HandballisahugelypopularsportinEuropeandAsia,anditisoneofthefastestandmostexcitingsportsintheworld.Itcombinesbasketballandsoccerwiththeattractingsavesofwaterpolo.Handballisplayedonanindoorcourt（thesizeoftwobasketballcourts）andtherearegoalsateachend.Therearetwelveplayersoneachteam,twogoalkeepersandtenfieldplayers,butthereisamaximumofonegoalkeeperandsixfieldplayersfromeachteamallowedonthecourtatanyonetime.Theideaissimple:scoremoregoalsthantheotherteam.
Theballismadeofleatherorasyntheticmaterialanditmustberound.Thesurfacemustnotbeshinyorslippery.Thesizeandweightoftheballvariesformaleandfemaleteams,andadultandjuniorteam’s.Handballhasthesamefreerangingplayasbasketball,withallplayersexceptthegoalkeeperconstantlymovingfromattacktodefence.Thegoalkeeperuseshands,feet,headandbodytokeepouttheotherteam’sshots.
Theoriginsofhandballareunclear.Manypeoplebelievethatitdevelopedasatraininggameforsoccer,tobeplayedintheoffseason,orwhenitwassnowing.Now,incountrieswherehandballispopular,playerscanearnlargesumsofmoney,andindoorstadiumsseatingovertenthousandpeopleselloutregularly.HandballhasbeenplayedattheOlympicssince1972.
56．Thepassagestatesthathandballwasmostprobablydeveloped.
A．asareplacementforbasketballB．bysupportersofwaterpolo
C．forthe1972OlympicsD．asatraininggame
57．Thestatement,“Theideaissimple”,emphasizesthatinhandballthe.
A．playerscanchangepositionsB．courtisclearlymarked
C．gamehasonlyonepurposeD．playerscanearnalotofmoney
58．Itisclearthatthewriterbelievesthesportofhandball.
A．developedasatraininggameforsoccerB．shouldonlybeplayedinwinter
C．requiresanunusuallyshapedballD．isgreatfunfortheaudience
59．Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.
A．describeaninterestingsport
B．showhowtherulesofhandballhavechanged
C．listtheworldchampionhandballteams
D．increasethenumberofteamsattheOlympics
“Tearthemapart！”“Killthefool！”“Murderthereferee(裁判)！”
Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade，theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.
Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent”is“adversary”；“enemy”；“onewhoopposesyourinterests”.Thus，whenaplayermeetsanopponent，heorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimes，winningmaydominateone’sintellect，andeveryaction，nomatterhowgross，maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed，“Aretheywetenoughnow？”
Intheheatofbattle，playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sinternationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt，theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense？Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.
Therefore，Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.
Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“colleague”；“friend”；“companion”．Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent”．
66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview
A．Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.
B.Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.
C．Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.
D．Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield.
67．Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers______.
A.aretooeagertowin
B.areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended
C.cannotaffordtobepoliteinafiercecompetition
D.treattheirrivalsasenemies
68．Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves
A.Herefusedtocontinuethegame.
B.Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.
C.Heclaimedthattherefereewasunfair.
D.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.
69．Accordingtothepassage，playersinagamemay______.
A.deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirway
B.keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegame
C.liedownonthegroundasanactofprotest
D.kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce
70．Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby_______.
A.callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourt
B.raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibility
C.changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield
D.regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees
Makinganapologyisnotthesameasmakingamends.Sometimesweapologizejustbecauseit’stheeasiestthingtodo.What’sactuallyimportantistoidentifywherewegowrong,takefullresponsibilityforourmistakesand,ifpossible,trytomakeupforthem.
ArecentcaseinvolvingHewlett-Packed,theUScomputergiant,showstheimportanceofpresentingasincereapology.TheChineseconsumerswhohadboughtnotebookcomputersofcertainmodels,whichhavebeenputonChinesemarketsince2007,sufferedamassiveflashscreenfailuresandoverheatingproblems.Throughinvestigation,ChineseAQSIQ(国家质检总局)identifiedtheseHPcomputershadqualityproblemsandHPadmittedthis.HPmadeaproposalthattheywouldextendthewarrantyperiodofsuchcomputers,butthiscouldnotsatisfiedtheconsumers.Whattheyneededwasathoroughdescriptionofthetruth.HPhas“sincerely”apologized.Buttheconsumersremainangry,andsaythatonlyaproductrecall—asHPhasdoneinthepast—willprovethattheapologyissincere.
