考研真题长难句 | Day 1 (语音解析)

If you were to examine the birth certificates1 of every soccer player in 2006’s World Cup tournament2, you would most likely find a noteworthy3 quirk4: elite5 soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months. If you then examined the European national youth teams that feed the World Cup and professional ranks, you would find this strange phenomenon to be even more pronounced6.

①If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006's World Cup tournament,（a） //you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: （b）//elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months.（c）

The birthday phenomenon found among soccer players is mentioned to_______

[A] stress the importance of professional training.

[B] spotlight the soccer superstars in the World Cup.

[C] introduce the topic of what makes expert performance.

[D] explain why some soccer teams play better than others.