501 Critical Reading Questions
Critical Reading Questions
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501 Critical Reading Questions
Critical Reading Questions
2 4 1 438. c. It is stated throughout the passage Comiskey was a frugal man, yet in lines 76–77 it says that he paid for the players’ defense lawyers. Why? The answer to that and the biggest clue to answering this question lies in the last sentence of the passage: Comiskey’s once mighty team was decimated by the loss of its most talented players, and the 1921 White Sox finished the season in seventh place. 439. b. Lines 47–50 state that gamblers would often target with the lower-paid athletes because the money with which these gamblers tempted the players was hard to refuse. The passage tells that due to Charles Comiskey’s stinginess with his players, there were many underpaid players on the White Sox who were dissatisfied (lines 61–62) and they were the most discontented team in baseball (line 35). These factors suggest that if Charles Comiskey had treated his players better, perhaps they might not have been so eager to betray him. 440. b. A context clue to help you answer this question is found in lines 2–3, when the author states that Herodes Atticus Street is one of the most retired streets of the city. Of the given answer choices, out of the ordinary best describes the activity of heavy construction on a normally quiet street. 441. c. The author states in lines 6–7 that the lower end of Herodes Atticus Street opens upon a bridge across the Ilissos, and on the oppo- site bank lies the Panathenaic Stadium—the Stadium at Athens. 442. b. Lines 11–12 state the Committee decided that the Olympics would be held once in four years, and the next two Olympics to follow would be held in the years 1900 and 1904 (line 25). 443. c. As stated in line 16, the organizers of the first modern Olympics were swayed partly by sentimental reasons in the choice of name and place. The ancient Olympics took its name from the city where it was held every four years: Olympia, in Greece. To honor those ancient games, the organizers named the modern games the Olympics and would play the inaugural contests in Greece. 444. d. The Germans were involved in excavating the ancient Stadium at Olympia (lines 47–48). Nowhere in the passage does it mention that there was a vote to decide between Olympia and Athens. 445. Download 0.98 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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