AnotherapologythatfellflatonitsfacewasthatofThierryHenry,thefamousFrenchfootballer.HisdeliberatehandballinNovember2009createdthegoalwhichknockedIrelandoutofthe2010WorldCup.Theincidentcausedgreatangerinthefootballworld,andeventuallyHenryissuedandapology.Twodayslater,hewrote,“I’mnotthereferee…butifIhurtsomeoneI’msorry.”Betterlatethannever,perhaps,buteventhenhepassedtheblameontothereferee!
Suchhigh-profilecases,whichattractalotofpublicityoftenunderthespotlight,butsimilarincidentsoccurinoureverydaylives.Stresscausedbyschoolworkandtirednesscansometimesresultinoutburstsofangeragainstfriendsandfamily.HaveyoueverlostyourtemperforminorreasonsAftercalmingdown,mostpeoplearequicktorealizetheirmistakeandapologize.Butit’sjustasimportanttoidentifywhatcausedtheerrorinthefirstplaceandtakeactiontoensureitdoesn’thappenagain.
Nooneshouldholdanegativeattitudetomakingasincereapology.Emptywordsareeasytosay,buttheyareasuselessastheysound.Arealshowofremorsedemandshardworkandcommitmenttoputerrorright.
46.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthecaseofHP
A.Atrueapologyneedssincereactions.
B.HPshouldrecallallthefaultycomputers.
C.Goodqualitymakesagoodcompany.
D.Acompanyshouldapologizeandpayfortheirmistakes.
47.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwedoanythingwrongwefirstly__________.
A.makeanapologyfacetofacehonestly
B.admitwewerewrongandtrytomakethewrongright
C.taketheresponsibilityforapologizingtoothers
D.choosetheeasiestthingtodo
48.WecaninferfromthecaseofThierryHenrythat______________.
A.It’snevertoolatetosay“I’msorry.”
B.Writinganapologyisnotagoodidea.
C.Henrydidn’tidentifyhisfault.
D.ThefootballfansweremadwithHenry.
49.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheword“commitment”inthelastparagraph
A.decisionB.promiseC.agreementD.responsibility
50.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage
A.Whatreallyputsthingsright
B.Don’tapologizeeasily
C.Makinganapology—nooneisoutofexception
D.Howtojudgeanapology—sincereenough
ArecentcaseinvolvingHewlett-Packed,theUScomputergiant,showstheimportanceofpresentingasincereapology.TheChineseconsumerswhohadboughtnotebookcomputersofcertainmodels,whichhavebeenputonChinesemarketsince2007,sufferedamassiveflashscreenfailuresandoverheatingproblems.Throughinvestigation,ChineseAQSIQ(国家质检总局)identifiedtheseHPcomputershadqualityproblemsandHPadmittedthis.HPmadeaproposalthattheywouldextendthewarranty(保修)periodofsuchcomputers,butthiscouldnotsatisfiedtheconsumers.Whattheyneededwasathoroughdescriptionofthetruth.HPhas“sincerely”apologized.Buttheconsumersremainangry,andsaythatonlyaproductrecall—asHPhasdoneinthepast—willprovethattheapologyissincere.
AnotherapologythatfellflatonitsfacewasthatofThierryHenry,thefamousFrenchfootballer.HisdeliberatehandballinNovember2009createdthegoalwhichknockedIrelandoutofthe2010WorldCup.Theincidentcausedgreatangerinthefootballworld,andeventuallyHenryissuedanapology.Twodayslater,hewrote,“I’mnotthereferee…butifIhurtsomeoneI’msorry.”Betterlatethannever,perhaps,buteventhenhepassedtheblameontothereferee!
Nooneshouldholdanegativeattitudetomakingasincereapology.Emptywordsareeasytosay,buttheyareasuselessastheysound.Arealshowofremorse（痛悔;自责）demandshardworkandcommitmenttoputerrorright.
1.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthecaseofHP
A．Atrueapologyneedssincereactions.
B．HPshouldrecallallthefaultycomputers.
C．Goodqualitymakesagoodcompany.
D．Acompanyshouldapologizeandpayfortheirmistakes.
2.Accordingtotheauthor,whenwedoanythingwrongwefirstly_________.
A．makeanapologyfacetofacehonestly
B．admitwewerewrongandtrytomakethewrongright
C．taketheresponsibilityforapologizingtoothers
D．choosetheeasiestthingtodo
3.WecaninferfromthecaseofThierryHenrythat_________.
A．it’snevertoolatetosay“I’msorry.”
B．writinganapologyisnotagoodidea
C．Henrydidn’tidentifyhisfault.
D．thefootballfansweremadwithHenry.
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheword“commitment”inthelastparagraph