“Tearthemapart！”“Killthefool！”“Murderthereferee(裁判)!”

Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade，theymayseeminnocent(无辜的，天真无邪的)enough.Butlet'snotkidourselves．Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealviolence.Bookshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainmeaningsmaycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeign(陌生的)towhatweconsidertobeourusualbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent”asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent”is“enemy”or“onewhoopposesyourinterests.”Thuswhenaplayermeetsanopponentheorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Irememberanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer'srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerwentawaytorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenscreamed“Aretheywetenoughnow?”

Intheheatofbattleplayershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheeffectthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent'sintentionalandillegalblockingbyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourttheyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdiffersfromnormalbehavior.

ThereforeIbelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereitbelongssettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent”with“associate”couldbeagoodwaytostart.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate”is“friend”or“companion.”Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent”．

1.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedtochangehisgloves?

A.Herefusedtocontinuethegame.

B.Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.

C.Heinsistedthattherefereewasunfair.

D.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt.

2.Accordingtothepassageplayersinagamemay______.

A.t