What is the connection between violence and sports? Psychologists say that there

What is the connection between violence and sports?Psychologists（心理学家） say that there are many reasons forviolence at sports events. One is alcohol（酒精）. Manyfans drink a lot at games. When people drink, they are more likely to doabnormal things. Psychologist Dennis Brock says, “Quiet people become loud.Normally nonviolent people become destructive.”

David Sampson, a sports sociologist, agrees, “Theseare often celebratory riots(暴乱)— a large number ofvery happy people mixed in with large amounts of alcohol. They don’t often seemdangerous in the beginning, but things get violent quickly.”

Another reason for violence at sports events is thecrowd itself. When individuals are in a large group of people, they can losetheir sense of personal responsibility. Edward Hirt, a social Psychologist,says that research shows that people do things in crowds that they would neverdo alone. People in crowds feel that no one knows who they are. Crowds also makepeople feel powerful. They stop making personal decisions. They just follow thecrowd. Social psychologists call this a “mob mentality.”

Dave Zarifis, head of public safety at Northern IowaUniversity says, “Some people don’t even come to celebrate. They want to drinkhard and make trouble. Someone does something stupid, and it grows from there.You get a mob mentality. People think it’s OK to do almost anything. Theythink, ‘There are so many of us and not enough of them.’ ”

Social psychologist Dr. Sharon Kennedy says that thereare a few things officials can do to prevent violence. Making sure that an areais not overcrowded is very important. Officials should also think of games as“big parties.” Then they will prepare differently. Kennedy says that in GreatBritain they are controlling the problem with cameras in all the stadiums.“When you know someone is watching, you are much less likely to behave badly.”

1.Which of the following best gives the main idea ofthe first two paragraphs? 

A．There’s a connection between violence and sports

B．There aremany reasons for violence at sports events.

C．One cause ofviolence at sports events is alcohol.

D．David Sampsonand Dennis Brock have the same opinion.

2.Which of the following does NOT belong to a “mob mentality”?

A．“ No oneknows I’m doing this.”

B．“ It’s safe to do what many people are doing.”

C．“There are somany of us and not enough of them.”

D．“I must drinksome alcohol to stop myself feeling shy.”

3.How many experts are quoted by the writer of thispassage?

A．Five.             B．Four.             C．Three.            D．Two.

4.The last paragraph is mainly about ______.

A．how to turngames into big parties

B．how toprevent violence at sports events

C．why to fixcameras in stadiums

D．how to avoidoneself behaving badly

5.What lesson can we learn from this passage?

A．Never drinkany alcohol no matter where you are.

B．Whenever youare watching a game, you should keep quiet.

C．Never followblindly no matter how many people are doing something.

D．Be carefulwhen you are at a stadium because there are cameras there.

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【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

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