首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they
admin
2010-06-18
44
问题
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 sport encourages 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. 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 suspension of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they wouldn’t yield the 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.
According to the author, recent Olympic Games have______.
选项
A、created goodwill between the nations
B、bred only false national pride
C、barely showed any international friendship
D、led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred
答案
C
解析
作者在第一段指出“in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood”,由此可以看出[C]为正确答案。而[A],[B]和[D]不是作者的观点,而是公众的看法。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ZFlO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
______
Howisitthatthelouderthecallsfor"civility,"thelesscivilthebehavior?OnAmericancampusestoday,thecallforcivili
CyclingawakensmyinnerTrotwood.DavidCopperfield’sgreat-auntBetseywasobsessedwithdonkeystrespassingonthegreenouts
WhenIwas16,Iworkedinthenursinghomeafewmilesfrommyhouse.Itsatwithoutironyrightnexttoafuneralparlor.Ther
Thenewsitemmainlyconcerns______inHongKong.
ThefollowingareallspecificmeasurestoguardagainstinjurieswiththeEXCEPTIONofInwhichparagraphdoestheauthorstat
Howwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote?Iwhocannotseefind
Anintelligentpersonwillnotallowhimselftobeinfluencedbyadvertisements.Instead,hewill,firstofall,trytogettok
"IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?"isanepigrammaticlineby______.
A、itsgrowingbirthratesB、themigrationofpersonsfromothercountriesC、itsgoodhealthconditionD、itslongerlifeexpectan
随机试题
闸压床设备,除了成型直线零件弯曲外,还可进行冲孔、闸压带曲度的零件等。()
未来幼儿园的发展趋向是()
国际货物进口运输中,发生货损货差时,无论是班轮运输还是租船运输都应该由发货人或收货人直接向承运人办理索赔。()
国有企业进行境内外期货交易,应遵循()原则,严格遵守有关部门关于企业以国有资产进入期货市场的规定。
下列叙述中,不属于政府及其所属部门滥用行政权力限制竞争的行为的是()。
下面不属于旅行社责任险赔偿范围的有()。
我国传统教育方式对现代教育的启示,错误的是()。
张某与王某签订了一份借款合同,张某为借款人,王某为出借人,借款数额为500万元,借款期限为两年。A机构、B机构为该借款合同进行保证担保,担保条款约定,如张某不能如期还款,A机构、B机构承担保证责任。同时,李某对张某与王某的借款合同进行了抵押担保,担保物为一
下列叙述中,不正确的是
A、 B、 C、 B
最新回复
(
0
)