Unit13Wisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。学习内容题材词数建议时间得分统计做题备忘PartAText1文化教育410/10Text2商业经济385/10Text3科普知识494/10Text4社会生活428/10PartB文化教育519/10PartC科普知识377/10PartADirections：Readthefollowingtexts.Answerthequestionsbloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].Text1Whatissportsviolence?Thedistinctionbetweenunacceptableviciousnessandagame’snormalrough-and-tumbleisimpossibletomake,sotheargumentruns.Thispositionmayappealtoourinclinationforlegalism,butthetruthismostofusknowquitewellwhenanactofneedlesssavageryhasbeencommitted,andsportsarelittledifferentfromcountlessotheractivitiesoflife.Thedistinctionisasapparentasthatbetweenadeliberatelyaimedblowandthearmfailingofthelosinghisbalance.Whenaplayerballshishandintoafist,whenhedriveshishelmetintoanunsuspectingopponentinshort,whenhecrossestheboundarybetweenplayinghardandplayingtohurt—hecanonlyintendanactofviolence.Admittedly,roughactsinsportsaredifficulttopolice.Buthere,too,wefindreflectedtheconditionsofeverydaylife.Ambiguitiesinthelaw,confusionatthescene,andthereluctanceofwitnessescloudalmostanyroutineassaultcase.Suchuncertainties,however,havenotpreventedsocietyfromarrestingpeoplewhostriketheirfellowcitizensonthestreet.Perhapsourtroublesstemnotfromthegamesweplaybutratherfromhowweplaythem.The1979meetingbetweenhockeystarsfromtheSovietUnionandtheNationalHockeyLeagueprovidedadirecttestoftwoapproachestosport—theemphasisonskill,grace,andtechniquebytheRussiansandthestressonbrutalityandviolencebytheNHL.Inastartlingupset,theRussiansembarrassedtheirrough-playingopponentsandexplodedalong-standingmyth:thatsuccessincertainsportsrequiresexcessiveviolence.Violenceapologistscitetwoadditionalarguments.First,theysay,sportsalwayshavebeenrough;todaythingsarenodifferent.ButargumentsinAmerican’sOldWestweresettledonMainStreetwithsixguns,andearlycavedwellerschosetheirwomenwithaclub.Civilizinginfluencesendedthosepractices;yetwearetoldsportsviolenceshouldbetolerated.Thesecondcontentionisthatathletesacceptriskaspartofthegame,and,inthecaseofprofessionals,arepaidhandsomelytodoso.Butcananyoneseriouslyarguethatbeinganathleteshouldrequiretheacceptanceofunnecessaryphysicalabuse?And,exaggeratedasitmayseem,thepayofprofessionalathletespresumablyreflectstheirabilities,notapaymentagainstcombatinjuries.“Clearlyweareindeeptrouble,”saysperplexedformerfootballplayerALDeRogatis.“Buthowandwhyhasitgottensobad?”1.Accordingtotheauthor,deliberateviolenceinsportsis[A]impossibletotellfrompayinghard.[B]ambiguousinanycircumstances.[C]tooapparenttoescapeobservation.[D]evidentifenoughattentionispaidto.2.Aviolenceapologistprobablythinksthat[A]violenceinsportsisarareoccurrence.[B]violenceinsportsisnotnecessary.[C]athletesarepaidenoughfortheirinjuries.[D]professionalathletesenjoyviolence.3.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorindicatesthat[A]nothingcanbedoneaboutviolenceinsports.[B]footballplayersareconcernedaboutviolenceinsports.[C]violenceinsportsisworsenowthaniteverwas.[D]athletesareconfusedaboutwhatshouldbeallowedinsports.4.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingistrue？[A]athletes’personalitieshaveeffectsontheinclinationforviolent.[B]athleteswhoemphasisonskill,graceandtechniquewillwin.[C]athletesshouldnothavetoacceptunnecessaryphysicalabuse[D]athletesneedhighersalariestocompensatefortheirinjuries.5.Wecaninferfro...
