Yao Ming is _____ NBA player．

A．a               B．an             C．not

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

Yao Ming is one of the most famous Chinese basketball players．2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次登台)on October23，2002 and got 6 points(得分)for the Houston Rockets in the game．The next day，he got 13 points in another game．

   Most people think that Yao Ming is a born(天生的)basketball player．But Yao said．“When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy．But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so．”He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge(挑战) when he arrived in America．“I hope that I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games through very hard work．”he said．

   Yao Ming speaks some English．Both he and his teammates can understand each other．They don’t think there is a language problem．And the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力)to the Rockets．

   Yao Ming has always tried his best to play since he was in the NBA．He has proven(证明)his ability(能力)．

1．Yao Ming got 13 points on October___________，2002．

  A．22          B．23          C．24          D．26

2．Yao Ming said that ___________．

  A．playing in the NBA was difficult      B．it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

  C．he was an NBA star                D．it was boring to play basketball

3．The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will ___________．

  A．speak excellent(优秀的)English      B．bring new energy

  C．make NBA games easy             D．make NBA games difficult

4．From the passage we can know that Yao Ming ___________．

  A．will work hard for his team

  B．made the highest score(得分)in his first NBA game

  C．can’t understand his teammates

  D．teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

5．The passage is probably ___________．

  A．an advertisement(广告)            B．a notice

  C．a news report                    D．an instruction(说明)