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1、WORD格式.可编辑Unit13Wisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。学习内容题材词数建议时间得分统计做题备忘PartAText1文化教育410/10Text2商业经济385/10Text3科普知识494/10Text4社会生活428/10PartB文化教育519/10PartC科普知识377/10PartADirections：Readthefollowingtexts.Answerthequestionsbloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].Text1Wha
2、tissportsviolence?Thedistinctionbetweenunacceptableviciousnessandagame’snormalrough-and-tumbleisimpossibletomake,sotheargumentruns.Thispositionmayappealtoourinclinationforlegalism,butthetruthismostofusknowquitewellwhenanactofneedlesssavageryhasbeencommitted,andsportsarelittledifferentfromc
3、ountlessotheractivitiesoflife.Thedistinctionisasapparentasthatbetweenadeliberatelyaimedblowandthearmfailingofthelosinghisbalance.Whenaplayerballshishandintoafist,whenhedriveshishelmetintoanunsuspectingopponentinshort,whenhecrossestheboundarybetweenplayinghardandplayingtohurt—hecanonlyinten
4、danactofviolence.Admittedly,roughactsinsportsaredifficulttopolice.Buthere,too,wefindreflectedtheconditionsofeverydaylife.Ambiguitiesinthelaw,confusionatthescene,andthereluctanceofwitnessescloudalmostanyroutineassaultcase.Suchuncertainties,however,havenotpreventedsocietyfromarrestingpeoplew
5、hostriketheirfellowcitizensonthestreet.Perhapsourtroublesstemnotfromthegamesweplaybutratherfromhowweplaythem.The1979meetingbetweenhockeystarsfromtheSovietUnionandtheNationalHockeyLeagueprovidedadirecttestoftwoapproachestosport—theemphasisonskill,grace,andtechniquebytheRussiansandthestresso
6、nbrutalityandviolencebytheNHL.Inastartlingupset,theRussiansembarrassedtheirrough-playingopponentsandexplodedalong-standingmyth:thatsuccessincertainsportsrequiresexcessiveviolence.Violenceapologistscitetwoadditionalarguments.First,theysay,sportsalwayshavebeenrough;todaythingsarenodifferent.
7、ButargumentsinAmerican’sOldWestweresettledonMainStreetwithsixguns,andearlycavedwellerschosetheirwomenwithaclub.Civilizinginfluencesendedthosepractices;yetwearetoldsportsviolenceshouldbetolerated.Thesecondcontentionisthatathletesacceptriskaspartofthegame,and,in
