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Uｎit １3

Ｗisdom ｉｎtｈｅmind is better ｔhan money ｉn thｅhaｎd. 脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

学习内容题材词数建议时间得分统计做题备忘

Pａｒｔ A Teｘt

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文化教育４10 /１０

Ｔeｘt

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商业经济385 ／10 Tｅxt 3 科普知识4９4 /10 Tｅxt 4 社会生活４2８/１０

Pａrt Ｂ文化教育519 ／10

Pａrt C 科普知识３77 /10

ＰartＡ

Dｉreｃtioｎs：Rｅaｄthe ｆoｌlowiｎg teｘｔｓ．Ａnｓｗeｒthe questioｎs ｂｌｏw each ｔeｘt ｂｙcｈooｓiｎg［A],［B］,[Ｃ］ｏr [D]．

Tｅｘt 1

Whａt is sporｔs vｉｏlｅnce? The disｔinｃtiｏｎｂeｔweeｎunａccｅptabｌe vｉciousnｅｓs anｄa game’sｎormal rouｇh－ａnd-tumble is impｏｓｓible to make, so thｅａｒgｕmentｒuｎs. This ｐoｓition may appｅａｌto our ｉncｌｉnａtｉon fo ｒlegalism, but the trｕｔh is most ｏf uｓｋnow quitｅwｅll wheｎan act of neｅdleｓs savａｇeryｈas beeｎcomｍitteｄ，and sｐorts are litｔle ｄｉｆfeｒent from coｕntlｅss ｏtheｒａｃｔiviｔieｓof lifｅ．The diｓtincｔiｏｎisａsａｐparent a ｓｔhat betwｅeｎa delｉberateｌy aｉmeｄblｏw and tｈe arm failｉｎgｏf thｅｌosinｇhｉs balaｎce．When a pｌayer baｌｌs hiｓhand into a fist，when he ｄrivｅs hｉs helmet into an uｎsuspecting oppoｎｅｎｔiｎshｏｒｔ, ｗhen he ｃｒosseｓt ｈe bounｄary bｅtween pｌaｙinｇhａrｄａnｄpｌaying to ｈurt—hｅcａn oｎly inｔend an ａｃt ｏf viｏlｅnce.

Admｉtｔedｌy, ｒough acts ｉnｓｐｏrts are dｉffiｃult ｔｏｐolice. But her ｅ，ｔoｏ, ｗe ｆiｎdｒeｆlｅｃtedｔhe coｎditions of everｙdaｙlｉfe. Ambigu ｉtｉesｉｎthe lａｗ, ｃonfusion at ｔhe sceｎｅ，and the reｌuctanｃe ofｗitneｓseｓｃloud ａlmoｓt anｙroｕｔine aｓsault case.Suｃh uncertaｉｎties，howevｅr，haｖe not prevented socｉety from ａrrestiｎg peoｐle wｈo ｓｔｒike tｈｅir fellow cｉtiｚens on tｈeｓtreｅｔ.

Peｒhapｓoｕr tｒoubｌes stem ｎot frｏm thｅgames ｗｅｐlaｙbutｒａｔｈeｒfｒｏm how we play theｍ. The １979 meetinｇbeｔween hockey ｓtaｒs ｆroｍthｅSoｖiet Ｕnion and the Nationａl Hｏckey Leagｕe pｒoviｄeｄa direct ｔｅｓtｏｆtwo approａches to ｓport—thｅeｍｐhaｓis on skill, ｇrａcｅ,and tｅchnｉque ｂｙthe Russianｓaｎd the stress on bｒｕtａｌity aｎd ｖiolence ｂy the NHL.Iｎa stａrtliｎg ｕpsｅt, the Rusｓｉans embarｒaｓsｅd their roｕｇｈ-plａyinｇopponen ｔs ａnd exｐｌodeｄ a ｌonｇ-standing myth:that suｃceｓｓin certain sporｔs reｑuiｒes excesｓive violence.

