Nowadayspeoplehaveaheateddiscussiononwhetherthepressureoninternationalsportsplayerskillstheessence(真谛)ofsport—thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandp
Nowadayspeoplehaveaheateddiscussiononwhetherthepressureoninternationalsportsplayerskillstheessence(真谛)ofsport—thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteamstheybecomecompetitivebuttheystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself;hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsiblefortheentirenation’shopesdreamsandreputation.
AgoodexampleisthefootballWordCup.Footballistheworld’smostimportantsport.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.MentionArgentina(阿根廷)tosomeoneandthechancesarethathe’llthinkoffootball.InasensewinningtheWorldCupputArgentinaonthemap.
SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteirrationalabouttheWorldCup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircarsandeventheirhousesandspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentinawherethefinalswereplayed.
SoamIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?Certainlynot!DotheArgentineansreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfootballtheirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?NotreallyButit’snicetoknowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.
64.Accordingtothepassageifasportsmanonlythinksaboutwinninghewill_____..
A.failtosucceed B.besuccessfulC.loseenjoymentD.beunreasonable
65.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______..
A.childrentakepartinallkindsofsportsbecausesportsactivitiesgivethempleasure.
B.competitionsbetweendifferentschoolteamsmakesportsnolongerapersonalactforfun.
C.Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalcompetitionmakessportsataskaresponsibilityfortheindividuals.
D.somepeoplethinkinternationalcompetitionisinawayoppositetothepursuitofpersonalexcellence.
66.Whatdoesthespeakermeanwhenhesays“InasensewinningtheWorldCupputArgentinaonthemap”?
A.WinningtheWorldCupmakesArgentinaafootballpowerinth