Question

【題目】The shortest player in the NBA

Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small-much smaller than kids at school. However, he had a big dream – he wanted to play in the NBA.

While junior high, Spud the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small. He did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game. From then on, he was the star of the team.

In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands his height. He practiced even and got the coach to change his mind. Spud went on to become leader of the team. In his last year of senior high, he was named player of the Year in Texas.

However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall. He decided to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship. This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University. As a result, he succeeded a scholarship.

Although he was a great player at university, the NBA was not in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was. After he graduated, he in another basketball league. He remained there for about a year the NBA took notice of him. In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time. He had many great achievements, but his proudest moment came in 1986 – he won the Slam Dunk Contest.

Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter – you can do almost if you never give up.

【1】A. any B. the other C. all the D. all

【2】A. attended B. attending C. to attend D. attends

【3】A. joined B. took part in C. entered D. tried out for

【4】A. because of B. because C. since D. as

【5】A. hard B. harder C. hardly D. more hardly

【6】A. to get B. getting C. in getting D. got

【7】A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interests

【8】A. was willing to B. was happy to C. was forced to D. was ready to

【9】A. when B. before C. while D. after

【10】A. something B. nothing C. anything D. all thing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】C

【8】C

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是NBA中最矮的運動員斯波特，韋伯的個人傳記，他證實了人只要不放棄，一切都會我做好的。

【1】C 考查代詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：他比在學(xué)校里的所有的孩子們都小。故選B。

【2】C 考查不定式辨析及語境的理解。句意：他為了升入初中，競爭參加了校隊的選拔，但是因為他太小了，第一次被拒絕了。此題考查不定式做目的狀語，故選C。

【3】D考查動詞短語辨析及語境的理解。句意：他為了升入初中，競爭參加了校隊的選拔，但是因為他太小了，第一次被拒絕了。A參加；B加入；C進(jìn)入；D競爭；此題考查固定短語try out for競爭，參加選拔。故選D。

【4】A考查連詞短語辨析及語境的理解。句意：在高中,馬鈴薯通常不得不坐在看臺上,因為他的身高。因為后面是height，名詞故用because of,故選A。

【5】B考查副詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：他練習(xí)地更加努力了，讓教練改變了觀念。因為有even故用副詞的比較級，故選B。

【6】C考查動詞辨析及語境的理解。句意： 結(jié)果，他成功地獲得了獎學(xué)金。此題考查固定短語succeed in doing sth成功地做了某事，故選C。

【7】C考查形容詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：盡管他是大學(xué)里的一名很好的運動員，但是學(xué)校對他不感興趣因為其他的運動員都比他高20cm。此題考查固定短語be interested in對……感興趣。故選C。

【8】C考查動詞短語辨析及語境的理解。句意：畢業(yè)后，他被迫去了另一個籃球隊。此題考查固定短語be forced to被迫做某事。故選C。

【9】B考查連詞辨析及語境的理解。句意：在NBA注意到他之前他在那呆了大約一年。根據(jù)句意，故選B。

【10】C考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：通過他艱苦的努力，它證明了身高并不是關(guān)鍵，如果一個人不會放棄，就會做好任何事情的。故選C。