Question

【題目】

Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, was born in Shanghai in 1980. He is his parents’ only child, and he is unusual because he is very tall. His mother and father are very tall, too. Both his parents were basketball players. His mother played for the Chinese national women’s team and his father played for a team in Shanghai.

Yao Ming learned to play basketball at an early age, but he wasn’t a good player right away. Before age 10, Yao Ming didn’t care much about basketball and he wasn’t very strong. But when he was 12, his parents sent him to a special sports school in Shanghai. At school he practiced basketball very hard. He started enjoying basketball a lot, and he got stronger. And he became a much better player.

In 1997, Yao Ming joined the Sharks, a Shanghai basketball team. At that time basketball started becoming very popular in China. People saw that Yao Ming was a very talented player. When he played in the 2000 summer Olympic Games, people around the world saw him on TV.

Some Americans saw him at the Olympics, and they wanted him on their team. In 2002 he started playing with the Houston Rockets. He became one of the Rockets’ most outstanding players. Yao Ming retired in 2011.

【1】How old is Yao Ming?

A. Twenty-six. B. Twenty-eight. C. Thirty-seven. D. Thirty-five.

【2】Yao Ming’s mother was on __________.

A. the Chinese national team B. the Sharks

C. a Shanghai team D. an American team

【3】Why did Yao Ming’s parents sent him to a sports school when he was twelve?

A. Because Yao Ming wanted to take basketball lessons.

B. Because Yao Ming didn’t like to study school lessons.

C. Because they wanted him to play basketball well.

D. Because they didn’t like him to stay at home.

【4】At the age of twenty-two, __________.

A. Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets

B. Yao Ming won first prize in a basketball match

C. Yao Ming played in the summer Olympic Games

D. Yao Ming became the best basketball player in the world

【5】Which of the following is not true?

A. Yao Ming has no brother or sister.

B. Yao Ming’s parents were basketball players when they were young.

C. Yao Ming became a famous basketball player when he was only ten.

D. Yao Ming retired when he was thirty-one years old.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 A

【5】 C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了著名籃球運動員姚明的事跡。

【1】題意：姚明多大了？考查細節(jié)理解題。A. Twenty-six.26；B. Twenty-eight.28；C. Thirty-two.32； D. Thirty-five.35。根據(jù)第一段第一句Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, was born in Shanghai in 1980.（姚明，著名籃球運動員，1980出生于上海。）可知姚明1980年出生，今年2018，故姚明38歲了；結(jié)合題意可知選C。

【2】題意：姚明的母親是__________隊員�？疾榧毠�(jié)理解題。A. the Chinese national team中國國家隊；B. the Sharks鯊魚隊；C. a Shanghai team上海隊；D. an American team美國隊。根據(jù)第一段最后一句His mother played for the Chinese national women’s team and his father played for a team in Shanghai.（他的母親為中國國家女子隊效力，而他的父親則效力于上海的一支球隊。）結(jié)合題意可知選A。

【3】題意：為什么姚明的父母在他十二歲的時候就把他送進了體校？考查細節(jié)理解題。A. Because Yao Ming wanted to take basketball lessons. 因為姚明想去上籃球課。B. Because Yao Ming didn’t like to study school lessons. 因為姚明不喜歡學習功課。C. Because they wanted him to play basketball well. 因為他們想讓他好好打籃球。D. Because they didn’t like him to stay at home. 因為他們不喜歡他呆在家里。根據(jù)上文Yao Ming learned to play basketball at an early age, but he wasn’t a good player right away. Before age 10, Yao Ming didn’t care much about basketball and he wasn’t very strong.（姚明從小就學會了打籃球，但他現(xiàn)在不是一個好球員。在10歲之前，姚明不太喜歡籃球，而且他也不是很強壯。）結(jié)合題意和語境及選項可知選C。

【4】題意：二十二歲時，__________________。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets姚明加入了休斯敦火箭隊。B. Yao Ming won first prize in a basketball match姚明在籃球比賽中獲得第一名。C. Yao Ming played in the summer Olympic Games姚明參加夏季奧運會。

D. Yao Ming became the best basketball player in the world姚明成為世界上最好的籃球運動員。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二句In 2002 he started playing with the Houston Rockets.（2002，他開始和休斯敦火箭隊比賽。）和第一段第一句Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, was born in Shanghai in 1980.（姚明，著名籃球運動員，1980出生于上海。）結(jié)合題意和選項可知選A。

【5】題意：下列哪一項不正確的？考查細節(jié)理解判斷題。A. Yao Ming has no brother or sister. 姚明沒有兄弟姐妹。B. Yao Ming’s parents were basketball players when they were young. 姚明的父母年輕時是籃球運動員。C. Yao Ming became a famous basketball player when he was only ten. 姚明在十歲時就成了著名的籃球運動員。D. Yao Ming retired when he was thirty-one years old. 姚明三十一歲時退休了。根據(jù)第二段第二三句Before age 10, Yao Ming didn’t care much about basketball and he wasn’t very strong. But when he was 12, his parents sent him to a special sports school in Shanghai.（在10歲之前，姚明不太喜歡籃球，而且他也不是很強壯。但當他12歲時，他的父母把他送到上海的一所特殊體校。）可知C錯誤。結(jié)合題意可知選C。