单选题Which of the following situations best illus- trates the phenomenon described in the second paragraph of Passage 2 (lines 92-113)?AA fan brings a stuffed animal to a football game because he believes that it will help his team's performance.BA hockey team's best scorer flips a coin to decide which hockey stick he will use for that game.CA sportswriter blames a team loss on a baseball player who struck out to end a game.DA basketball team's best player feels more energized when she is on the court than when she is sitting on the bench.EA rugby player feels more nervous playing in a championship game than he does playing in a regular-season game.

单选题
Which of the following situations best illus- trates the phenomenon described in the second paragraph of Passage 2 (lines 92-113)?
A

A fan brings a stuffed animal to a football game because he believes that it will help his team's performance.

B

A hockey team's best scorer flips a coin to decide which hockey stick he will use for that game.

C

A sportswriter blames a team loss on a baseball player who struck out to end a game.

D

A basketball team's best player feels more energized when she is on the court than when she is sitting on the bench.

E

A rugby player feels more nervous playing in a championship game than he does playing in a regular-season game.


参考解析

解析:
在这段话中,第二篇文章的作者是在讲认为在比赛最后进球得分更重要的这种直觉。在比赛结束时一个队的重要行动比比赛开始或比赛中间的意义更重要。因此可以看出选项中证明这个现象最好的例子为C。

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