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Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations. They think that if countries play games toget
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations. They think that if countries play games toget
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2010-01-15
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Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations. They think that if countries play games together they will learn to live together, and even in worse situations, that if they fight on the game court, they would not like to meet on battlefield. Others say that the opposite is true: that 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 match, 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 USA 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 teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.
The author gives the two examples in paragraphs 2 and 3 to show ______.
选项
A、how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games
B、that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be
C、that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship
D、that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games
答案
C
解析
观点态度题。根据第二段和第三段的描述,两个事件的共同特点是,由于竞争中产生争议,双方都感到不满。作者举这两个例子无疑是为了说明体育的竞争性会妨碍国际友谊,这在文章最后一段进行的总结中也可以看到:只要体育比赛是竞争性的,而不是为了对此运动的热爱,类似的事件就会不断发生。因此选项 C是正确的。
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