Fewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeople.Withpropertraining,supervision,protectiveequipmentandtechniques,andanproperemphasisonwinning,sportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritan
Fewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeople.Withpropertraining,supervision,protectiveequipmentandtechniques,andanproperemphasisonwinning,sportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasures,childhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.
Eveninthebestconditions,noactivitycanberisk—free.Butmostserioushazardsarepreventable.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmets;hockeyplayersbywearingmasks;basketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguards;baseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.
Besides,riskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefound,andthusprevented,throughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventable,havinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipment,andsomeonetrainedtousetheequipment,canbelifesaving.
Still,eachyear,accordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicine,morethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuries,nearlyhalfofthempreventable.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise—relatedheadillnesseseachyear,andalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoided.
Further,fromhalftothree—fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions(脑震荡)areneverevendiagnosed;theinjuredareoftensentbackintoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain—damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.org.
68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Alltheaccidentscanbeprevented.B.Alltheaccidentscannotbeprevented.
C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.
D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.
69.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazards”(inparagraph2)mean?
A.mistakes B.diseases C.dangers D.situations
70.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat .
A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattention