If you are like many people, you enjoy sports in your leisure time. Many of us watch sports on TV, go to games and meets, and play tennis or golf in the time left after school or work. We may even chat about sports on the Internet. Many observers note that sports reinforce(加强;增强)norms and values important to society, like competition and teamwork. Sports metaphors, such as "There is no I in TEAM," teach us that success is achieved by putting the group above individual glory. Slogans like "Winners never quit and quitters never win" reinforce values of competition and working hard to get ahead.

     Nevertheless, organized sports have been criticized for several things. One is that they encourage potentially harmful male aggression.  Another is that they direct minority students, particularly African American males, toward athletics--instead of academics--as a road to success.  However, only a very small minority of high school athletes are able to support themselves through athletics. In fact, according to one estimate, only one of 12,000 high school athletes will earn money as a professional athlete; among those who make it, the average professional career lasts only three years. Nevertheless, the importance of sports in teaching and reinforcing norms and values, along with the role of sports in symbolizing and integrating communities, are important reasons why nearly every nation has encouraged athletics.

64. What's the primary purpose of the writer's writing the passage?

     A. To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of promoting athletics.

     B. To argue against supporting athletic teams in high schools.

     C. To entertain the reader with anecdotes about sports figures.

     D. To persuade that sports programs in schools need more money.

65. What does the underlined word "norms" probably mean?

     A. Types of sports.                                   B. Unusual or rare events.

     C. Errors to be avoided.                            D. Expected standards of behavior.

66. What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

     A. Athletics are supported by many countries.

     B. Emphasis on athletics may have some negative effects.

     C. Athletics prepare young people for success in life.

     D. African Americans often make excellent athletes.

67. The author of this passage probably feels that __________.

     A. teamwork is not important to success in athletics

     B. playing sports makes young males much more manly

     C. athletes should be encouraged to build academic skills

     D. sports should be discouraged in most American schools

If you are like many people, you enjoy sports in your leisure time. Many of us watch sports on TV, go to games and meets, and play tennis or golf in the time left after school or work. We may even chat about sports on the Internet. Many observers note that sports reinforce(加强;增强)norms and values important to society, like competition and teamwork. Sports metaphors, such as "There is no I in TEAM," teach us that success is achieved by putting the group above individual glory. Slogans like "Winners never quit and quitters never win" reinforce values of competition and working hard to get ahead.

     Nevertheless, organized sports have been criticized for several things. One is that they encourage potentially harmful male aggression.  Another is that they direct minority students, particularly African American males, toward athletics--instead of academics--as a road to success.  However, only a very small minority of high school athletes are able to support themselves through athletics. In fact, according to one estimate, only one of 12,000

high school athletes will earn money as a professional athlete; among those who make it, the average professional career lasts only three years. Nevertheless, the importance of sports in teaching and reinforcing norms and values, along with the role of sports in symbolizing and integrating communities, are important reasons why nearly every nation has encouraged athletics.

1. What's the primary purpose of the writer's writing the passage?

     A. To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of promoting athletics.

     B. To argue against supporting athletic teams in high schools.

     C. To entertain the reader with anecdotes about sports figures.

D. To persuade that sports programs in schools need more money.

2. What does the underlined word "norms" probably mean?

     A. Types of sports.

B. Unusual or rare events.

C. Errors to be avoided.

D. Expected standards of behavior.

3. What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

     A. Athletics are supported by many countries.

     B. Emphasis on athletics may have some negative effects.

     C. Athletics prepare young people for success in life.

     D. African Americans often make excellent athletes.

4. The author of this passage probably feels that

A.      teamwork is not important to success in athletics

B.      playing sports makes young males much more manly

     C. athletes should be encouraged to build academic skills

     D. sports should be discouraged in most American schools

5. The author suggests that

     A. interest in sports is declining around the world

     B. most Americans have only a minor interest in sports

C. training youth in sports does little to prepare them for successful lives

D. many Americans play sports and/or watch sports events on television

阅读短文，根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

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Why did I start walking? At the age of twenty, my doctor told me I had a serious illness and   42  not live longer. I was so   43  then. I spent all of my life worrying. The doctor suggested that I should   44 . I didn’t listen at first.  45 , after several months, I began to get the meaning of the doctor’s words. While I was walking, I began to  46  flowers. I would stop and enjoy their beauty. I  47  found that I had missed the most beautiful part of life--- flowers, falling leaves, snow-covered houses. I had been wasting time worrying about  48 .

Now I’m 35, and I don’t worry any more about  49  may happen, Worry only makes me miss the good things in  50  . I want to say hello to everything because I’m living a new life.

1.                A．skating         B．fishing          C．riding    D．walking

2.                A．must           B．need           C．may D．should

3.                A．happy          B．worried         C．excited   D．bored

4.                                  A．take more exercise   B．watch more TV

C．play computer games less            D．have enough sleep

5.                A．If             B．So             C．Unless    D．However

6.                A．notice          B．water          C．pick D．plant

7.                A．usually         B．early           C．quickly   D．normally

8.                A．pressure        B．death          C．study D．work

9.                A．what           B．when          C．why D．where

10.               A．season         B．life            C．book D．family