TheworddopingisprobablyfromtheDutchworddopthenameofanalcoholicdrinksmakeofgrapeskinsusedbyZulusoldiersinordertoencouragetheirbraveryinbattle.Thetermbecamecurrentaroundtheturnofthe20thcenturyoriginallyreferringtoillegaldruggingofracehorses.In1928theInternationalAmateurAthleticFederation(IAAF)becamethefirsttobantheuseofdoping.Areliabletestmethodwasfinallyintroducedin1974.
Thepracticeofenhancingathletes’performancethroughforeignsubstanceorotherartificialmeanshoweverisasoldascompetitivesportitself.Themostfamousdopingcaseofthe1980sconcernedBenJohnsonthe100-meterchampionwhotestedpositiveforstanozolol(司坦咗醇)attheOlympicGamesinSeoul1988.
Themainfrontintheanti-dopingwarhasrapidlyshiftedtoblooddopingsince1970s.Blooddopingisthepracticeofaddingredbloodcellstothebloodstreaminordertoimproveathletes’performance.Thebloodisusuallyprocessedinordertocreateaconcentrationofredbloodcellsandthenfreezethemuntilneededfortransfusion(输血)backintotheathleteshortlybeforetheevent.Theextraredbloodcellswilldelivermoreoxygenandotheressentialelementstotheathlete’smuscletissues.
Justlikeanyotherproblemtheonlywaytosolveitisthrougheducation.Manyhighschoolsportsprogramsnowhavepeoplecomeintotalktothemaboutoutthedangersofperformance-enhancingdrugs.Youngplayersmustbefullyclearontherulesandwhatsubstancesarebanned.TheNCAA(NationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation)hasaneasilyaccessiblelistofwhatsubstancesarebannedhowtheyaretestedforandwhytheyarebannedonitswebsite.Thiswayyoungplayersareclearonwhattheycanputintheirbodies.Thisisalsoagoodwaytoeducateplayersonthedangerofthesubstancestheymaybetemptedtouse.
1.Theword“enhancing”inthefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraphmeans“_____”.
A.showing
B.directing
C.upsetting
D.improving
2.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?
A.Blooddopingistransferringoneman’sbloodintoanother
B.Onlyblooddopingexistsintheanti-dopingwarinthe1970s.
C.Blooddopingiseasytobefoundandcontrolledbyorga