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1、高考英语阅读理解考前冲刺训练2(十二)Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillblamingtherefereeing(裁判)decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcherwasorderedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament(锦标赛)involvingfouryouthteams.Eachmat
2、chlastedanhour,dividedintothreeperiodsofinutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.Observersnoteddownthereferees’mistakes,ofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.Changedintoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mistakes,aremarkablyhighnumber.Theresearcherthenstudiedth
3、evideotapestoanalyzethematchesindetail.Surprisingly,hefoundthatmistakesweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseofmistakeswas12meters.Theresearchshowstheoptimum(最佳的)dist
4、anceisabout29meters.Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedformistakeswas4meterspersecond.IfFIFA,football’sinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardofrefereeingatthenextWorldCup,itshou
5、ldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargues.HealsosaysthatFIFA’sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireattheageof45maybemisguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionsisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionislessimportant.1.
6、Theexperimentwasmeantto_____.A.reviewtherefereeingdecisionsatthe1998WorldCupB.findthecausesofmistakesmadebyfootballrefereesC.relievethedisappointedfans’angerD.helptheplayerstowintheWorldCup2.Thenumberofrefereeingmistakesintheexperimentalmatcheswas_____.A.aboveaverageB.belowavera
7、geC.quiteunexpectedD.quitenormal3.Thefindingsoftheexperimentshowthat_____.A.mistakesarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinoneplaceB.thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincident,thefewerthemistakesC.themoreslowlytherefereeruns,themorelikelymistakeswilloccurD.mistakesaremorelikelywhenarefereek
8、eepsclosetotheball4.ItissuggestedinthetextthatF