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¡¡¡¡Sport not only is physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging£®Criticism (ÅúÆÀ) from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive (¹ý¶ÉµÄ) amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes£®Stress (½ôÕÅ) can be physical, emotional (Çé¸ÐµÄ), or psychological (ÐÄÀíµÄ), and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout£®Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable£®
¡¡¡¡The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself£®The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place£®Young athletes can, for example, learn how to work together with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives£®Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children£®Youngsters may take their parents' and coaches' criticisms to heart and find a flaw (ȱÏÝ) in themselves£®
¡¡¡¡Coaches and parents, should also be careful that youth sport participation (²ÎÓë) doesn't become the work for children£®The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons£®In today's youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport£®Following a game, many parents and coaches direct their attention on the outcome and find fault with young people's performances£®Research indicates that positive (Ö÷¶¯µÄ) reinforcement (¼ÓÇ¿) motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism£®Again criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout£®
1£®An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is ________£®
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A£®to reduce their mental stress
B£®to increase their sense of stress
C£®to make sports less competitive
D£®to make sports more challenging
2£®According to the passage, sport is positive for young people in that________£®
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A£®it can create high levels of stress
B£®it enables them to find flaws in themselves
C£®it can provide them with valuable experiences
D£®it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves
3£®According to the passage parents and coaches should ________£®
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A£®pay more attention to letting children enjoy sports
B£®help children to win every game
C£®train children to deal with stress
D£®enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports
4£®The author's purpose in writing the passage is to________£®
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A£®teach young athletes how to avoid burnout
B£®persuade young children not to worry about criticism
C£®stress the importance of positive reinforcement to children
D£®discuss the skill of mixing criticism with encouragement