3、Passage Three

　　Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence（真谛）of sport-the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams. They become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself， he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for entire nation's hopes，dreams and reputation. A good example is the football World Cup. Football is the world's most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina（阿根廷）to someone and the chances are that he'll think of football. In a sense，winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map. Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England felt than their country was somehow important after they won in 1996. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars，and even their houses，and spent all their money traveling to Argentina，where the finals were played. So，am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport？ Certainly not！Do the Argentinian really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football， their nation is in every way better than all others？Not really. But it's nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.

　　71. What is the author's main purpose in the passage？

　　A. To explain the role of sport.

　　B. To compare Scotland with Argentina.

　　C. To show that Argentina is better than all others.

　　D. To prove that football is the word's most important sport.

　　72. In the second paragraph， the word "summit" means "（ ）".

　　A. award           

　　B. summary            

　　C. highest point           

　　D. mountain top

　　73. According to the passage， Argentina is world-famous because of its （ ） .

　　A. obvious position on the map               

　　B. successes in the football World Cup

　　C. excellence at most important sports          

　　D. large number of sports fans and supporters

　　74. According to the passage， if a sportsman only thinks about winning， he will （ ） .

　　A. fail to succeed                          

　　B. lose enjoyment

　　C. be successful                            

　　D. be unreasonable

　　75. What is the author's attitude towards international games？

　　A. Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.

　　B. Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.

　　C. Nations that win in international games prove the best on the sports field at least.

　　D. Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.

　　答案提示：71. A 72. C 73. B 74. B 75. C

　　4、Passage Four

　　When the TV viewer turns on his set，what sort of programs does he have to choose from？You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else，but that's not the case. In most countries， fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high-34.8%，and the funloving Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy，all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information （news，documentaries and so on）or entertainment programs. Of course，few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though，more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of another-just another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U. K.，the figure is 56.4%.The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don't go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time is devoted to dramas and serials，quiz shows，music，sports，etc. You will find more news information programs on Italian TV than anything else. That's understandable in a country experiencing social and political changes. Italians rely on TV to tell them what's going on－and events are happening almost too fast to follow. The percentage of time the U. S. devoted to news and documentary programs is much smaller. After education，most TV time is given to entertainment. Many of these programs are shown around the world.

　　76. Based on this passage， the percentage of TV broadcasting hours devoted to education is greatest in （ ）。

　　A. Japan        

　　B. Italy           

　　C. Canada              

　　D. the United States

　　77. More news information programs are broadcast on Italian TV than anywhere else because the Italians （ ） .

　　A. are interested in what is happening in the world

　　B. like to undergo social and political changes

　　C. prefer to learn news information on TV rather than in newspapers

　　D. expect TV to tell them the latest news about what is going on in their country

　　78. So far as the broadcasting hours devoted to entertainment are concerned， （ ）。

　　A. the Japanese figure is the highest in the world

　　B. the U. S. figure is smaller than the U. K. figure

　　C. the U. K. figure is second to the Japanese figure

　　D. the Canadian figure is higher than that of any other country