Many sports need the services of one or more referees(裁判)．You will find, for example, referees in swimming, diving competitions, football, skating, basketball, and tennis, among others, The referee’s judgment, no matter what the sport is, can make the difference between winning and losing.

    When a decision is announced, one can often hear loud cheering from the spectators (观众)．Sometimes the people don’t agree with the decision．Usually, however, no matter what the people think, the decision of the judge is final．With the instant (即时的) replay, television viewers often get a second chance to watch the special sports moments．Should the camera help the referees in making their decisions? Some people think so．The Japanese have been using the television instant replay in one of their sports for some time.

    In Japan, where sumo wrestling is thought by many to be the national sport, a wrestler named Taiho was trying to break Futabayama's record of 69 victories．In the 46th match, Futabayama was declared the winner by mistake because the judges had not seen the wrestler’s foot leave the circle.

    Soon after the mistake, the people said that they had a right to see the match end with the correct winners since they had paid as much as$ 375 for a ringside seat．Now cameras record the actions of the wrestlers．The camera is the most important referee of all．If a man or a woman makes a mistake in judgment, the camera will correct it, and the instant replay will let everyone know it．The right winner will win.

1．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．how to wrestle in Japan

B．use of a camera as a referee

C．watching matches on television

D．why sumo wrestling is fun

2．A poor decision ________.

A．can cause the wrong winner

B．is usually declared twice

C．almost never happens

D．shouldn’t matter much

3．You can tell that sumo wrestling ________.

A．is played on a race track

B．has teams of nine

C．it a contest (competition) between two

D．is very unpopular in Japan

4．Taiho was trying to ________.

A．lose the match quickly

B．murder Futabayama

C．help the referee

D．break a record

 

    Many sports need the services of one or more referees(裁判)．You will find, for example, referees in swimming, diving competitions, football, skating, basketball, and tennis, among others, The referee’s judgment, no matter what the sport is, can make the difference between winning and losing.

    When a decision is announced, one can often hear loud cheering from the spectators (观众)．Sometimes the people don’t agree with the decision．Usually, however, no matter what the people think, the decision of the judge is final．With the instant (即时的) replay, television viewers often get a second chance to watch the special sports moments．Should the camera help the referees in making their decisions? Some people think so．The Japanese have been using the television instant replay in one of their sports for some time.

    In Japan, where sumo wrestling is thought by many to be the national sport, a wrestler named Taiho was trying to break Futabayama's record of 69 victories．In the 46th match, Futabayama was declared the winner by mistake because the judges had not seen the wrestler’s foot leave the circle.

    Soon after the mistake, the people said that they had a right to see the match end with the correct winners since they had paid as much as$ 375 for a ringside seat．Now cameras record the actions of the wrestlers．The camera is the most important referee of all．If a man or a woman makes a mistake in judgment, the camera will correct it, and the instant replay will let everyone know it．The right winner will win.

1．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．how to wrestle in Japan

B．use of a camera as a referee

C．watching matches on television

D．why sumo wrestling is fun

2．A poor decision ________.

A．can cause the wrong winner

B．is usually declared twice

C．almost never happens

D．shouldn’t matter much

3．You can tell that sumo wrestling ________.

A．is played on a race track

B．has teams of nine

C．it a contest (competition) between two

D．is very unpopular in Japan

4．Taiho was trying to ________.

A．lose the match quickly

B．murder Futabayama

C．help the referee

D．break a record

 

　　Many sports need the services of one or more referees（裁判）. You will find, for example, referees in swimming, diving competitions, football, skating, basketball, and tennis, among others. The referee's judgement, no matter what the sport is, can make the difference between winning and losing.

　　When a decision is announced, one can often hear loud cheering from the spectators（观众）. Sometimes the people don't agree with the decision. Usually, however, no matter what the people think, the decision of the judge is final. With the instant replay television viewers often get a second chance to watch the special sports moments. Should the camera help the referees in making their decisions? Some people think so. The Japanese have been using the television instant replay in one of their sports for some time.

　　In Japan, where sumo wrestling is thought by many to be the national sport, a wrestler named Taiho was trying to break Futabayama's record of 69 victories. In the 46th match, Futabayama was declared the winner by mistake because the judges had not seen the wrestler's foot leave the circle.

　　Soon after the mistake, the people said that they had a right to see the match end with the correct winners since they had paid as much as $ 375 for a ringside seat. Now cameras record the actions or wrestlers. The camera is the most important referee of all. If a man or a woman makes a mistake in judgement, the camera will correct it, and the instant replay will let everyone know it. The right winner will win.

(1) The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．how to wrestle in Japan

B．the use of a camera as referee

C．watching matches on television

D．why sumo wrestling is fun

(2) In most sports, the referee ________.

[　　]

A．doesn't count much

B．gets paid too much

C．gets paid too much

D．has the final word

(3) A poor decision ________.

