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This passage is for the following question. According to the latest New York Times poll, most Americans are troubled by performance-enhancing drugs, which they believe are widely used by the nation’s athletes. The public believes that professional athletes in major American sports leagues use steroids to a greater degree than American Olympic athletes do. But the prospect of achievement through illicit means in the Winter and Summer Olympics is more troubling. Also, younger Americans are much less troubled by drug use in sports and believe it to be more widespread than do Americans age 30 and above. After recent revelations about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in football,baseball, and track-and-field, 43 percent of those polled said they believe that at least half of professional athletes in the United States use steroids. In comparison, 18 percent of those surveyed said they believe that at least half of American Olympic athletes use banned performance-enhancing substances. While 61 percent of Americans said they were bothered by the use of steroids among professional athletes, 75 percent said they were concerned about the use of performance-enhancing drugs among Olympic athletes. This response seemed to be based partly on the ideal that American Olympic sports are purer than professional sports, and on the widely held belief that Olympic athletes are still amateurs. “The Olympics are pure and clean,” Jason Mannino, 32, a tax assessor, said. “We want these kids to be all on the same playing field. A lot of these kids are trying to make a name for themselves purely on their athletic ability, and they are not getting high-dollar contracts to perform. They are performing out of pride for the country and out of pride for getting a gold medal.” In fact, the Olympics have been open to professionals since the late 1980's. And most of the drug scandals in recent years have involved sports related to the Olympics. (Diadaptasi dari http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/16/sports/othersports/16STER.html) Which of the following is the best summary of the passage?
This passage is for the following question.
According to the latest New York Times poll, most Americans are troubled by performance-enhancing drugs, which they believe are widely used by the nation’s athletes. The public believes that professional athletes in major American sports leagues use steroids to a greater degree than American Olympic athletes do. But the prospect of achievement through illicit means in the Winter and Summer Olympics is more troubling. Also, younger Americans are much less troubled by drug use in sports and believe it to be more widespread than do Americans age 30 and above.
After recent revelations about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in football, baseball, and track-and-field, 43 percent of those polled said they believe that at least half of professional athletes in the United States use steroids. In comparison, 18 percent of those surveyed said they believe that at least half of American Olympic athletes use banned performance-enhancing substances.
While 61 percent of Americans said they were bothered by the use of steroids among professional athletes, 75 percent said they were concerned about the use of performance-enhancing drugs among Olympic athletes. This response seemed to be based partly on the ideal that American Olympic sports are purer than professional sports, and on the widely held belief that Olympic athletes are still amateurs. “The Olympics are pure and clean,” Jason Mannino, 32, a tax assessor, said. “We want these kids to be all on the same playing field. A lot of these kids are trying to make a name for themselves purely on their athletic ability, and they are not getting high-dollar contracts to perform. They are performing out of pride for the country and out of pride for getting a gold medal.” In fact, the Olympics have been open to professionals since the late 1980's. And most of the drug scandals in recent years have involved sports related to the Olympics.
(Diadaptasi dari http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/16/sports/othersports/16STER.html)
Which of the following is the best summary of the passage?
Most Americans are worried about the widespread use of steroids among athletes, and they believed that professional athletes used more drugs than American Olympic athletes do, but the fact that the latter make use of drugs made many more concerned.
Many Americans are worried about the fact that many professional American athletes were using drugs; however, they did not think that Olympic athletes used steroids because they were not playing for the money but for their country.
Some Americans are bothered about the widespread use of drugs among athletes, both professional and Olympic athletes, and they believed the latter should not be taking the drugs.
Although many Americans believed that at least half of the professional athletes used drugs, they don’t believe that Olympic athletes use them because they are still amateurs.
Most Americans are worried about the widespread use of drugs among professional as well as national athletes because they believe that all athletes should keep sport clean.
