2020高考英语二轮阅读理解训练09

2020;2020高考英语二轮阅读理解训练09：（答案）热身训练ALong after the 2002 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still

2020;2020高考英语二轮阅读理解训练09：（答案） 热身训练 A Long after the 2002 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still blaming the disputed（受置疑）refereeing（裁判）decisions that denied victory to their team. Aresearcher was appointed（任命）to study the performance of some top referees. The researcher organized an experimental match involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge. Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there were 61 over the match. Changed to astandard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, aremarkably high number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze（分析）the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the best is about 20 meters. There also seemed to be abest speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at aspeed of about 2meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4meters per second. If FIFA, football’s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from adistance, rather than rush to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.