[　　]

A．can cause the wrong winner ________.

B．is usually declared winner

C．almost never happens

D．shouldn't matter much

(4) You can tell that sumo wrestling ________.

A．is played on a race track

B．has teams of nine

C．is a contest between two

D．is very unpopular in Japan

　　Many sports need the services of one or more referees（裁判）. You will find, for example, referees in swimming, diving competitions, football, skating, basketball, and tennis, among others. The referee's judgement, no matter what the sport is, can make the difference between winning and losing.

　　When a decision is announced, one can often hear loud cheering from the spectators（观众）. Sometimes the people don't agree with the decision. Usually, however, no matter what the people think, the decision of the judge is final. With the instant replay television viewers often get a second chance to watch the special sports moments. Should the camera help the referees in making their decisions? Some people think so. The Japanese have been using the television instant replay in one of their sports for some time.

　　In Japan, where sumo wrestling is thought by many to be the national sport, a wrestler named Taiho was trying to break Futabayama's record of 69 victories. In the 46th match, Futabayama was declared the winner by mistake because the judges had not seen the wrestler's foot leave the circle.

　　Soon after the mistake, the people said that they had a right to see the match end with the correct winners since they had paid as much as $ 375 for a ringside seat. Now cameras record the actions or wrestlers. The camera is the most important referee of all. If a man or a woman makes a mistake in judgement, the camera will correct it, and the instant replay will let everyone know it. The right winner will win.

(1) The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．how to wrestle in Japan

B．the use of a camera as referee

C．watching matches on television

D．why sumo wrestling is fun

(2) In most sports, the referee ________.

[　　]

A．doesn't count much

B．gets paid too much

C．gets paid too much

D．has the final word

(3) A poor decision ________.

[　　]

A．can cause the wrong winner ________.

B．is usually declared winner

C．almost never happens

D．shouldn't matter much

(4) You can tell that sumo wrestling ________.

A．is played on a race track

B．has teams of nine

C．is a contest between two

D．is very unpopular in Japan

Making an apology is not the same as making amends. Sometimes we apologize just because it’s the easiest thing to do. What’s actually important is to identify where we go wrong, take full responsibility for our mistakes and , if possible, try to make up for them.
A recent case involving Hewlett-Packed, the US computer giant, shows the importance of presenting a sincere apology. The Chinese consumers who had bought notebook computers of certain models, which have been put on Chinese market since 2007, suffered a massive flash screen failures and overheating problems. Through investigation, Chinese AQSIQ (国家质检总局) identified these HP computers had quality problems and HP admitted this. HP made a proposal that they would extend the warranty (保修) period of such computers, but this could not satisfied the consumers. What they needed was a thorough description of the truth. HP has “sincerely” apologized. But the consumers remain angry, and say that only a product recall — as HP has done in the past — will prove that the apology is sincere.
Another apology that fell flat on its face was that of Thierry Henry, the famous French footballer. His deliberate handball in November 2009 created the goal which knocked Ireland out of the 2010 World Cup. The incident caused great anger in the football world, and eventually Henry issued an apology. Two days later, he wrote, “I’m not the referee…but if I hurt someone I’m sorry.” Better late than never, perhaps, but even then he passed the blame onto the referee!
Such high-profile cases, which attract a lot of publicity often under the spotlight, but similar incidents occur in our everyday lives. Stress caused by schoolwork and tiredness can sometimes result in outbursts of anger against friends and family. Have you ever lost your temper for minor reasons? After calming down, most people are quick to realize their mistake and apologize. But it’s just as important to identify what caused the error in the first place and take action to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
No one should hold a negative attitude to making a sincere apology. Empty words are easy to say, but they are as useless as they sound. A real show of remorse（痛悔;自责）demands hard work and commitment to put error right. 
【小题1】What does the author intend to tell us in the case of HP?

A．A true apology needs sincere actions.

B．HP should recall all the faulty computers.

C．Good quality makes a good company.

D．A company should apologize and pay for their mistakes.

【小题2】 According to the author, when we do anything wrong we firstly _________.

A．make an apology face to face honestly

B．admit we were wrong and try to make the wrong right

C．take the responsibility for apologizing to others

D．choose the easiest thing to do

【小题3】We can infer from the case of Thierry Henry that _________ .

A．it’s never too late to say “I’m sorry.”

B．writing an apology is not a good idea

C．Henry didn’t identify his fault.

D．the football fans were mad with Henry.

【小题4】Which of the following can best explain the word “commitment” in the last paragraph?

A．Decision.

B．Promise.

C．Agreement.

D．Responsibility.

【小题5】 What’s the best title of this passage?

A．What really puts things right

B．Don’t apologize easily

C．Making an apology — no one is out of exception

D．How to judge an apology — sincere enough?