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【題目】Many great basketball players had clever nicknames(綽號(hào)), usually describing the player’s overall style on the court (球場(chǎng)). Below are some of the colorful nicknames among popular NBA players.

“Tiny”

Nate Archibald, at six feet one inch tall, was small for a basketball player. Still, Archibald used speed and his brains to control the court in the 14 seasons that he played in the NBA. Interestingly, his nickname originated off the court: he was named after his father, “Big Tiny”.

“Magic”

Earvin Johnson was called “Magic” by a sportswriter who saw him playing basketball in one high school game. Johnson was a skillful player, often doing the unexpected, to the chagrin of his competitors and the delight of the audience. He also won a gold medal as part of the U.S. “Dream Team” in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

“The Mailman”

Karl Malone earned his nickname because on the court he delivered consistently. Malone spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz, gaining a reputation as one of the best power forwards of all time. He also won two Olympic gold medals, as part of the U.S.“Dream Team” in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

“The Iceman”

George Gervin made the most difficult shots look easy. He was also famous for keeping his cool in every game, playing in arelaxed way under pressure. Gervin, who played most of his 14 years in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, was unequalled in many ways as a shooting guard.

【1】Whose nickname has nothing to do with basketball?

A. Nate Archibald’s B. Earvin Johnson’s.

C. Karl Malone’s. D. George Gervin’s.

【2】The underlined word “chagrin” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. amazement B. impatience

C. enthusiasm D. annoyance

【3】Why was George Gervin called “The Iceman”?

A. He was always as cold as ice.

B. He had a glass of iced beer every day.

C. He was always able to keep calm on the court.

D. He didn’t get along well with his teammates.

【4】The author’s purpose in writing the text is to _____.

A. uncover the secrets of NBA players’ success

B. talk about how to give others a lovely nickname

C. show how to become an excellent basketball player

D. introduce some NBA players and their nicknames

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】試題分析：本文介紹一些優(yōu)秀NBA球員的綽號(hào)。

【1】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句his nickname originated off the court: he was named after his father, “Big Tiny”.他的綽號(hào)遠(yuǎn)離籃球場(chǎng)，：他以他的父親“Big Tiny”而命名。故選A。

【2】B詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段中Johnson was a skillful player, often doing the unexpected, Johnson技術(shù)型選手，經(jīng)常做一些未料到的事情。再根據(jù)后面的the delight of the audience.使觀眾高興。既然使觀眾高興，那么就會(huì)使他的對(duì)手“煩惱”，可知B項(xiàng)符合題意。

【3】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中He was also famous for keeping his cool in every game, playing in a relaxed way under pressure.在每場(chǎng)比賽中也因?yàn)楸３掷潇o而文明，在沒(méi)有壓力的情況下以輕松的方式去玩球。故選D。

【4】C主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段Many great basketball players had clever nicknames (綽號(hào)), usually describing the player’s overall style on the court (球場(chǎng)). Below are some of the colorful nicknames among popular NBA players.很多偉大的籃球明星都有明智的綽號(hào)，通常描述在球場(chǎng)上運(yùn)動(dòng)員的打球風(fēng)格。下面是一些受歡迎的NBA球員五彩繽紛的綽號(hào)�？芍�C項(xiàng)符合題意。

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