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." E2 q& c6 ?# q7 B5 w: H
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.4 Y0 _! c6 a* u$ w$ L; @1 I* a
1. Many think soccer has important advantages over football and baseball because ______.
% H5 |* O4 P) y A. more people can participate
3 U* F- d: p; y/ q B. it is an international sport y. p2 L' p8 Y9 r$ y
C. it needs special training
$ u2 P7 f6 A4 z4 o/ o3 e* S D. violence is involved in playing the game
, p! [3 K3 g- ^, o# Y" B* U2 @ 2. What made the U.S. a nation of spectator?* R E* {9 S3 c0 q9 F0 W8 Z
A. The excellent performance of the players.8 C A; i9 K c$ X3 _3 [
B. Mass participation.) h5 K" }* l* C- Z+ P0 X* \' q# n
C. Violence on the playground.. }) ?" ~! v5 X" H/ A; K
D. Elaborate equipment. 0 @$ N! v( c; e1 o
3. Which of the following statements CANNOT be concluded from the passage?
# ]9 u9 U$ e: H; ?' P A. The Americans have a different idea of value in regard to the sports. 3 J$ M3 y3 ]' L8 y
B. Some games are more professionalized in the U.S.
- `" s2 b3 i% B! I* S8 d6 r C. Football can arouse intense feelings among spectators.
5 y9 m$ R; |9 H3 a7 x D. Baseball teams from other countries do not play in the U.S.4 Q. j. Q5 Q( V/ ?' ^1 f J( T: ]
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。4 b. D+ g2 ~. |; [- ?2 y; 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。, u& V; i7 ]$ n6 z* ~
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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