试题出自试卷《中国矿业大学（徐州）2016年考博英语真题》

Many amateur organizers of international sporting events often complain that sportsmanship no longer exists. They blamed the growing professionalism for all the problems in sports. They were shocked to see that some athletes now treat running a race as their job. They should get paid for running a race. With the rise of the modern Olympic games, they claim, athletes felt rewarded for their participation and wanted nothing more.
In fact, such a lofty ideal has always been just a desire, having nothing to do with the reality. The Olympic games of 1900 and 1904 were closely associated with commerce because they were held to drum up customers for international trade. What the organizers sometimes fail to realize is that anyone who wants to become an Olympic champion must sacrifice his spare time and possibly take a break from his studies. So It’s no surprise that athletes want some tangible rewards.