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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)involv
2、ingfouryouthteams.Eachmatchlastedanhour,dividedintothreeperiodsofinutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.Observersnoteddownthereferees’mistakes,ofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.Changedintoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mistake
3、s,aremarkablyhighnumber.Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalyzethematchesindetail.Surprisingly,hefoundthatmistakesweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaverag
4、edistanceinthecaseofmistakeswas12meters.Theresearchshowstheoptimum(最佳的)distanceisabout29meters.Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedformistakeswas4meterspersecond.If
5、FIFA,football’sinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardofrefereeingatthenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargues.HealsosaysthatFIFA’sinsistencethatrefe
6、reesshouldretireattheageof45maybemisguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionsisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionislessimportant.1.Theexperimentwasmeantto_____.A.reviewtherefereeingdecisionsatthe1998WorldCupB.findthecausesofmistakesmadebyfootballrefereesC.reli
7、evethedisappointedfans’angerD.helptheplayerstowintheWorldCup2.Thenumberofrefereeingmistakesintheexperimentalmatcheswas_____.A.aboveaverageB.belowaverageC.quiteunexpectedD.quitenormal3.Thefindingsoftheexperimentshowthat_____.A.mistakesarelesslikelywhenare
8、fereestaysinoneplaceB.thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincident,thefewerthemistakesC.themoreslowlytherefereeruns,themorelikelymistakeswilloccurD.mistakesaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheball4.ItissuggestedinthetextthatF
