广东省汕头市潮师高级中学2014届高三下学期期中考试 英语试题
一、语言知识及应用 （共两节）
第一节 完形填空 （共15小题）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others. However, playing sports can have 1 effects on children. It may produce feelings of 2 self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these,18,000,000 say they have been 3 at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad 4 of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.
Many researchers believe adults, 5 parents and coaches, are the main cause of too much aggression in children’s sports. They believe children 6 aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further 7 through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that 8 is everything. Many parents go to children’s sporting events and shout insults at other players or cheer when their child behaves 9 . As well, children are even taught that hurting other players is 10 or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured. In addition, the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see 11 behavior replayed over and over on television.
As a society, we really need to face up to this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches in particular should act as better 12 to children. They also need to teach children better 13 .They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to enjoy themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are 14 . If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that 15 is not as important as winning.
1. A. restrictive B. negative C. active D. instructive
2. A. poor B. high C. special D. unusual
3. A. knocked B. glanced C. smiled D. shouted
4. A. impression B. concept C. taste D. expectation
5. A. roughly B. especially C. luckily D. surprisingly
6. A. question B. understand C. copy D. neglect
7. A. proved B. expressed C. strengthened D. learned
