1. Long after the 1998 World Cup was won,
disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing (裁判)
decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to
study the performance of some top referees.
The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) 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 tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee
made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.
The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze 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 optimum (最佳的)
distance is about 20 meters.
There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when
the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The
average speed for errors was 4 meters 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 a distance, rather than rushing to
keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.
He also says that FIFA's insistence that referees should retire at age
45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important,
their physical condition is less critical.
1). The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _______.
A. set a standard for football refereeing
B. reexamine the rules for football refereeing
C. review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup
D. analyze the causes of errors made by football referees
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