It was a cold, rainy and wholly
miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was
Sunday, and three games were played in the two cities. The people playing them
and the people watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic
structure of the United States. Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by native-born American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of them black. It is a game of physical strength. Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weigh and muscles, for how fast they can run, and how hard they can hit each other. Football draws the biggest crowds, but the teams play only once a week, because they get so battered. The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the baseball World Series. Baseball was once America A. (A) Sportsman. B. (B) Audience. C. (C) Both of them. D. (D) Either of them. [单项选择]It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday, and three games were played in the two cities. The people playing them and the people watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic structure of the United States.
Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by native-born American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of them black. It is a game of physical strength. Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weight and muscles, for how fast they can run, and how hard they can hit each other. Football draws the biggest crowds, but the teams play only once a week, because they get so battered. The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the baseball World Series. Baseball was once America’s favourite game, but has lost that claim to basketball. Baseball is a game that requires strength, but not hugeness. Agility, quickness, A. Sportsman. B. Audience. C. Both of them. D. None of them. 我来回答: 提交
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