Basketball star Yao Ming announced his retirement on July 20^th of 2011 after a great career that made him China’s best-known athlete and helped improve the game’s global growth.

The 2.26m star said, “Today I announce a personal decision. I’m officially retiring and ending my career as a basketball player. The retirement means one door has been closed for me, but a new one has opened to a whole new life outside for me to enjoy. Though I’ll leave the sporting arena(竞技场), I’m not leaving basketball.”

　 No professional athlete hasn’t got hurt, and Yao, is no difference. Unfortunately for the big man, the old saying,” the bigger they are, the harder they fall,” was true for his NBA career. Along the way, Yao picked up knock after knock but kept working hard and this helped to make him a fan favorite. However, in the end, the stress was too much for his body to take.

Yao said he planned to keep developing his role as the owner of the Shanghai Sharks, the team where he started his professional career and which he bought in 2009. Yao joined the Rockets as the first pick in the 2002 NBA games. He won over Americans and became a national model in China through his strong play, his grace and self-confidence. He was not China’s first player in the NBA, but he was certainly the best-known.

“I would like to thank you for giving me a great nine-year career,” he said. “Nine years ago I came to Houston as a young, tall, thin player and the city and team changed me into a grown man, not only a basketball player... I’m leaving the basketball court but I am not leaving the game. I’ll do my best to bring honor and glory to my hometown and to Chinese basketball.”

46．Yao Ming played in the NBA for ______ years.

A. 8　　　　　　　　 B. 9　　　　　　 C. 10　　　　　　 D. 11

47. Yao Ming became a national model in China because______.

A. He is the excellent basketball player B. He is the owner of the Shanghai Sharks

C. He has strong play, personal grace and self-confidence D. His height is 2.26m

48. Why did Yao announce his retirement on July 20^th of 2011?

A. The stress was too much for his body　　　 B. He can’t sand working hard

C. He often picked up knock after knock　　　 D. His injury made him leave

49. What does the word “career” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A. 领域　　　　　　 B. 生涯　　　　　 C. 运动　　　　　 D. 联赛

50. The passage is mostly from _________.

A. An ad.　　　　 B. A newspaper　　　 C. A novel　　　　 D. A letter

　　　　　　　　　　

根据所给中文意思,填入正确的单词或短语。

1.事实上，我不知道如何去赚钱？

In fact, I don’t know how to                 .

2.李明发高烧了，不能来上学。

Li Ming had a bad fever, He                     go to school.

3.你做的运动越多，你就越健康。

              you do sports,             you are .

4.玛丽是自学汉语的。

Mary learned Chinese             .

5.汤姆正在尽最大努力准备考试。

Tom is                    to prepare for the exam.

6.他已经两天没有来上学了。

He                   from school for two days.

7.我弟弟穿好衣服和朋友去打球了。

My brother               and went to play basketball with his friends.

8.她在演讲上取得了成功。

She                        making a speech.

9.这个可爱的玩具是塑料做的。

This lovely toy                 plastic.

10.保持健康对我们来说是很重要的。

                is very important for us.

 

阅读短文，从A—G七个句子中选择正确选项还原到文中，使短文内容完整，将答案定在答题纸的相应位置上.

Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of schoolwork, and parents might worry about their child's success at school. Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want, Do you agree?

Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old boy from Shandong, is a running star. He is on his school running team and has always wanted to be a professional athlete. 1.___"Of course we want to see Liu Yu achieve his dreams," says Mr Liu, "and we know how much he loves running. That's great, and my wife and I have watched him in every one of his races. 2.___ But we do think that our son needs to be realistic. Now that he is getting older, he needs to think about what will happen 3.____ Liu Yu doesn't really agree. "Well, I think I should be allowed to make decisions for  myself," he says. "My parents have always taught me the importance of working hard and not just to do what I enjoy. I understand this. 4.___ Being a professional runners is the only thing I have ever wanted to do.

Mr and Mrs Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings, and so they don't allow him to practice running on school nights."I know this seem strict," says Mrs Liu,"but we think we're doing the right thing. He has to understand that very few people can become professional athletes. It's very difficult dream to achieve.  We don't allow him to practice every day 5._____

A.if he doesn't become a professional runner in the end.

B.So, we don't agree that he is always running.

C.However, his parents won't allow him to train as much as he would like to.

D.No one could stop me running.

E.A.But I 'm serious about running.

F.because we think he needs to spend time on his homework.

G.We have nothing against running.

 

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