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Shark O’Neill of NBA

  Wherever he appears, people will get shocked at the sight of him-a black colossus(巨人)or an iron tower.

  With a height of 2.16 meters and a weight of 138 kilograms, he wears shoes size 57 that are like two small boats.His hands are as large as two cattail leaves(香蒲葉).He always shakes hands carefully and gently with others for he is afraid of hurting them.He smiles gently so that his resonant(洪亮的)voice won’t frighten them.He even begins his chatting with care.

  Shark O’Neill, 22, has become a new famous NBA player and is a rising superstar or a dark horse.Now he has signed a 7-year contract worth $40 million with the Orando Magics.In addition, he will get another huge amount of $ 30 million from the advertisements all over the world.The NBA experts think he’ll be a billionaire(億萬富翁)at the age of 25, the highest record of its kind.

  Shark O’Neill’s mother is busy answering and handing almost 1000 letters a day which come mainly from his fans, while his father, Phillip, is in charge of O’Neill’s business management.Phillip, who himself was an excellent basketball player before, trained his son to be a world famous player.It is his father who pushed O’Neill to the throne(寶座)of NBA.

  O’Neill succeeds.He is another superstar after Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson of NBA.

(1)

People who see O’Neill will be shocked because ________.

[  ]

A.

he shakes hands gently with others

B.

he speaks with shyness

C.

he is very black

D.

he is like an iron tower

(2)

In the third paragraph the underlined phrase“dark horse”means ________.

[  ]

A.

a black player

B.

a black NBA player

C.

an American rider

D.

a surprise

(3)

Which of the following is not a famous player of NBA?________.

[  ]

A.

Phillip

B.

Shark O’Neill

C.

Michael Jordan

D.

Magic Johnson

(4)

Which of the following is not true?________.

[  ]

A.

Shark O’Neill is thought to be a billionaire in three years

B.

Phillip did a lot for O’Neill’s success today

C.

Shark O’Neill gets a lot of money from his fans

D.

Shark O’Neill is a black American

答案:1.D;2.D;3.A;4.C;
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