3. That the author mentions the old Romans is

　　A. To compare the old Romans with today’s people.

　　B. to give an example.

　　C. to show human beings in the past know nothing better.

　　D. to indicate human beings are used to bloodthirsty.

　　4. How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage?

　　A. Three. B. Five.

　　C. Six. D. Seven.

　　5. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is

　　A. that, by banning the violent sports, we human beings can improve our selves.

　　B. that, by banning the dangerous sports, we can improve the law.

　　C. that we must take positive steps to improve social welfare system.

　　D. to show law is the main instrument of social change.

　　Vocabulary

　　1. relish 从……获得乐处，享受

　　2. orgy 狂欢，放纵

　　3. arena 竞技场，活动或斗争的场所

　　4. blood-thirsty 残忍的，嗜血的

　　5. bear-baiting 逗熊游戏

　　6. bull-fight 斗牛

　　7. batter 猛击，连续地猛打/捶，乱打

　　8. pulp 成纸浆，成软块

　　9. burst into flames 突然燃烧起来/着火

　　10. grim 令人窒息的，简陋的

　　11. coop up 把……关起来

　　难句译注

　　1. bear-baiting 逗熊游戏。这是一种十六、十七世纪流行于英国的游戏??驱狗去咬绑着的熊，很残忍，后被禁止。

　　2. …two men batter each other to pulp in the boxing ring.

　　【结构简析】batter one to pulp = beat one to a pulp 狠揍某人，打瘫某人

　　【参考译文】两个人在拳击场内彼此狠揍，知道一个人被打倒在地，爬不起来。

　　3. …unmoved by the sight of one or a number of racing cars crashing and bursting into flames.

　　【参考译文】眼见一辆或多辆赛车相互撞击，突然烧起来而无动于衷。

　　4. A world heavy weight championship match is front page news.

　　【参考译文】世界重量级冠军赛总是头版头条新闻。

　　写作方法与文章大意

　　作者采取先对比、后分析的写作手法。先是今人和古罗马人对暴虐体育上对此两者都欣赏。后者坦率成人“欣赏暴力体育”，前者施以各种接口、实际都是嗜血成性者。第二段进一步剖析今人欣赏暴虐体育的种种实例，最后指出改善“暴虐”的根本嗜为改善法律采取积极的步骤，法律才能施以巨大的文明影响，否则人类很难改变。