2017年全國英語三級考試閱讀試題沖刺(D)

　　Part C

　　Directions：

　　Reading the following text from which five sentences have removed.Choose from the$enl,ences A—G the most suitable one tofill each numbered gap in the text(41一45).There are Two extra senteaces that you do not need to use.Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　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 Call compete on basketball，baseball，and volleyball teams starting at age nine. 41 And swimming and gymnastics classes begin at age four，to pmpare 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. 42 This emphasis on competition in sports is haying 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. 43 But66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than one sport　for fun.

　　Another problem is the pmssure imposed by over—competitive parents and coaches.Children are not naturally competitive.In fact，a rec：ent study by Paulo David found that most children don't even understand the idea of competition until they ale seven years old.

　　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 ale forced to spend every aftemotm at sports practice，they often start to hate their chosen sport.A searchers found that 70 percent of kids　who take part ill competitive sports before the age of twelve quit before they turn eighteen. Excessive competitive away all the enjoyment.

　　Need to remember the purpose of youth spons—to give kids a chance to have developing　stron9，healthy bodies.

　　[A]Survey found that 79 percent of parents of young athletes wanted their children to concentrate on one sports

　　[B ]Many of them completely lose interest in sports.

　　[c]Very young kids don’t know why their parents are pushing them SO hard. The

　　[d]young soccer organization has teams for children as young as five.

　　[e]children should have a regular time for sports.

　　[f] But what about the others，the average kids?

　　[g]Sports for children have two important purposes.