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Untuk menentukan ringkasan yang tepat dari teks tersebut, mari kita perhatikan kalimat pertama dan terakhir pada teks terlebih dahulu. Berikut poin yang terdapat pada teks. 1. Dari hasil jajak pendapat di NY Times: sebagian besar orang Amerika merasa terganggu dengan obat-obatan yang digunakan untuk meningkatkan performa, yangmereka yakini digunakan secara luas oleh atlet nasional di Amerika; mereka percaya kalau lebih banyak atlet protesional di liga olahraga Amerikayang menggunakan obat-obatan ini dibanding atlet olimpiade. 2. Setelah muncul berita mengenai penggunaan obat peningkat kinerja di beberapa jenis olahraga: 43 persen dari yang disurvei percaya setidaknya setengah atlet profesional di AS menggunakan steroid; 18 persen dari mereka yakin bahwa setidaknyasetengah dari atlet Olimpiade Amerika menggunakan obat peningkat kinerja; 75 persen merasa prihatin dengan penggunaan obat ini di kalangan atlet olimpiade; hasil di atas muncul diduga karena anggapan bahwa Olimpiade Amerika lebih "murni" dari olahraga profesional, dan bahwa atlet olimpiade itu masih amatir; faktanya adalah olimpiade itu sudah terbuka bagi atlet profesional sejak lama dan sebagian besar skandal narkoba akhir-akhir ini melibatkan olahraga yang berhubungan dengan olimpiade. Pilihan A tepat karena isi dariringkasan tersebut sesuai dengan hal yang telah disebutkan. Selain itu, informasinya juga tidak ada yang bersifat memberi saran. Pilihan B dan D tidak tepat karena informasi mengenai atlet olimpiade tidak sesuai. Faktanya, warga AS percaya kalau atlet olimpiadejuga menggunakan obat peningkat kinerja. Tapi, mereka memang prihatin dengan penggunaan obat-obatan di kalangan atlet olimpiade ini karena adanya anggapan bahwa atlet olimpiade itu masih amatir. Pilihan C dan E tidak tepat karena informasi pada ringkasan tersebut mengandung saran (dapat dilihat dari penggunaan kata should ). Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah A.
Untuk menentukan ringkasan yang tepat dari teks tersebut, mari kita perhatikan kalimat pertama dan terakhir pada teks terlebih dahulu. Berikut poin yang terdapat pada teks.
1. Dari hasil jajak pendapat di NY Times:
- sebagian besar orang Amerika merasa terganggu dengan obat-obatan yang digunakan untuk meningkatkan performa, yang mereka yakini digunakan secara luas oleh atlet nasional di Amerika;
- mereka percaya kalau lebih banyak atlet protesional di liga olahraga Amerika yang menggunakan obat-obatan ini dibanding atlet olimpiade.
2. Setelah muncul berita mengenai penggunaan obat peningkat kinerja di beberapa jenis olahraga:
- 43 persen dari yang disurvei percaya setidaknya setengah atlet profesional di AS menggunakan steroid;
- 18 persen dari mereka yakin bahwa setidaknya setengah dari atlet Olimpiade Amerika menggunakan obat peningkat kinerja;
- 75 persen merasa prihatin dengan penggunaan obat ini di kalangan atlet olimpiade;
- hasil di atas muncul diduga karena anggapan bahwa Olimpiade Amerika lebih "murni" dari olahraga profesional, dan bahwa atlet olimpiade itu masih amatir;
- faktanya adalah olimpiade itu sudah terbuka bagi atlet profesional sejak lama dan sebagian besar skandal narkoba akhir-akhir ini melibatkan olahraga yang berhubungan dengan olimpiade.
Pilihan A tepat karena isi dari ringkasan tersebut sesuai dengan hal yang telah disebutkan. Selain itu, informasinya juga tidak ada yang bersifat memberi saran.
Pilihan B dan D tidak tepat karena informasi mengenai atlet olimpiade tidak sesuai. Faktanya, warga AS percaya kalau atlet olimpiade juga menggunakan obat peningkat kinerja. Tapi, mereka memang prihatin dengan penggunaan obat-obatan di kalangan atlet olimpiade ini karena adanya anggapan bahwa atlet olimpiade itu masih amatir.
Pilihan C dan E tidak tepat karena informasi pada ringkasan tersebut mengandung saran (dapat dilihat dari penggunaan kata should).
Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah A.
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