Question

Basketball was his path out of poverty(貧窮). Had he not played the game, he would be Alan Iverson the car repairer, dustman or even drug dealer(毒販), copying his father's lifestyle and those of most of his childhood friends.

But he saw fame and success in a basketball and the 28-year-old has built his kingdom on the courts of NBA. Though he was suffering flu, he scored a season-high 50 points as Philadelphia 76ers beat Atlanta Hawks 98-86 on November 30. He is now the league’s leading scorer with an average of 28.4 points per game.

Unlike other NBA stars, his success is not due to his size. At 1.83 meters, Iverson is no giant but he isn’t afraid to challenge bigger guys. “I just hit shots, ”he said. “The basket sometimes looks like an ocean. ”

He is known as “the answer” and 76ers' fans hope he can be the answer to their prayers for an NBA championship. They might be in luck as Iverson has had to find solutions to tough problems ever since he was a child.

“I used to come home and there would be no lights, no food, only unpaid bills, ”he remembers of his childhood. Never having met his real father, Iverson became man of the house at the age of 12 when his stepfather was arrested.

But his mother, despite being poor, never gave up hope for her son. “I have never looked up to anyone apart from(除……之外)my mum. She means everything to me, ”he said. “She inspired me and she made me believe I could be somebody and I could do something with my life. ”

1. The first paragraph mainly tells us Iverson______.

A. changed his fate of poverty by playing basketball

B. used to be poor

C. had an unhappy childhood

D. became famous out of his expectation

2. The author of the passage______.

A. is a friend of Iverson

B. is trying to make friends with Iverson

C. thinks highly of Iverson

D. believes Iverson is the best basketball player in the US

3. Which of the following about Iverson is NOT true?

A. He bases his success on his skills, instead of his size.

B. He is a man who can deal with difficult problems.

C. He shows a special interest in basketball.

D. He hates his father, and even his stepfather.

4. Iverson used the sentence “She means everything to me” to show______.

A. she is very important to him

B. he can get everything from her

C. she is willing to do everything for her son

D. she brought him up

 

Answer 1

答案：ACDA
提示：

1. A  參見(jiàn)文章第一段。 2. C  通讀全文可知作者是高度贊賞Iverson的。 3. D  注意本題選擇的是NOT true的選項(xiàng)。  4. A  這句話是說(shuō)她很重要。