职称英语卫生类考试考前每日一练(18)

　　职称英语卫生类考试考前每日一练

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　　American Sports

　　The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles, which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports de-pends upon the time of year. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in the game

　　Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball, perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket.

　　Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on each team, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur.

　　Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football, bas-ketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states, state-wide high school matches are held yearly.

　　Other spectator sports include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of term is questionable, as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sports-men are the spectators, who do not assemble primarily to see the horse race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.

　　16. Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men, young and old in the US.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　17. The professional baseball teams that play well are allowed to play in the fall after the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　18. Baseball shares many features with the English game of cricket.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　19. Football can be classified as a spectator sport.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　20. Many Americans like basketball better than football because the latter is so harsh that players have to wear special uniforms.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　21. Basketball in American is so popular with universities that nation-wide university matches are held yearly.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

　　22. Horse-racing fans cannot be considered sportsmen because they are spectators whose primary interest is gambling.

　　A. Right

　　B. Wrong

　　C. Not mentioned

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　　美国的体育运动

　　美国是一个热爱体育运动的国家。在美国，体育运动有各种各样的形式：吸引大量观众为他们所喜爱的队伍呐喊助威的有组织的竞技活动;只要场地充足就可以进行的以娱乐放松为目的体育项目;狩猎和打渔。大多数体育运动有季节性，所以进行什么样的体育活动取决于一年中的时节。一些体育运动被称为观众性体育比赛，因为观众的数量远远大于参加比赛的运动员的数量。

　　棒球是美国最为流行的体育运动。它贯穿春季和夏季，职业棒球队一直持续到秋季。管没有完全和棒球相像的其他体育运动，也许和它最为接近的是英国的板球运动。

　　足球是秋季最为流行的体育运动。75年多前，该项运动起源于大学的体育活动。现在美国几乎每所学院和大学都仍在踢足球。一些规模非常大的大学足球体育场可以容纳8万观众。美式足球不同于欧式足球或英式足球。美式足球每队有11名队员，队员们身着厚厚的制服，头上还戴头盔。因为比赛粗野，很容易发生队员伤害。

　　篮球是美国中学和大学的冬季运动项目。和足球一样，篮球起源于美国，在其他国家并不流行。和足球相比，许多美国人更喜欢篮球，原因是整个冬天在室内都可以打篮球，而且它是一项更快速的运动。篮球在中学非常流行，每年，全州范围的中学篮球比赛在20多个州举行。

　　其他的观众性运动包括摔跤、拳击和赛马。尽管热衷于赛马的人自称为运动员，但是这个称呼的准确性可疑，因为只有在赛马过程中骑马的职业骑师可以算作是运动员。所谓的运动员只不过是那些观众，他们聚集起来的真正目的不是看比赛而是赌每场比赛的结果。赌博是赛马的吸引人之处。