2011年职称英语教材（综合类）新增文章（5）

2011年职称英语教材（综合类）新增文章（5） #

　　第十二篇
　　Sport or Spectacle?
　　Muhammad Ali1 is probably the most famous sports figure on earth：he is recognized on every continent and by all generations.The diagnosis of his illness 1 Parkinson’s disease2 after his retirement fuelled the debate about the dangers of boxing and criticism 2 the sport.That，plus his outspoken opposition 3 women’s boxing，made people wonder how he would react when one of his daughters decided to take 4 the sport.His presence at Laila’s first professional fight， 5 ，seemed to broadcast her father’s support.Of course Muhammad Ali wanted to watch his daughter fight.The ring announcer introduced him as the “the greatest” and as he sat down at the ringside the crowd chanted.
　　Twenty-one-year-old Laila’s debut fight was a huge success and there was as much publicity for the fight 6 her father’s fights once attracted. 7 ，Laila’s opponent was much weaker than she was and the fight lasted just 31 seconds.Since then，Laila has won most of her fights by knocking out3 her opponent.“She knows 8 she’s doing，all right，”said one referee about her.“She knows about moving well.You can see some of her dad’s moves.”

　　Laila Ali4 would rather not compare herself 9 her father.She prefers to make her own 10 .Her father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not spared her the details of what can happen.Laila realizes that her father wants her to understand the 11 possible scenario to see 12 she still wants to go forward with it.She knows she’s going to get hit hard at times，that she may get a broken nose or a swollen face，but at least she is prepared for it.
　　Laila’s decision to start boxing 13 her father’s struggle with the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease has of course sparked a mixture of debate and 14 .But Laila is a feisty and determined individual and it is that as much as her famous last name that has made her a magnet for worldwide media attention. Of course, the 15 on the boxing scene of a woman with her family history attracts even more questions about whether women’s boxing is sport or spectacle.
　　词汇：
　　Spectacle n.场面;景象 chant vi.(反复地、有节奏地)欢呼 #
　　recognize vt.赏识;认可 debut n.(演员、运动员)首次亮相
　　continent n.洲，大陆 publicity n.宣传;公众的注意
　　diagnosis n.(医学)诊断法 attract vt.吸引;引起注意
　　retirement n.退役;退休 opponent n.对手;敌手
　　fuel vt.激起，加强，刺激 referee n.裁判员考试大－中国教育考试门户网站(www．Examda。com)
　　debate n.辩论;讨论， compare vt.比较;对照
　　criticism n.批评;批判;指责’ spare vt.省去，免除
　　outspoken adj 直言的 scenario n.事态;局面
　　opposition n.反对 swollen adj.肿起的;浮肿的
　　react vi.做出反应;回应 symptom n.症状
　　presence n.出席;到场 spark vt.导致，激起
　　broadcast vt.传播(消息等) feisty adj.个性强而好争辩的
　　ring n.拳击台 magnet ]n.有吸引力的人
　　注释：
　　1. Muhammad Ali：穆罕默德·阿里，世界上最伟大的拳击运动员之一。1999年，他被《体育画报》杂志评为本世纪最佳运动员。退出拳坛后，阿里一直致力于宗教、慈善事业和维护世界和平的工作，受到许多国家上至总统下至普通百姓的拥戴。然而，职业拳击生涯中他头部受到的29000多次的重击，使阿里一直饱受帕金森综合症的困扰。
　　2.Parkinson’s disease：帕金森综合症，又称震颤麻痹，是一种中枢神经系统变性疾病，临床表现有癫痫、偏瘫、头痛、共济失调、眼球运动障碍、言语不清、体位性低血压、痴呆等。随着病情的发展，穿衣、洗脸、刷牙等日常生活活动都出现困难。
　　3. knock out： (拳击术语)一拳击倒
　　4.Laila Ali：莱拉·阿里，拳王阿里与他第三任妻子的女儿，1999年9月进入女子职业拳坛，并很快取得了较好的成绩。她曾说：“我不想拿自己和父亲作比较，我们是完全不同的。但有一点，作为他的女儿，我自然会有一些独特的拳击技术，这是别人不可能具备的。在现阶段，我认为自己棒极了!”一些商家看中了这对拳坛父女的商业价值，最近，一家运动品牌就利用电脑技术，让阿里父女在拳台上同场竞技。在这样的比赛中，我们看到的，并不是胜负，而是一种生命力的延续。
　　练习：
　　1. A)with B)for C)as D)by
　　2. A)of B)on C)for D)at
　　3. A)on B)to C)with D)at
　　4. A)after B)over C)along D)up
　　5. A)therefore B)however C)accordingly D)whereas
　　6. A)as B)like C)for D)to
　　7. A)Luckily B)Similally C)Undoubtedly D)Unfortunately #
　　8. A)that B)what C)how D)why
　　9. A)as B)like C)to D)against
　　10. A)fight B)name C)success D)image
　　11. A)better B)best C)worse D)worst
　　12. A)if B)that C)what D)how
　　13. A)in spite B)spite C)despite D)despite of
　　14. A)argument B)criticism C)quarrel D)bickering
　　15. A)arrival B)birth C)departure D)attention
　　答案与题解：
　　1. diagnosis of …as 把某种疾病诊断为……，类似的短语有 regard…as，consider...as和think of …as等。#p#分页标题#e#
　　2. A此题是对语法的考查，criticize由动词变为名词criticism，其逻辑上的宾语应由介词of引导。
　　3.B考查介词短语搭配，be opposed to 和opposition to, 固定搭配。
　　4.D take up 是从事某种职业，take after 是与某人长得相像，take over 是接手，take along是随身携带。
　　5.B根据上下文判断，前面讲拳王阿里反对女子从事拳击运动(his outspoken opposition to women’s boxing)，随后又讲他亲自出席女儿的首场比赛，明显对比，故应选however。

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　　6. A as much…as属于固定搭配。
　　7. D 首场比赛，备受媒体关注，不料比赛仅持续了31秒，难免令人失望，故应选unfortunately，因观众难以目睹拳王女儿的风采。
　　8. B she knows what she’s doing，此句型口语中较为常见，如某人说I know what I’m doing或I know what I’m talking about，则表示说话者本人对自己的言行很有信心。
　　9. C 对介词短语compare A to B或compare A with B 的考查。前者有比作、比拟的意思，后者表示把A和B作比较的意思。
　　10. B make one’s own name 表示成功、成名的意思。其他表示成功的短语还有make it，口语中更常见。答案C make one’s own success有中式英语Chinglish之嫌。
　　11. D 考查上下文，下文中“a broken nose or a swollen face”暗示拳击运动员受伤病困扰的苦恼，更不要说拳王本身正受帕金森综合症的折磨。另外，possible一词之前常出现形容词最高级。综合上文两处的解释，worst是最佳答案。
　　12. A 拳王表明拳击运动可能会造成严重的后果，意欲让女儿自己决定“是否”继续从事这项危险的运动。
　　13. C 此题考查易混淆短语in spite of 和介词despite，多一个of或少一个of，都不对。
　　14. B 对上下文的考查，文中第一段就有“fuelled the debate about the dangers of boxing and CRITICISM of the sport”。
　　15. A 对上下文的考查，文中多次提及拳王女儿是初登拳坛，如第一段中“His presence at Laila’s FIRST professional fight”，如第二段中的“Twenty-one-year-old Laila’s DEBUT fight”，都是暗示莱拉“出现”在拳坛，故arrival最合适。答案B的搭配应该是the birth of，而不是介词on。答案C的departure是离开拳坛。答案D的attention首先介词搭配应该是to,其次意思也不是甚为贴切

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