Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they

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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 sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
  One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. 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 isn’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 Russia 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、hardly showed any international friendship
D、led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred

答案C

解析 细节题。根据第一段中的“…in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that spoas encourage international brotherhood…”可知,近几年的奥林匹克运动会几乎没有为国际间的友谊做出贡献。故C项正确。根据第一段中的“Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill…Others say…encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred”可知,A、B、D三项都是人们的不同观点。故本题选C。
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