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1、閱讀理解精選14 In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players. When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketb

2、all. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters（花名冊） will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010. The NBA is now pl

3、anning to take China by storm. “Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy（戰(zhàn)略，策略） in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Min

4、g has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it

5、 needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil. “It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout（尋找，覓得） internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of

6、 competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2

7、002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons（偶像）in-waiting. It is the ultimate（最后的，根本的） revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball. 31. According to the report, . A. Michael Jorda

8、n is still playing a very important role in NBA B. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA D. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games 32. The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of _______ ___

9、. A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center” B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento Kings D. the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China 33. What seems to

10、 be the biggest change that is happening to NBA? A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league. B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA. C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan. D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball. 34. When the write

11、r talked of “home soil”, he was referring to _ _. A. farms in the States B. native Americans C. the NBA training center D. the USA 35. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage? A. The Non-American Basketball Player

12、s B. NBA Is Coming to China C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA D. NBA Is Making Big Progress 【答案與解析】 31—35 BAADC NBA的球員組成將發(fā)生重大改變，外國球員將占相當?shù)谋壤?，NBA需借助外籍球員的 力量來維持其地位。 31. B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段20 percent of NBA rosters will be filled by non-Americans，以 及文章后半部分Terry說的話it has increase

13、d the level of competition here可判斷出外國球員 將在NBA起到舉足輕重的作用。 32. A 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章中間Stern所說的話，及下一自然段The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China可判斷出NBA將把中 國看作是一個重要的市場。 33. A 推理判斷題。通讀全文，可得出這個結(jié)論：NBA的球員組成將發(fā)生重大改變，外國 球員將占相當?shù)谋壤? 34. D 詞義猜測題。從文章后半部The NBA knows that it needs a global market及It doesn’t matter where the players come from可判斷出home soil指的是美國本土。 35. C 主旨大意題。tie在這兒被用來比喻外籍球員，意思是說NBA需借助外籍球員的力量 來維持其地位。