On TV the game is fractured into a dozen perspectives, replays, close?ups. The geometry of thegame, however, is essential to understanding it. You will contemplate the game from one point asa painter does his subject; you may, of course, project yourself into the game. It is in this projectionthat the game affords so much space and time for involvement. The TV won’t do it for you.

　　Take, for example, the third baseman. You sit behind the third base dugout and you watch himwatching home plate. His legs are apart, knees flexed. His arms hang loose. He does a lot of this.The skeptic still cannot think of any other sports so still, so passive. ‘But watch what happensevery time the pitcher throws: the third baseman goes up on his toes, flexes his arms or bring theglove to a point in front of him, takes a step right or left, backward or forward, perhaps he glancesacross the field to check his first baseman’s position.’② Suppose the pitch is a ball. “Nothinghappened,” you say. “I could have had my eyes closed.”

　　The skeptic and the innocent must play the game. And this involvement in the stands is no moreintellectual than listening to music is. Watch the third baseman. Smooth the dirt in front of you withone foot; smooth the pocket in your glove; watch the eyes of the batter, the speed of the bat, thesound of horsehide on wood. If football is a symphony of movement and theatre, baseball ischamber music, a spacious interlocking of notes, chores and responses.

　　1. The passage is mainly concerned with ______。

　　A. the different tastes of people for sports

　　B. the different characteristics of sports

　　C. the attraction of football

　　D. the attraction of baseball

　　2. Those who don’t like baseball may complain that ______。

　　A. it is only to the taste of the old

　　B. it involves fewer players than football

　　C. it is not exciting enough

　　D. it is pretentious and looks funny

　　3. The author admits that ______。

　　A. baseball is too peaceful for the young

　　B. baseball may seem boring when watched on TV

　　C. football is more attracting than baseball

　　D. baseball is more interesting than football

　　4. By stating “I could have had my eyes closed. ” the author means (4th paragraph last sentence)：

　　A. The third baseman would rather sleep than play the game。

　　B. Even if the third baseman closed his eyes a moment ago, it could make no different to theresult。

　　C. The third baseman is so good at baseball that he could finish the game with eyes closed all thetime and do his work well。

　　D. The consequent was too bad he could not bear to see it。

　　5. We can safely conclude that the author ______。

　　A. likes football

　　B. hates football

　　C. hates baseball

　　D. likes baseball