PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Tear’emapart!”“Killthefool!”“Murderthereferee(裁判)!”Therearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent”is“adversary”“enemy”and“onewhoopposesyourinterests”.Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotakeeveryaction,nomatterhowgrossitis.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed,“Aretheywetenoughnow?”Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreachingtohisopponent’sintentionalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongs,therebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”“friend”and“companion”.Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent”.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.B)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.C)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.58.Grossactionsaretakenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______.A)aretooeagertowinB)treattheirrivalsasenemiesC)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffendedD)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitions59.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?A)HeangrilyhittherefereewithaballB)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.C)HeclaimedthatrefereewasunfairD)Herefusedtocontinuethegame60.Whatisthemeaningoftheword‘court”(Para.4)?A)pleasewheretrialsareheldB)officialresidenceofasovereignC)spacemarkedforsportsD)courtyard61.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby______.A)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandrefereesB)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageinthecourtC)raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibilityD)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield57—61ABBCDPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheFrenchword“renaissance”meansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance,andthenadoptedbyhistoriansofculture,byarthistorians,andeventuallybymusichistorians,allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450-1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganin...
