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    TherearepeopleinItalywhocan’tstandsoccer.NotallCanadianslovehockey.AsimilarsituationexistsinAmerica,wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeoneofthemwhoyawnorevenfrownwhensomebodymentionsbaseball.Baseballtothemmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightoutfitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittleofanythinghappens.Theytellyouit’sagamebettersuitedtothe19thcenturyslow,quiet,gentlemanly.Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere’sthesportthatglorifies"thehit".
Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,still.
OnTVthegameisfracturedintoadozenperspectives,replays,closeups.Thegeometryofthegame,however,isessentialtounderstandingit.Youwillcontemplatethegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshissubject;youmay,ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheTVwon’tdoitforyou.
Take,forexample,thethirdbaseman.Yousitbehindthethirdbasedugoutandyouwatchhimwatchinghomeplate.Hislegsareapart,kneesflexed.Hisarmshangloose.Hedoesalotofthis.Theskepticstillcannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,sopassive.Butwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcher(投手)throws;thethirdbasemangoesuponhistoes,flexeshisarmsorbringtheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesasteprightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthefieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman’sposition.Supposethepitchisaball."Nothinghappened,"yousay."Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed."
Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlisteningtomusicis.Watchthethirdbaseman.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;smooththepocketinyourglove;watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideonwood.Iffootballisasymphony(交响乐)ofmovementandtheatre,baseballischamber(室内)music,aspaciousinterlockingofnotes,choresandresponses.
Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith_____.
A．thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsports
B．thedifferentcharacteristicsofsports
C．theattractionoffootball
D．theattractionofbaseball
Thosewhodon’tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat_____.
A．itisonlytothetasteoftheold
B．itinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootball
C．itisnotexcitingenough
D．itispretentiousandlooksfunny
Theauthoradmitsthat_____.
A．baseballistoopeacefulfortheyoung
B．baseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTV
C．footballismoreattractingthanbaseball
D．baseballismoreinterestingthanfootball
Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor_____．
A．likesfootball
B．hatesfootball
C．hatesbaseball
D．likesbaseball