. The excellent performance of the players.( g9 f% ?' H% {+ t" `; m
B. Mass participation.
5 I* i8 C1 B% U! J C. Violence on the playground.
& @6 H' R9 ~) ]! n: x D. Elaborate equipment.
2 u' i( L- r7 r/ E# T6 B 3. Which of the following statements CANNOT be concluded from the passage?# B' _( q. `1 w8 J9 o4 I* W" n, [
A. The Americans have a different idea of value in regard to the sports. / Q" s! \) G- ?% s
B. Some games are more professionalized in the U.S.
8 i6 e/ p0 h4 r2 N+ \' z8 } C. Football can arouse intense feelings among spectators.
2 h S& B5 U+ w. s1 q D. Baseball teams from other countries do not play in the U.S.
7 V; t: Q$ h8 T* o4 A 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。) y. a4 B3 o( m3 K
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。2 a8 v, c* U0 d% D$ i3 R" J* y" }/ H
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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