单选题 Former England international football player Alan Shearer says there needs to be a zero tolerance policy to anyone found guilty of fixing in football matches. Six people were arrested on Sunday over fixing, allegations in the sport and have been bailed until April. "You are never going to stop betting but you have to stop the people inside," Shearer said, "It just cannot happen. If anyone is found guilty then there should be zero tolerance."
Blackburn striker DJ Campbell was one of six people questioned by police in connection with fixing in football matches. The arrests were made following a story in The Sun Newspaper on Sunday in which Portmouth ex-player Sam Sodje told an undercover reporter he could arrange yellow and red cards in exchange for cash.
Following the allegations, the government"s Culture Secretary Maria Miller called a meeting with leaders from football, cricket, horse racing, rugby league and rugby union. Football Association general secretary Alex Home said it was "a very positive meeting". He added: "The intelligence that we have is that this isn"t a wide-scale issue at the moment but we really welcome the impetus behind the National Crime Agency, it"s going to be a really important body for all of us in reminding people that these are criminal activities and that the criminal nature of these activities shouldn"t be underestimated."
Staines Town manager Marcus Gayle, a former striker for Wimbledon when they were in the top flight, says match-fixers approached one of his players. "I was disgusted that it is still around in the game," he said, "We"ve had a recent incident in an approach towards our club and a player but we had to do the fight thing. We reported it less than 24 hours. When it was indicated to me that something had gone on, my call was to the chief executive to say that we need to report this to the authorities as soon as possible as we don"t want any blemish on us as a club."
In a separate investigation, the NCA is examining claims that an international betting syndicate was involved in match-fixing. Four people, including two Conference South players, have been charged with fixing-related offences as part of that investigation.
It runs one of five schemes being funded by the European Commission to raise awareness of the issue, while it is working with leagues in six countries—including in the United Kingdom—to develop and pilot education programs.
单选题 What does the word "fixing" refer to in Paragraph 1?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 释义题。由第一段第三句“You are never going to stop betting but you have to stop the people inside...”可知:在第一段中,“fixing”指的就是“betting”,这与B项内容相符。所以本题正确答案是B。
单选题 What"s Alan Shearer"s attitude towards fixing in games?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第一段第三、四、五句“You are never going to stop betting but you have to stop the people inside…”、“It just cannot happen. If anyone is found guilty then there should be zero tolerance.”可知:阿兰·希勒认为对于赌球应该采取零容忍的态度,尤其是业内人士,这分别与A项,D项不符。由这三句也可以知道,阿兰·希勒已经明确表明他的态度,这与C项的内容不符。所以本题正确答案是B。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraphs 3~4?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第三段第三句“The intelligence that we have is that this isn"t a wide-scale issue at the moment...”可知:目前英国的体育界存在的腐败行为没有那么严重,这与A项内容相符。由第三段第一句“Following the allegations, the government"s Culture Secretary Maria Miller called a meeting with leaders from football, cricket, horse racing, rugby league and rugby union.”可知:英国文化大臣召集了各个运动协会的负责人召开了一次联合会议讨论腐败问题,这与B项内容相符。由第四段第一句“...says match-fixers approached one of his players.”可知:部分俱乐部的球员曾经受到赌球掮客的引诱,这与C项的内容相符。由第四段第三、四句“We reported it less than 24 hours. When it was indicated to me that something had gone on, my call was to the chief executive to say that we need to report this to the authorities as soon as possible as we don"t want any blemish on us as a club.”可知:马克斯·戴勒首先是打电话给首席执行官,经商量后在24小时内向当局举报的,并没有知道后立即举报,这与D项不相符。所以本题正确答案是D。
单选题 Which measure has NOT been taken to deal with the match-fixing?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由第三段第一句“Following the allegations, the government"s Culture Secretary Maria Miller called a meeting with leaders from football, cricket, horse racing, rugby league and rugby union.”可知:英国文化大臣召集了各个运动协会的负责人召开了一次联合会议讨论腐败问题,这与A项内容相符。由第五段第一句“In a separate investigation, the NCA is examining claims that an international betting syndicate was involved in match-fixing.”可知:国家刑事犯罪中心正在调查一个国际赌球财团,这与B项内容相符。由最后一段第一句“It runs one of five schemes being funded by the European Commission to raise awareness of the issue...”可知:欧盟确实提供资金资助了五个反腐项目计划,这与C项内容相符。由第一段第二句“Six people were arrested on Sunday over fixing allegations in the sport and have been bailed until April.”可知:有六个球员因为赌球被捕后并被保释,但没有球员被判终身监禁,这与D项内容不符。所以本题正确答案是D。
单选题 What is the theme of this passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 主旨题。本文的核心词汇是“zero tolerance”和“fixing”,文章围绕这一话题,分别列举了阿兰·希勒、玛利亚·米勒、埃克斯·霍恩、马克斯·戴勒等人的评论与行为来阐述他们对赌球的批判。他们都在呼吁根除比赛中的作弊与赌球。这与B项内容相符。所以本题正确答案是B。