問題詳情

I am always amazed when I hear people saying thatsport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if onlythe common peoples of the world could meet one another atfootball or cricket, they would have no inclination to meeton the battlefield. Even if one didn't know from concreteexamples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) thatinternational sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, onecould deduce it from general principles.Nearly all the sports practiced nowadays arecompetitive. You play to win, and the game has littlemeaning unless you do your utmost to win. On the villagegreen, where you pick up sides and no feeling of localpatriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for thefun and exercise: but as soon as the question of prestigearises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit willbe disgraced if you lose, the most savage combativeinstincts are aroused. Anyone who has played even in aschool football match knows this. At the international level,sport is frankly mimic warfare. But the significant thing isnot the behavior of the players but the attitude of thespectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations whowork themselves into furies over these absurd contests, andseriously believe － at any rate for short periods -- thatrunning, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of nationalvirtue.
76. The author thinks that sport
(A) nurtures friendship between countries.
(B) can onlybe fun when there is competition.
(C) can be like warsbetween countries.
(D) prevents people from wagingwars.

參考答案

答案：C
難度：適中0.625
統計：A(2),B(1),C(10),D(3),E(0)

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