题目内容
In non-English ________ countries people need more practice in ________ English.
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A.speaking…speaking
B.spoken…spoken
C.speaking…spoken
D.spoke…speaking
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: international competitions 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 sport encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident including the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by incidents caused mainly by smaller national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said, “This wasn’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(停赛)of the team for at least three years.
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(爱国主义).
1.According to the author, recently the Olympic Games have ______.
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A.created goodwill between the nations |
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B.brought about only false national pride |
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C.hardly showed any international friendship |
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D.put an end to misunderstanding and hatred |
2.The underlined word “disallowed”(in Paragraph 2) means “______”.
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A.permitted to pass |
B.considered as reasonable |
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C.won by the other side |
D.refused to accept |
3.What did the manager mean by saying, “Hockey and the International Hockey Federation
are finished"?
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A.His team would no longer take part in international games. |
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B.Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions. |
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C.There should be no more Hockey matches organized by the Federation. |
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D.The Federation should break up. |
4.The author gives the example in paragraph 2 to show ______.
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A.how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games |
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B.that sportsmen are often against the final decisions |
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C.that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship |
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D.that unfair decisions are common in the Olympic Games |
5.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
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A.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved. |
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B.Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games. |
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C.A game should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game. |
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D.More and more athletes will compete for their own honor. |
Compulsive(强迫的)shoppers may have a new psychological excuse to blame for their wild shopping. Psychologists at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand are studying the “shop-till-you-drop” habit as a behavioral disorder similar to compulsive eating. Compulsive shoppers frequently buy more than they can afford or more than they need, and it causes them distress(苦恼).
“It becomes a problem when you are out of control,” psychology lecturer Neville Blampied said. “When you are feeling bad and blue, what do you do? Some people eat chocolate cake and ice cream. Some people take the credit card and go out to the shop.” Bank managers understand the problem because they have to deal with people who have to be persuaded to stop using their cards drawing money.
Compulsive shopping was first discovered in 1915, although it was then known as monomania. Few studies have been done on the problem.
An advertisement in a Christchurch paper, calling for people to take part in an experimental treatment program designed by Mr. Wilson, attracted 10 replies. But the problem, said Mr. Wilson, is “clearly not rare”. He thinks that compulsive shopping should be treated with drugs. “As psychologists we are interested in non-drug treatments for behavioral difficulties,” Mr. Wilson said.
Compulsive eaters or shoppers get a kick from their habit. “Both activities provide an immediate kind of kick and you feel a bit better,” he said. “You have long-term problems, but human beings are extremely good at not seeing long-term problems and are very sensitive to short-term benefits,” he said.
The aim of the treatment was to help people find better ways of managing their emotions. The program, consisting of 10 one-hour weekly lessons and two follow-up treatments, is loosely based on teaching stress management.
“You often have to start to get people to correctly recognize their emotions. Not being able to know what you really feel weakens your ability to solve the problems connected with what’s making you feel that way,” Mr. Wilson said.
1.The compulsive shoppers will go shopping when ______.
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A.they have lots of money |
B.they are taking drugs |
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C.they are feeling sad |
D.they win a prize |
2.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph most probably refers to __________.
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A.compulsive eating |
B.a new psychological excuse |
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C.the study done by Blampied |
D.the behavior of wild shopping |
3.Which of the following is considered important in treating compulsive shoppers?
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A.Teaching them to manage their money better. |
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B.Teaching them to understand their emotions. |
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C.Persuading them not to draw money from the bank. |
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D.Treating them with right drugs. |
4.When the writer says that compulsive shoppers get a kick from their habit, he means that they __________.
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A.feel distressed after their wild shopping |
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B.feel better after treatment from psychologists |
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C.are better able to deal with stress problems |
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D.have a feeling of excitement after shopping |