单选题
Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed
fans were still cursing the disputedrefereeing (裁判) decisions that denied
victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to studythe performance of
some top referees. The researcher organized an experimental
tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams.Each mateh lasted an hour, divided
into three periods of 20 mimates during which different refer-ees were in
charge. Observers noted down the referees'errors, of which
there were 61 over the tournament. Con-verted to a standard match of 90 minutes,
each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkablyhigh number.
The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail.
Surprisingly, hefound that errors were more likely when the referees were close
to the incident. When the officialsgot it right, they were, on average, 17
meters away from the action. The average distance in thecase of errors was 12
meters. The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about
20meters. There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct
decisions came when the referees were mov-ing at a speed of about 2 meters per
second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.
If FIFA, football' s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of
refereeing atthe next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes
on the action from a distance,rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the
researcher argues. He also says that FIFA' s insistence that
referees should retire at age 35 may be misguided. Ifkeeping up with the action
is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.
单选题
The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to______
A. review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup
B. analyse the causes of errors made by football referees
C. set a standard for football refereeing
D. reexamine the rules for football refereeing
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 依据为第1段第3行。
单选题
The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was______
A. slightly above average
B. higher than in the 1998 World Cup
C. quite unexpected
D. as high as in a standard match
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 主要依据在第3段。注意converted to a standard match of 90 minutes是指“转换成90分钟的标准比赛”。提示词为a remarkably high number，文章并未涉及A、B、D项。
单选题
The findings of the experiment show that______
A. errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball
B. the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errors
C. the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occur
D. errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 提示出现在第4段第2句，以及第6段第2行。
单选题
The word "officials" (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably refers
to______