Voice Your Opinion:Change Is Needed in Youth Sports
Everywhere you look,you see kids bouncing a basketball or waving a tennis racquet （網(wǎng)球拍）.And these kids are getting younger and younger.In some countries,children can compete on basketball,baseball,and volleyball teams starting at age nine.（46） And swimming and gymnastics classes begin at age four,to prepare children for competition.
It's true that a few of these kids will develop into highly skilled athletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams.（47） This emphasis on competition in sports is having serious negative effects.
Children who get involved in competitive sports at a young age often grow tired of their sport.Many parents pressure their kids to choose one sport and devote all their time to it.（48） But 66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than one sport-for fun.
Another problem is the pressure imposed by over-competitive parents and coaches.Children are not naturally competitive.In fact,a recent study by Paulo David found that most children don't even understand the idea of competition until they are seven years old.（49）The third,and biggest,problem for young athletes is the lack of time to do their homework,have fun,be with friends—in short,time to be kids.When they are forced to spend every afternoon at sports practice,they often start to hate their chosen sport.A searchers found that 70 percent of kids who take part in competitive sports before the of twelve quit before they turn eighteen.（50） Excessive competitive away all the enjoyment.
Need to remember the purpose of youth sports – to give kids a chance to have developing strong,healthy bodies.
A.But what about the others,the average kids？
B.The youth soccer organization has teams for children as young as five.
C.A survey found that 79 percent of parents of young athletes wanted their children concentrate on one sport.
D.Very young kids don't know why their parents are pushing them so hard.
E.Sports for children have two important purposes.
F.Many of them completely lose interest in sports.
[參考答案]
46.B[解析]句意：少年足球組織有低至5歲的足球隊(duì)。
本句前…kids are getting younger and younger.In some countries，children can compete…start-ing at age nine，而后面…swimming and gymnastics classes begin at age four，這些都在說低齡兒童參與體育項(xiàng)目。所以本處也要談低齡兒童和體育項(xiàng)目這類的內(nèi)容，很明顯補(bǔ)入B項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容后意思非常清晰。故選B.
47.E[解析]句意：但是其他普通的孩子呢？
本句前面It's true that a few of these kids will develop into highly skilled athletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams的a few指出了少部分孩子運(yùn)動(dòng)競技成績好，此處筆鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，轉(zhuǎn)向大多數(shù)其他孩子。所以本句選E.
48.A[解析]句意：調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)79％的年輕運(yùn)動(dòng)員家長希望他們的孩子能夠?qū)Ｐ挠趶氖乱豁?xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)。
此句前面Many parents pressure their kids to choose one sport and devote all their time to it，后面 But 66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than one sport for fun，說明父母和孩子對待體育活動(dòng)的態(tài)度不同，父母希望孩子能專注一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，而孩子卻希望能從多項(xiàng)活動(dòng)中獲得樂趣，將A項(xiàng)內(nèi)容補(bǔ)入后，進(jìn)一步說明父母的態(tài)度，正好與后面But一句形成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以本題選A.
49.F[解析]句意：幼小的孩童不懂為什么他們的父母把他們逼得那么緊。
本句前一句…most children don't even understand the idea of competition until they are seven years old說明很多孩子直到7歲才能理解競賽的含義，補(bǔ)入F項(xiàng)內(nèi)容后進(jìn)一步說明幼小的孩子不明白競賽的含義，所以本題選F.
50.C[解析]句意：他們中的很多人失去了對運(yùn)動(dòng)的興趣。
此句前面70 percent of kids…quit before they turn eighteens說明研究結(jié)果，而后面Excessive competitiveness took away all the enjoyment說明過分強(qiáng)調(diào)競賽使人失去運(yùn)動(dòng)的樂趣，所以此處選C項(xiàng)，補(bǔ)充前面的研究結(jié)果，且與后文形成遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。故選C.
Everywhere you look,you see kids bouncing a basketball or waving a tennis racquet （網(wǎng)球拍）.And these kids are getting younger and younger.In some countries,children can compete on basketball,baseball,and volleyball teams starting at age nine.（46） And swimming and gymnastics classes begin at age four,to prepare children for competition.
It's true that a few of these kids will develop into highly skilled athletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams.（47） This emphasis on competition in sports is having serious negative effects.
Children who get involved in competitive sports at a young age often grow tired of their sport.Many parents pressure their kids to choose one sport and devote all their time to it.（48） But 66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than one sport-for fun.
Another problem is the pressure imposed by over-competitive parents and coaches.Children are not naturally competitive.In fact,a recent study by Paulo David found that most children don't even understand the idea of competition until they are seven years old.（49）The third,and biggest,problem for young athletes is the lack of time to do their homework,have fun,be with friends—in short,time to be kids.When they are forced to spend every afternoon at sports practice,they often start to hate their chosen sport.A searchers found that 70 percent of kids who take part in competitive sports before the of twelve quit before they turn eighteen.（50） Excessive competitive away all the enjoyment.
Need to remember the purpose of youth sports – to give kids a chance to have developing strong,healthy bodies.
A.But what about the others,the average kids？
B.The youth soccer organization has teams for children as young as five.
C.A survey found that 79 percent of parents of young athletes wanted their children concentrate on one sport.
D.Very young kids don't know why their parents are pushing them so hard.
E.Sports for children have two important purposes.
F.Many of them completely lose interest in sports.
[參考答案]
46.B[解析]句意：少年足球組織有低至5歲的足球隊(duì)。
本句前…kids are getting younger and younger.In some countries，children can compete…start-ing at age nine，而后面…swimming and gymnastics classes begin at age four，這些都在說低齡兒童參與體育項(xiàng)目。所以本處也要談低齡兒童和體育項(xiàng)目這類的內(nèi)容，很明顯補(bǔ)入B項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容后意思非常清晰。故選B.
47.E[解析]句意：但是其他普通的孩子呢？
本句前面It's true that a few of these kids will develop into highly skilled athletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams的a few指出了少部分孩子運(yùn)動(dòng)競技成績好，此處筆鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，轉(zhuǎn)向大多數(shù)其他孩子。所以本句選E.
48.A[解析]句意：調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)79％的年輕運(yùn)動(dòng)員家長希望他們的孩子能夠?qū)Ｐ挠趶氖乱豁?xiàng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)。
此句前面Many parents pressure their kids to choose one sport and devote all their time to it，后面 But 66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than one sport for fun，說明父母和孩子對待體育活動(dòng)的態(tài)度不同，父母希望孩子能專注一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，而孩子卻希望能從多項(xiàng)活動(dòng)中獲得樂趣，將A項(xiàng)內(nèi)容補(bǔ)入后，進(jìn)一步說明父母的態(tài)度，正好與后面But一句形成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以本題選A.
49.F[解析]句意：幼小的孩童不懂為什么他們的父母把他們逼得那么緊。
本句前一句…most children don't even understand the idea of competition until they are seven years old說明很多孩子直到7歲才能理解競賽的含義，補(bǔ)入F項(xiàng)內(nèi)容后進(jìn)一步說明幼小的孩子不明白競賽的含義，所以本題選F.
50.C[解析]句意：他們中的很多人失去了對運(yùn)動(dòng)的興趣。
此句前面70 percent of kids…quit before they turn eighteens說明研究結(jié)果，而后面Excessive competitiveness took away all the enjoyment說明過分強(qiáng)調(diào)競賽使人失去運(yùn)動(dòng)的樂趣，所以此處選C項(xiàng)，補(bǔ)充前面的研究結(jié)果，且與后文形成遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。故選C.
