Question

【题目】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】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是NBA中最矮的运动员斯波特，韦伯的个人传记，他证实了人只要不放弃，一切都会我做好的。

【1】C 考查代词辨析及语境的理解。句意：他比在学校里的所有的孩子们都小。故选B。

【2】C 考查不定式辨析及语境的理解。句意：他为了升入初中，竞争参加了校队的选拔，但是因为他太小了，第一次被拒绝了。此题考查不定式做目的状语，故选C。

【3】D考查动词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：他为了升入初中，竞争参加了校队的选拔，但是因为他太小了，第一次被拒绝了。A参加；B加入；C进入；D竞争；此题考查固定短语try out for竞争，参加选拔。故选D。

【4】A考查连词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：在高中,马铃薯通常不得不坐在看台上,因为他的身高。因为后面是height，名词故用because of,故选A。

【5】B考查副词辨析及语境的理解。句意：他练习地更加努力了，让教练改变了观念。因为有even故用副词的比较级，故选B。

【6】C考查动词辨析及语境的理解。句意： 结果，他成功地获得了奖学金。此题考查固定短语succeed in doing sth成功地做了某事，故选C。

【7】C考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：尽管他是大学里的一名很好的运动员，但是学校对他不感兴趣因为其他的运动员都比他高20cm。此题考查固定短语be interested in对……感兴趣。故选C。

【8】C考查动词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：毕业后，他被迫去了另一个篮球队。此题考查固定短语be forced to被迫做某事。故选C。

【9】B考查连词辨析及语境的理解。句意：在NBA注意到他之前他在那呆了大约一年。根据句意，故选B。

【10】C考查代词及语境的理解。句意：通过他艰苦的努力，它证明了身高并不是关键，如果一个人不会放弃，就会做好任何事情的。故选C。