Question

[1]It is now possible to watch live sport on television on any day of the week，and the current amount of reporting will undoubtedly increase further in years to come. This is certainly having an influence on the live sports events themselves, and there are both benefits and shortcomings to this.

[2]Why has there been such growth in televised sport？For one thing, with digital broadcasting, there are now many more TV channels than there were even ten years ago. Moreover, sport has become an important form of entertainment, appealing to both men and women.

[3]What are the benefits of this state of affairs？One obvious advantage to the profession is the addition of money provided by television companies. Large football clubs benefit financially from TV income and the top players can command very large salaries. Less popular sports also receive money that can be used in training and awareness ­raising. What’s more，there is a health benefit to some of the population，because through televised sport, more people have become interested in actually playing sport.

[4]However, ________ if so much sport is on television. Considering football again, many small clubs have suffered financial losses recently, as they cannot compete with the large ones. There has been a general falling in ticket sales, especially among smaller clubs. Fewer people attend live matches nowadays, preferring to watch from the comfort of their living room. And ticket prices have risen greatly.

[5]To sum up, while televised sport has created many opportunities and benefited certain people and clubs very much, it has also been responsible for changing the nature of live sports events for ever.

1. What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 8 words)

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2.Complete the following statement with words from Paragraph 2. (no more than 3 words)

There has been a great increase in TV channels in the past few years with the help of ___________________________________________________________________________________

3.Point out the advantage of televised sport which does not concern money in Paragraph 3. (no more than 3 words)

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4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

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5.What does t he word “it” (Line 2，Paragraph 5) probably refer to？(no more than 3 words)

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Answer 1

1.Advantages and disadvantages of televised sport

2.digital broadcasting

3.A health benefit

4.there are/will be(some) disadvantages

5.Televised sport

【解析】

试题分析：主要谈论电视直播体育活动的优点和缺点：优点是促进体育事业的发展，增加受欢迎的俱乐部和运动员的收入，促使人们进行体育锻炼；缺点是使得一些小的体育俱乐部收入下降等。

1. 本文大意为：讨论电视直播体育活动的优点和缺点：优点是促进体育事业的发展，增加受欢迎的俱乐部和运动员的收入，促使人们进行体育锻炼；缺点是使得一些小的体育俱乐部收入下降等。

2. 从第二段中with digital broadcasting, there are now many more TV channels than there were even ten years ago.得知随着数字广播的发展现在有了更多的电视频道。

3. 从第三段最后一句because through televised sport, more people have become interested in actually playing sport.得知通过直播体育活动使得更多的人对体育活动感兴趣，从而增进健康。

4. 从第三段最后一句because through televised sport, more people have become interested in actually playing sport.得知通过直播体育活动使得更多的人对体育活动感兴趣，从而增进健康。

5. 从句意“虽然直播体育活动为人们创造了更多的机会，并受益很多；但它也要为改变了体育盛事的本质负责。”这里it指的是“直播体育活动”。

考点：阅读表达。