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It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday, anal three gam

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问题     It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday, anal three games were played in the two cities. The people playing them and the people watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic structure of the United States.
    Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by native-born American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of them black. It is a game of physical strength. Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weight and muscles, for how fast they can run, and how hard they can hit each other. Football draws the biggest crowds, but the teams play only once a week, because they get so battered.
    The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the baseball World Series. Baseball was once America’s favourite game, but has lost that claim to basketball.
    Baseball is a game that requires strength, but not hugeness. Agility, quickness, perfect vision and quick reaction are more important than pure strength. Baseball was once a purely American game, but has spread around much of the New World. In that Sunday’s final, the final hit of the extra inning game was delivered by a native of Columbia. The Most Valuable Player in the game was a native of Cuba. The rosters of both teams were awash with Hispanic names, as is Miami, which now claims the World Championship is a game that may be losing popularity in America, but has gained it in much of the rest of the world. Base ball in America has taken on a strong Hispanic flavor, with a dash of Japanese added for seasoning.
    Soccer, which many countries just call football, is the most widely enjoyed sport in the world. In soccer, the ethnic tide has been the reverse of baseball’s. Until recently, professional soccer in the Unit ed States have largely been an import, played by South Americans and Europeans. Now, American citizens in large numbers are finally taking up the most popular game in the world.
    Basketball, an American invention increasingly played around the world, these days draws large crowds back home. Likewise, hockey, a game largely imported to the United States from neighbouring Canada. Lacrosse, a version of which was played by Native Americans before the Europeans arrived, is also gaining a keen national following.
    Sports of all kinds are winning support from American armchair enthusiasts from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Who play professional football in the United States?
选项 A、Sportsman.
B、Europeans.
C、South Americans.
D、Both B and C
答案A
解析 请注意在文章中professional football和soccer之间的区别。前者所说的职业足球指的是美式足球，而后者所说的是英式足球即我们通常概念下的足球。弄清这两者的区别，我们就不难找出本题答案的依据在第二段第一句话：Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by nativeborn American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of
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