单项选择题
Some people deeply believe that international sport promotes goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together peacefully. Others argue that the worldwide competitions encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but during recent years the Olympic Games have done little to back up the view that sport encourages international brotherhood. Not only was there the miserable incident including the murder of athletes, but also the Games were ruined by incidents caused mainly by smaller national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey(曲棍球 ) final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey game, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were sure that one of their targets should not have been disallowed and that their opponent’s victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said, "This isn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished." Later an official words came out. "Such behavior could give rise to the suspension of the team for at least three years," said the president of the Federation.
Incidents of this sort will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the passion of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism(爱国主义).
A. promoted kindness between the different nations
B. brought only false national pride
C. resulted in more and more misunderstanding and hatred
D. hardly showed any international friendship