单选题 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: those international contests 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 sports encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey (曲棍球) final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents" victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage 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 of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
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.

单选题 According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ______.

A、 created goodwill between the nations
B、 bred only false national pride
C、 barely showed any international friendship
D、 led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 首段第三句指出：近来的奥运会几乎无法支持“运动能够促进国家之间的兄弟情谊”这一观点。C项是该句的另一种表达，故答案为C。

单选题 What did the manager mean by saying, "...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished"?

A、 His team would no longer take part in international games.
B、 Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions.
C、 There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.
D、 The Federation should be dissolved.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] “are finished”在文中的意思为“被毁了，完蛋了”。“This wasn"t hockey”也说明，该经理人认为这场比赛已经不能称其为真正的曲棍球比赛，不公正的决定已经毁了曲棍球。另外，句子的结构说明：曲棍球和国际曲棍球联盟在are finished这一点上是完全相同的。故答案为B。

单选题 The basketball example implied that ______.

A、 too much patriotism was displayed in the incident
B、 the announcement to prolong the match was wrong
C、 the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision
D、 the American team was right in rejecting the silver medals

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 最后一段中指出，作者认为目前奥运会的组织方式过多地鼓励了爱国主义情绪，而这也恰恰是造成国际体育赛事中麻烦不断的根源。故答案为A。

单选题 The author gives the two examples in paragraphs 2 and 3 to show ______.

A、 how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games
B、 that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be
C、 that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship
D、 that unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 由本文的第一、第四段可知，作者的观点是：比赛中所表现出的竞争性不利于国际友谊的形成。这也正是第二、三段举的两个例子所要说明的。故答案为C。

单选题 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

A、 The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.
B、 Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.
C、 Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.
D、 International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 文章最后一句指出，作者认为目前奥运会的组织方式过多地鼓励了进攻性的爱国主义(从而导致比赛中经常出现不良事件)。由此可以推出：(为了减少此类事件的发生)必须对其进行改进。故答案为A。

单选题 What"s the reason unhappy incidents happening in the Olympic Games?

A、 Sport is competitive rather than for the love of the game.
B、 Some people don"t abide by the rules.
C、 Misunderstanding and hatred.
D、 Too much patriotism was stressed in the incident.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 由最后一段第一句话可知国际体育赛事中出现恶性事件的原因：比赛是出于竞争而不是出于对运动的热爱。故答案为A。