B
He is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball and dreamed that it would change his life.
The lights were never brighter and the crowds were never bigger for a homegrown sports hero than they were a quarter-century ago for Ray Hall. But his athletic achievements, as impressive as they are, are to my mind not what is most admirable about the man.
Known as “Sugar Ray” in his teens, Hall was rated among the country’s top 25 high school basketball players. An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.
After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career. The news that he would never play again shocked Hall but unlike so many others he was ready for life after basketball. When I met Hall — still fit at 46 — for lunch Monday, he wore a cut-sharp gray suit, designer tie and blazing white shirt that screamed Success. “That was always the question — when the cheers end, where do you go? Who do you turn to?” he said. “It starts and ends with that person in the mirror.”
Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”
For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs. He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.
Congratulations, Ray, you made it. In more ways than one.
1.Ray was regarded as a savior because ________.
A.he liked to take on challenges
B.he helped his team to regain its glory
C.he was faithful to his hometown city
D.he fought hard against failure at a young age
2.According to the writer, which of the following best describes Ray’s success?
A.Unlike other athletes, he was academically superior.
B.He defeated his injury and returned to the playground.
C.He enjoys a successful job and a happy family.
D.He has gained impressive athletic achievements.
3.What’s the right order of the events related to Ray?
a. He was rated among the best high school basketball players.
b. He was in a car accident.
c. He graduated from Canisius College.
d. He started his computer sales job.
e. He gave up his athletic career.
A.a(chǎn), c, b, e, d B.a(chǎn), c, e, b, d C.c, a, b, d, e D.c, a, e, b, d
4.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.Ray was from an academic family
B.Ray was very mature in his teens
C.Ray was once desperate facing the cruel reality
D.a(chǎn)thletics was not Ray’s final goal in life
5.What was the writer’s intention in writing this passage?
A.To describe the difficulties of being a professional athlete.
B.To explain the importance of choosing the right college.
C.To emphasize the need for a good education.
D.To warn against playing professional basketball.
1.B
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.C
【解析】
試題分析:本文介紹了“Sugar Ray”的一生的故事以及他的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷和對(duì)我們的啟示。
1.B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.可知他幫助自己的球隊(duì)重新獲得了榮譽(yù)。故B正確。
2.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs.可知他從事了一項(xiàng)很好的工作,有了一個(gè)幸福的家庭。故C正確。
3.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs.;和Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College;第三段After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career和“But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”以及倒數(shù)第二段For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro可知A項(xiàng)順序正確。
4.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2,3行He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.可知運(yùn)動(dòng)不是他的終極目標(biāo)。故D正確。
5.C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”
可知在這一切中,教育都起了很大的作用。故C正確。
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點(diǎn)評(píng):本文介紹了“Sugar Ray”的一生的故事以及他的個(gè)人經(jīng)歷和對(duì)我們的啟示。測(cè)試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對(duì)未說明的趨勢(shì)或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論,對(duì)文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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