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