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: the 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.

One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey matches, 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.

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 disturbance. 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.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 （ ）（2分）
Acreated goodwill between the nations
Bbred only false national pride
Chardly showed any international friendship
Dled to more and more misunderstanding and hatred
正确答案C您的答案是 C回答正确展开
(2)What did the manager mean by saying,“...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?（2分）
AHis team would no longer take part in international games.
BHockey and the Federation are ruined by the unfair decisions.
CThere should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.
DThe Federation should be dissolved.
正确答案B您的答案是 B回答正确展开
(3)The basketball example implied that （ ）（2分）
Atoo much patriotism was displayed in the incident
Bthe announcement to prolong the match was wrong
Cthe appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision
DThe American team was right in receiving the silver medals
正确答案A您的答案是 D回答错误展开
(4)The author gives the two examples in paragraph 2 and 3 to show （ ）（2分）
Ahow false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games
Bthat sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be
Cthat competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship
Dthat unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games
正确答案A您的答案是 C回答错误展开
(5)What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?（2分）
AThe organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.
BAthletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.
CSport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.
DInternational contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations
正确答案A您的答案是 A回答正确

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