题文
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murders of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, as the losers disagreed with the final decisions. They believed that one of their goals should have been allowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said: “This isn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension(停赛) of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable(有争议的) end to their contest. The game had ended in disorder. It was thought at first that the United States had won by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the US had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury (评审委员会) debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义).
小题1:According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ____.A．created goodwill between the nationsB．hardly showed any international friendship C．caused only false national prideD．led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred小题2:What did the manager mean by saying, “...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?A．There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.B．His team would no longer take part in international games.C．Hockey and the Federation are ruined by the unfair decisions.D．The Federation should be ended.小题3: The basketball example implied that .A．too much patriotism was displayed in the incidentB．the announcement to make the match last longer was wrongC．the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decisionD．The American team was right in receiving the silver medals小题4:Which statement best summarizes this passage?A．The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.B．Different teams often have disputes when fighting for the first place.C．Any team that has disrespectful behavior should be suspended.D．Athletes should compete as individuals. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
解析
本文通过举例说明奥运会上的竞赛阻碍了国际间的友谊，所以提出奥运会机构必须要改革。
小题1:细节题：根据第一段的句子：" but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood.可知在最近几年的奥运会上，没有体现出体育鼓励国际间的手足情谊，故选Ｂ。
小题2:推理题：根据第二段的句子：They believed that one of their goals should have been allowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair.这段描述可知他们认为比赛结果不公平，故选Ｃ。
小题３:推理题：根据第三段的句子：There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sport encourages international brotherhood.这句可以看出，举这个例子主要是说明运动会上的竞赛阻碍了国际间的友谊，故选Ａ。
小题４:主旨题：根据Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game这句可推断出奥运会机构必须要改进，故选A
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Some people believe .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
