Question

GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US. She is a member of her school basketball team. Late last month, the 14-year-old faced a big problem. Her mother lost her job. She thought she couldn't pay the $ 50 fee for the city's sports meet this year.

    Christian was not the only one who had this problem. Some other middle school players in the city had the same problem.

    That's why famous NBA player Michael Jordan gave $ 250, 000 to the city earlier this month. He wanted to help the poor students. Jordan said: "I know there are kids who get an education by playing sports. We need to keep sports alive for them."

    Christian was shocked. "Really? I can't believe Michael did that for us. These days, I go to bed thinking about it and I wake up thinking about it," she said. "Now the problem is over. "

Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself. I will do my best at the meet.

1.The underlined word "shocked" means ________.

A. moved        B. surprised        C. worried            D. afraid

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Christian was a middle school student.

B. The students will have a sports meet.

C. Few of the players could pay the fee.

D. Christian's mother lost her job last month.

3.Christian thanked Jordan because he helped her ________.

A. to get a chance to show herself

B. to become a basketball player

C. to go on her study at school

D. to win the basketball match

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了喬丹為一些付不起五十美元費用的籃球選手提供贊助的故事.

1.聯(lián)系下文I can't believe Michael did that for us.描述,可知此處指的是克里斯丁很震驚.故選B,驚訝的.

2.根據(jù)短文第二段描述,可知有一些人掏不起這五十美元費用,故選項C描述錯誤.

3.根據(jù)短文最后一段Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself.描述,可知他感謝喬丹是因為,喬丹給了他一個展示自己的機會.故選A.

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