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In a big decision,the Supreme Court over

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问题 In a big decision,the Supreme Court overturned a 1992 federal law that had effectively banned all states except Nevada from legalizing sports betting.The court had no opinion about sports gambling itself.11 merely reasserted a constitutional restraint on federal power over the states.So before states rush to permit,regulate,and tax sports betting,they may want to first weigh the original reasons behind the now-defunct ban.The big reason given back then by Congress was to maintain sports as a public display of talent,effort,and teamwork-the very opposite of a belief in chance.The integrity of athletes lies in their ability to master the circumstances of a game.In sports,unforeseen circumstances are not considered luck but rather a challenge to test the skills of athletes.Sports should not be sullied by the false hopes of quick riches by gamblers pining for a"lucky break."Like society itself,sports rely on each person's desire to understand the causality of evenrs and make the best of them.Athletes know they cannot put faith in so-called fortune.Nor should governments.If states now boost sports betting by legatizing it,what message are they sending about athletics-in fact,about any physical or mental endeavor?According to Bill Bradley,a former NBA star and the then-senator who sponsored the 1992 law,placing bets on players makes them no better than roulette chips.Sports have a dignity thai defies those who want to see games turning on a twist of fate.Mr.Bradley also gives a second reason for governments not to push betting on sports.Should gambling be allowed on Little League games or middle-school athletics?Even New Jersey,which led the case against the 1992 act,did not want betting on its local teams.Up to now,most major professional sports leagues were opposed to lifting the federal ban.They feared athletes might throw a game or simply rig a play at the request of gambling agencies,as is often the case in many parts of the world.If games were seen as gamed,fans might flee.Now after this ruling,however,leagues might be tempted by the possibility they could get what is misnamed an"integrity fee,"or a percentage of gambling revenues from each game.States,too,appear tempted to gain tax revenue from sports gambling-although they should first look at how little Nevada has actually gainecl from sports betting in comparison to other types of gambling.The uncertainties of legalized,regulated sports gambling in the United States are very high.But one certainty remains:Sports must remain pure in their purpose as a contest of what athletes give in a game,not what betting can take from them.According to Paragraph l,the Supreme Court's decisionA.restricted Nevada's monopoly on sports betting.B.banned most states from Iegalizing sports betting.C.freed states from a federal ban on sports betting.D.reasserted its supreme power over local legislation.
选项 A.restricted Nevada's monopoly on sports betting.
B.banned most states from Iegalizing sports betting.
C.freed states from a federal ban on sports betting.
D.reasserted its supreme power over local legislation.
答案 C
解析 开篇①句指出最高法院推翻了一项禁止各州（内华达州除外）体育博彩合法化的联邦法规。故C.符合文意。[解题技巧]A.将新政对该州的影响“剥夺垄断地位”弱化为“限制垄断地位”；B.是被撤销的1992法规的内容，并非法院最新判决内容；D.曲解末句法院判决的理据“联邦对各州的管辖权受宪法约束（暗示：1992联邦禁令违反宪法，故最高法院撤销了该禁令）”，原文并未提及“最高法院对地方立法的控制权”。
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