新课标高中毕业班英语阅读理解专项练习（两套）新课标高中毕业班英语阅读理解专项练习（两套）第一套ASome 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: that 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 encourage 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 secondplace medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match as, 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 wasnt 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 disturbace. 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 U.S.A. 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 indiviuals, or in nonnational terms, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.1.According to the author,recent Olympic Games have _. A)created goodwill between the nations B)bred only false national pride C)hardly showed any international friendship D)led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred 2.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 60th ruined by the unfair decisions. C)There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation. D)The Federation should be dissolved. 3.The basketball example implied that _. A)too much patriotism was displayed in the incident B)the announcement to prolong the match was wrongC)the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision D)The American team was right in receiving the silver medals 4.The author gives the two examples in paragraph 2 and 3 to show _. A)how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games B)that spoktsmen 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 5.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.BThere are two major parties in Britain today,the Conservative Party and the Labour Party,which have been in power by turns since 1945.The twoparty system of Britain was formed in the course of the development of the capitalist state and the political parties.In order to strengthen the state machine,the British bourgeosie have let it come into being and exist in one form or another form since the 17th century. P.S.Tregidgo once said:“The more parties there are,the less likely it is that any one of them will be strong enough in Parliament to outvote all the others;but when there are only two,one of them is sure to have a majority o f seats.This helps to ensure a strong and stable government.”This may be the reason why the British have the two party system. The division into two parties grew out the establishment of a Protestant Church of England in the 16th century.Because of a purely religious difference of opinion,the Puritans were separated from the broad body of the Anglican Church. The non Puritan Anglicans were on the side of the King and Church,and their supporters were called by their opponents “Tories.”The Puritans were for Parliament and trade, and their sup