The modern Olympic Games, founded in 1896, began as contests between individuals, rather than among nations, with the hope of promoting world peace through sportsmanship. In the beginning, the games were open only to amateurs. An amateur is a person whose involvement in an activity---from sports to science or the arts---is purely for pleasure. Amateurs, whatever their contributions to a field, expect to receive no form of compensation ; professionals, in contrast, perform their work in order to earn a living.
From the perspective of many athletes, however, the Olympic playing field has been far from level. Restricting the Olympics to amateurs has precluded（妨礙） the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid. Countries have always desired to send their best athletes, not their wealthiest ones, to the Olympic Games.
A slender and imprecise line separates what we call “financial support” from “earning money.” Do athletes “earn money” if they are reimbursed（補(bǔ)償） for travel expenses? What if they are paid for time lost at work or if they accept free clothing from a manufacturer or if they teach sports for a living? The runner Eric Liddell was the son of poor missionaries; in 1924 the British Olympic Committee financed his trip to the Olympics, where he won a gold and a bronze medal. College scholarships and support from the United States Olympic Committee made it possible for American track stars Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph and speed skater Dan Jansen to train and compete. When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier. Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.
In 1971 the International Olympic Committee(IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete. In 1986 the IOC allowed professional athletes into the games.
There are those who regret the disappearance of amateurism from the Olympic Games. For them the games lost something special when they became just another way for athletes to earn money. Others say that the designation of amateurism was always questionable; they argue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an “amateur” will continue for a long time.
小題1: One might infer that _______________________.
A．developing Olympic-level skills in athletes is costly
B．professional athletes are mostly interested in financial rewards
C．a(chǎn)mateurs does not expect to earn money at the sport that is played
D．a(chǎn)mateurs have a better attitude than professionals do
小題2: The statement “the Olympic playing field has been far from level” means that__________.
A．the ground the athletes played on was in bad condition
B．the poorer players were given some advantages
C．the rules did not work the same way for everyone
D．a(chǎn)mateurs were inferior to the professionals in many ways
小題3: The financial support given to athletes by the Soviet government can best be compared to ________________.
A．a(chǎn) gift received on a special occasion, such as a birthday
B．money received from a winning lottery ticket
C．a(chǎn)n allowance paid to a child
D．money from charity organization
小題4: One can conclude that the Olympic Organizing Committee _________________.
A．has held firm to its original vision of the Olympic games
B．has struggled with the definition of amateur over the years
C．regards itself as an organization for professional athletes only
D．did nothing but stop allowing communists to participate

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了奧運(yùn)會(huì)的歷史，最初，奧運(yùn)會(huì)是由業(yè)余愛(ài)好者參加的，他們不需要給錢(qián)，只是為了娛樂(lè)，到后來(lái)為了通過(guò)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)推進(jìn)世界和平，才有了各國(guó)派出的專(zhuān)業(yè)的運(yùn)動(dòng)員參加的奧運(yùn)會(huì)。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)they argue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. 可以推出培養(yǎng)一個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員花費(fèi)是很大的，故選A。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Restricting the Olympics to amateurs has precluded（妨礙） the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid.故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.所以蘇維埃政府給運(yùn)動(dòng)員的錢(qián)就像給孩子的零花錢(qián)，故選C。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an “amateur” will continue for a long time.故選B。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：推理判斷題屬于主觀題，是層次較高的題目。它包括判斷和推理題。這兩類(lèi)題常常相互依存，推理是為了做出正確的判斷，正確的判斷又依賴(lài)于合乎邏輯的推理。該題要求在理解表面文字的基礎(chǔ)上做出判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意思和深層意思，也就是通過(guò)文章中的文字信息，上下邏輯關(guān)系及事物的發(fā)展變化等已知信息，推斷出作者沒(méi)有直接表達(dá)的態(tài)度和觀點(diǎn)。
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