Viｏlｅncｅａpoｌogistsｃite tｗo adｄitional arｇumenｔｓ. First, thｅy sａｙ，

spoｒｔs alｗaｙs ｈａve beeｎroｕｇh; ｔoday things are no diｆferent.But arguｍenｔｓiｎＡｍericａｎ’sＯｌdＷesｔwereｓettｌｅｄｏn MaiｎSｔreet with sｉx guns，ａnd eaｒly cａve dwｅlleｒｓchose theｉｒwomeｎｗiｔｈa ｃｌuｂ.Ｃｉvilizｉng inｆluencｅs enｄed ｔｈoｓeｐractices; yeｔｗe ａrｅtold sｐorts vｉolenｃe sｈoｕlｄｂe tｏｌeｒaｔｅｄ. Tｈe seconｄcｏntｅntioｎiｓtｈat ａthletｅs ａｃｃepｔrｉsk as pａrt of tｈe ｇａme, aｎｄ, in thｅcase ｏf profｅssionals, aｒe ｐaｉd handｓｏmely tｏdo ｓo. But can anyoｎeｓeｒiousｌy ａｒguｅｔhaｔｂei ｎｇan aｔｈletｅshould ｒequiｒe ｔhe aｃceptancｅoｆunnecessarｙｐhｙｓiｃａl abuse?And, exaggｅrateｄas iｔmａy seem, thｅpay ｏf proｆｅｓｓｉonaｌaｔhｌeｔes presｕｍably refｌects thｅｉr aｂｉｌitiｅs, nｏt a paｙmｅｎｔａgａinsｔｃｏmbat ｉｎjuriｅs.

“Ｃlｅａrly we aｒｅｉn dｅｅp tｒouｂle，”says perｐｌexｅd fｏrmer football ｐｌayｅr AL ＤeRogａtｉs. “Ｂｕt hoｗａnd whｙｈas it gｏtteｎsｏbad?”

1. Accｏrｄiｎgｔo ｔhe aｕthor,ｄeｌiberａte viｏleｎcｅin ｓｐorts is

[Ａ］ｉmｐosｓibｌｅto telｌfrｏm pａｙiｎg hard.

[Ｂ] ａmｂｉｇｕous in any cirｃｕmstances.

［C］ｔoo apparent ｔo ｅscape obｓervation.

[D] ｅvｉdｅnｔiｆｅnoｕgh atteｎtion ｉｓpaｉｄｔo.

2. A ｖioｌence apolｏｇiｓｔproｂably tｈiｎｋs thａt

[A] ｖiｏｌｅnce ｉn sportｓｉs ａraｒｅoｃcurｒｅnce．

[B] vioｌeｎce in spｏrts ｉs nｏt necessary.

[C] ａｔhletes are paid ｅｎｏuｇh foｒtheｉr ｉnjｕｒies.

［D] professｉｏnal athleｔes enｊｏy violence.

3.Iｎｔｈe ｌast paｒａｇrａｐｈｔhe aｕthor indicａtes that

[A］noｔhｉｎg ｃan ｂｅｄoｎｅabｏｕｔvｉoleｎce iｎspoｒts.

[B] fｏotｂａlｌpｌayers arｅconceｒnｅｄabout ｖioleｎｃe ｉｎsports.

[C] ｖiｏlencｅiｎsportｓis worsｅnow ｔhan it ever wａs.

［D] aｔhletｅs ａｒe coｎfuｓed aｂoｕt wｈatｓｈoｕlｄｂe ａｌlowed in ｓpoｒts.

4.Aｃcoｒdｉｎg to ｔheａutｈoｒ，which ｏｆtｈe followｉng ｉs ｔrｕe？

[A] athlｅｔｅs’peｒｓonalitｉes have eｆfects on theｉnclｉnation for vｉoleｎｔ. [B］athleｔｅs whｏｅｍphasｉｓon skill,gｒaｃｅaｎd techｎiqｕe ｗill ｗin．[C］aｔhｌetes ｓhｏuld nｏt ｈave ｔo accepｔｕnnｅcessaryｐhysicａｌaｂuｓe [D］athｌetes neｅd higher saｌaries to ｃompensａte for tｈeｉｒiｎjurieｓ.

5.Ｗe ｃａn ｉnfｅr ｆｒoｍthe ｔeｘt that

[Ａ] viｏlence in sporｔs iｓｉllｅgal.

[Ｂ] ｓkill ｉs more importanｔｔhan aggression.

[C]athleｔes shoｕｌd nｏt ｂe injured in spoｒts.

[D]vｉoleｎｃe in spoｒtｓｉs not neceｓｓary.

Teｘt 2

Bruno Ｌundby, 39，ｗas one ｏf the raｎｋs oｆtｙpically low-paｉd, ｌｏｗ-s ｔａtuｓworkers who fｉll sｕｐeｒｍaｒkeｔsheｌves,seｒve faｓt foｏd, ｃｈange