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Kevin Durant is one of the best players that have won championships in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player 1 . But it is not just his 2 on the court that make him 3 . It is where he came from and what he had to 4 that make him so.
Durant grew up in Washington, D. C. His father left the family when he was very young so his mom 5 him as a single parent. Times were 6 and they had to move from apartment to apartment. Because Kevin was very tall, he was 7 from everyone else of his age. Sometimes, he was bullied by his classmates.
Despite the 8 , there was always a lot of love and 9 in his family. His mom wrote a(an) 10 that hung over Kevin’s bed: “Always believe that anything is 11 . ” Kevin was very tall at an early age and he liked basketball very much. So when he was about 10 years old, he told his mom that he 12 becoming an NBA player and she did everything she could to help him.
He worked very hard at 13 himself. He failed many times but kept 14 . “He practiced basketball 8 hours a day for 6 years 15 ! This was on top of his homework and playing for his school teams! ” said his coach.
From his mom and family, he learned always to be 16 and humble (谦逊的). Now that Kevin has achieved so much 17 on the court, he has focused a lot of his time on 18 . His foundation helps to 19 homelessness, build basketball courts in low-income areas and help 20 children go to college.
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了凯文·杜兰特不仅在篮球场上成绩优异, 他的出身和经历更让他不寻常。
1. A. reward B. prize C. award D. victory
【解析】选C。 reward奖励, 回报; prize奖励, 奖品, 奖金; award指正式地或官方地颁发, 授予, 给予; victory胜利。根据常识, 我们可知, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player是正式颁发的, 故选C。
2. A. suggestions B. facts
C. plans D. comments
【解析】选B。 根据下文可知, 让他不同寻常的不仅仅是他在球场上的“实际表现(fact)”。故选B。
3. A. attractive B. available
C. practical D. special
【解析】选D。本文是想写凯文·杜兰特的与众不同之处。故此处表示让他“不同寻常(special)的”不仅仅是他在球场上的实际表现。故选D。
4. A. overcome B. overlook
C. involve D. confirm
【解析】选A。由下段中的Sometimes, he was bullied by his classmates(有时, 他被同学欺凌)可知, 他小时候有很多困境需要“克服(overcome)”。故选A。
5. A. taught B. coached C. raised D. guided
【解析】选C。当他还很小的时候他的父亲离开了家, 因此他的妈妈作为单亲妈妈将他养(raise)大。故选C。
6. A. limited B. critical
C. convenient D. tough
【解析】选D。日子过得很“艰难(tough)”, 他们不得不一次又一次搬家。故选D。
7. A. free B. different C. far D. safe
【解析】选B。因为凯文非常高, 所以他与其他同龄人“不同(different)”。有时, 他被同学欺凌。故选B。
8. A. memories B. feelings
C. challenges D. envies
【解析】选C。由上段中的他们不得不一次又一次搬家以及他被同学欺凌可知, 他小时候的生活充满“挑战(challenge)”。故选C。
9. A. support B. appreciation
C. praise D. admiration
【解析】选A。由这一段最后一句. . . she did everything she could to help him. (她做她能做的一切事情去帮助他)可知, 他的家里充满了“支持(support)”。故选A。
10. A. sign B. note
C. announcement D. letter
【解析】选B。句意: 他的妈妈写了一张“便条(note)”挂在凯文的床头, 上边写着“相信什么事情都是可能的”。故选B。
11. A. disappointing B. boring
C. difficult D. possible
【解析】选D。根据句意, 他的妈妈写便条鼓励他, 所以应该写的是: 相信什么事情都是“可能的(possible)”, 故选D。
12. A. learned of B. thought about
C. dreamed of D. set about
【解析】选C。因此当他大约十岁的时候, 他告诉他的妈妈他“梦想成为(dream of)”一名NBA的运动员, 他的妈妈尽可能做一切事情去帮助他。故选C。
13. A. believing B. improving
C. adjusting D. satisfying
【解析】选B。由下句He failed many times but kept _________. (他失败了很多次但是还继续……)可知, 他努力练习“提高(improve)”自己。故选B。
14. A. getting up B. sitting up
C. coming up D. looking up
【解析】选A。练习篮球时, 他一次次失败但还是一次次又“站起来(get up)”。故选A。
15. A. perfectly B. particularly
C. further D. straight
【解析】选D。A. perfectly完全地, 非常; B. particularly特别, 尤其; C. further(过去或未来)较远地; D. straight笔直地, 不断地, 径直。他每天练习篮球8小时, “一直(straight)”练习了6年。故选D。
16. A. proud B. careful C. kind D. cheerful
【解析】选C。与下文中build basketball courts in low-income areas“在低收入地区建篮球场”呼应, 由此可知他很善良、友好。从他的妈妈身上和家庭中, 他学会了要一直“友善(kind)”和谦逊。故选C。
17. A. desire B. success
C. affection D. duty
【解析】选B。凯文在篮球场上取得了如此多的“成就(success)”。故选B。
18. A. giving back B. settling down
C. taking over D. showing off
【解析】选A。根据下文中的helps to _________homelessness, build basketball courts in low-income areas and help _________children go to college. (帮助无家可归的人、帮助在低收入地区建球场、帮助贫穷的学生上大学)可知, 他在做很多事情“回报(give back)”社会。故选A。
19. A. fight B. ban C. ignore D. check
【解析】选A。他的基金帮助“对抗(fight)”无家可归(的人)……故选A。
20. A. ordinary B. popular
C. ambitious D. poor
【解析】选D。他帮助在低收入地区建球场以及帮助“贫穷的(poor)”学生上大学。故选D。
