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足球场上运动员穿的球衣颜色很有讲究,因为这对进攻或防守队员的心理有一定的影响。
During a football game, having a good goalkeeper is important. A new study has found that what the goalkeeper wears is also important.
The study has found that when the goalkeeper is wearing red, the football player has fewer chances of making a goal.
The colour red makes the football player nervous and it could make him play worse, according to sports experts.
Researchers at the University of Chichester, UK watched how football players played in a test.
They asked 40 university football players to take shots against the same goalkeepers. Each football player took 10 shots against a goalkeeper wearing either a blue, yellow, green or red shirt.

On average, the players got seven and a half goals when the goalkeeper was wearing a blue, yellow or green shirt. But only five goals went in when the goalkeeper wore red.
The researchers believe that the colour red may have an influence on football players.
"People say red stands for danger or anger," said Ian Greenlees, one of the researchers. "Red is the colour of blood, which we don't often see until something bad happens. Red is usually used in traffic lights and other places to tell people that there is danger."
"When people are under stress, they will pay more attention to danger. Red makes the football player nervous."
WORD BOX ＞＞
| goalkeeper ['ɡəʊlkiːpə(r)] | n. 守门员 | make a goal | 进球 |
| take shots | 射门 | average ['ævərɪdʒ] | n. 平均 |
| stress [stres] | n. 重压;压力 | | |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
() 1. How does a goalkeeper in red make the football player feel?
A. Nervous.
B. Excited.
C. Afraid.
D. Sad.
() 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Both the football players and the goalkeeper wore red shirts.
B. More goals went in when the goalkeeper wore blue, yellow or green.
C. On average, the forty football players got seven and a half goals.
D. Ten university football players were chosen to have the test.
() 3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The colour red has a good effect on football players.
B. Wearing blue can make the football player peaceful.
C. The players in the test came from 40 universities.
D. The colour red usually reminds people of danger.
() 4. What's the proper title for the passage?
A. Colours and traffic
B. Sports research and ball games
C. The colour red and the football match
D. The goalkeeper and the football players