阅读理解 A soccer referee suspended (吊销执照) for scoring a goal while taking charge of a game has resigned after being found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute by the Essex County Football Association. The Essex County Football Association said that they were disappointed by the decision of Savill, who hit the headlines last year when his sympathy for a team getting beaten 18-1 went too far. "It is a pretty unique case and hopefully it won''t happen again," said Essex County FA chief executive Phil Sammons. Brian Savill was taking charge of a Great Bromley Cup game in the south of England between Earls Colne Reserves and Wimpole 2000. With 10 minutes remaining and Wimple getting beaten 18-1, Savill found the ball at his feet in front of the Earls Coine goal and immediately banged it into the net, before signaling a goal. The laws of the game state that the referee is part of the playing area and that the game con tinues if the ball strikes him. There is no item in the laws to differentiate between an accidental or deliberate (故意的) touch of the ball. Savill''s bizarre (匪夷所思的) goal made little difference to the outcome as Earls Coine went on to win 20-2, but the officials were impressed. The Essex County Football Association finally found 47-year-old Savill guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and suspended him for seven weeks. Savill, a referee with 18 years'' experience, resigned after finding out about the decision. "They haven''t got a sense of humor," he told The Times newspaper. "It brought enjoyment to everyone'' s lives. It shows refereeing can be enjoyable and that we are not Hitlers running blowing whistles all the time." However, he advised other referees against following his example.
单选题 According to the passage, Savili hit the headlines because ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节题。首先用Savill hit the headlines进行定位。根据第四行who hit the headlines last year when his sympathy for a team getting beaten18-1 went too far(他对一支以1比18落后的球队的同情太过火了)可知他的所作所为已经违反了球赛的规则，故答案为A。
单选题 What is the meaning of the word "disrepute" in Line 2 Paragraph 1 ?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】语义题。本题可以用构词法进行解答。disrepute由dis-这个否定前缀和repute(名誉，名声)这个词干构成，故意为“坏名声”，如果考十对repute不熟悉的话，还可以从reputation推导出所考单词的意思。另外，也可通过语境或上下文进行猜测。Savill被吊销执照的原因肯定是负面的，可排除选项D，再把剩下的三个选项放进原文进行判断，可知答案为C。
单选题 What does the word "it" in Line 8 of Paragraph 3 refer to?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】指代题。Savill的话是针对自己踢进的球说的，而且用的是过去时态，故it是指他所进的球。选项A比较有迷惑性，因为前面说“They haven’t got a sense of humor．”，但是这里也是在说他们没有幽默感，不能理解他的做法，故选项A不正确。答案为C。
单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】推断题。分别对四个选项进行定位。选项A和B在文中根本没有涉及到，选项C与原文“The laws of the game state that the referee is part of the playing area and that the game continues if the ball strikes him．”不符。因此答案为D。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题。分别对四个选项进行定位，根据“The laws of the game state that the referee is part of the playing area and that the game continues if the ball strikes him．”可知，赛规并没有说裁判不能碰球，不管是有意还是无意的，故选项B陈述不正确。答案为B。