Question

With his game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, Jeremy Lin (林書豪) finished the New York Knicks' dramatic reversed victory to defeat the Toronto Rapters.

The Knicks have won six games in a row, and Jeremy Lin has put up impressive numbers during the continuous period of competitions. Although the season is still young, the Knicks have reversed course in just one week from the NBA's most disappointing team to a playoff (季后賽) contestant. Lin, not team's high-paid stars, has saved the Knicks season and likely coach D'Antoni's job.

After nearly 15 years of disappointing, sometimes unsuccessful seasons, Madison Square Garden is alive again, and New York City can't stop talking about the Knicks. To put things into perspective, consider this: Just several years back, Knicks fans protested nightly outside of the Garden calling for the team's ownership to fire their resented coach Isiah Thomas.

Now, Madison Square Garden Co. shares are at a record high, the Knicks' average household television rating is up 70 percent since Lin joined the starting lineup (首發(fā)陣容), and jersey sales are increasing very quickly. I watched the Knicks-Lakers game at a bar in Harlem, and have not felt that kind of energy from fans since the great playoff between the Knicks and Miami Heat in the late 1990s.

Beyond the Knicks, Lin may be saving the NBA as well. Just a few months back, the NBA took a massive credibility hit during a multi-month lockout, where the owners did not allow the players to go back to play until they accept the new salary levels. As a consequence, the season did not even begin until Christmas Day. Over the past few years, LeBron James' (勒布朗﹒詹姆斯) relatively long and unpleasant free-agent (自由職業(yè)球員) events, combined with poor play around the league, have angered fans and damaged the league's brand.

Lin is leading a one-week NBA basketball revival. His legendary story has inspired Asian-Americans, increased NBA sales in China, and turned the basketball world upside down.

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1.According to the passage, Jeremy Lin's excellent performance saved the following except___

A．The NBA                              B．Coach Isiah Thomas

C．The Knicks                             D．Madison Square Garden Co.’s shares

2.The underlined word “young” in Paragraph 2 probably means "______"

A．not old yet.        B．not completely grown.                   C．in the development   D．in the early stage

3.The NBA suffered the credibility crisis months ago because____

A．The NBA delayed the season because of players’ wage disagreements

B．the NBA was disappointed at James’ free-agent event.

C．The NBA canceled the basketball match for the coming Christmas

D．James had a bad performance in the basketball court

4.Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．These Knicks’ stars who were paid well saved the Knicks season

B．The Knicks didn’t satisfy its fans for nearly 15 years until this season

C．The fans objected to dismissing Coach Isiah Thomas outside the Garden

D．The owners and the players didn’t agree on raising the TV ratings

5.The passage is mainly about______

A．why the New Yorkers thought well of Jeremy Lin

B．why Jeremy Lin became a member of the Knicks

C．how the Knicks defeated its opponents in a great playoff

D．how Jeremy Lin saved the Knicks, probably including the NBA

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了林書豪最近一段時(shí)間的瘋狂必須拯救了尼克斯隊(duì)，也許他也拯救了處于困境中的NBA聯(lián)盟。

1.B 推理題。根據(jù)文章2,3段可知紐約尼克斯隊(duì)在過去的幾年里表現(xiàn)很差，是林書豪的瘋狂表現(xiàn)讓人們對(duì)這支球隊(duì)又有了希望，他挽救了NBA聯(lián)盟，紐約尼克斯隊(duì)和尼克斯隊(duì)的球館麥迪遜廣場(chǎng)，但是Knicks fans protested nightly outside of the Garden calling for the team's ownership to fire their resented coach Isiah Thomas.可知Isiah Thomas被解雇是幾年之前的事情了，和林書豪沒有任何的關(guān)系，故B項(xiàng)符合要求。

2.D 推理題。根據(jù)本句Although the season is still young, the Knicks have reversed course in just one week from the NBA's most disappointing team to a playoff (季后賽) contestant.盡管中國賽季還很早，但是尼克斯已經(jīng)推出了季后賽，說明這里的young指賽季還處于早期，故D正確。

3.A 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段1,2行Just a few months back, the NBA took a massive credibility hit during a multi-month lockout, where the owners did not allow the players to go back to play until they accept the new salary levels.說明因?yàn)閯谫Y糾紛，NBA的賽季縮水了，故A項(xiàng)正確。

4.B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段1,2行After nearly 15 years of disappointing, sometimes unsuccessful seasons, Madison Square Garden is alive again, and New York City can't stop talking about the Knicks.說明15年來尼克斯一直都不順利，直到最近林書豪的出現(xiàn)，故B正確。

5.D 主旨大意題。本文主要講述了林書豪最近一段時(shí)間的瘋狂必須拯救了尼克斯隊(duì)，也許他也拯救了處于困境中的NBA聯(lián)盟，故D正確。

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