Steve Nash enjoys team success far more than personal success, and always wants to share the glory and the joy with teammates.
He is a self-effacing (不愛出風(fēng)頭的) Canadian, who grew up in hockey country. Today Steve Nash has to stand alone even if he doesn’t enjoy it. The Phoenix Sun’s point guard has to take ownership of a set of skills that sets him apart from every bigger, faster basketball player. He is considered the best basketball player in the game.
31-year old Nash was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the NBA on May 8, 2005. “It’s unbelievable,” he said. “It’s been a long road for me and I really enjoy playing as a team, just trying to be a good teammate. That is the only way for me to highlight what I do as a basketball player.”
It is the first time a Canadian has won any individual NBA honor. Of the 50 winners of the MVP award, only six have been guards: Steve Nash, Magic Johnson, Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, and Bob Cousy. “I’m happy for him getting the MVP, which makes us feel like we all got the MVP,” said Phoenix forward Shawn Marion.
He may be the only one who truly believes he can reach this level. “I always try to set goals for myself and have my own time frame to accomplish them and I never give up on anything,” he said. It is not as if Nash arrived at this point without countless hours of hard work.
His interests go far beyond sports and the NBA. His social conscience is such that he wore a T-shirt bearing an anti-war slogan at the NBA all-star weekend festivities in Philadelphia in 2002.
“A lot of great moments are when you win games with your teammates. There’s nothing like sharing something with someone else,” he said. “There is a pinnacle (頂點(diǎn)) of a player’s career individually. In many ways, the pinnacle of a player’s career really is defined by team wins.”
【小題1】What does Steve Nash mean by saying the last two sentences?

A.A player’s success is decided by his / her individual efforts.
B.A player won’t succeed without a team’s support.
C.A player will succeed sooner or later.
D.A team always decides a player’s success.
【小題2】Steve Nash feels happiest _______.
A.when he is named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA
B.when he is 30 years old
C.when he plays at the NBA all-star weekend festivities
D.when his team wins a game
【小題3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Nash is an American basketball player.
B.Nash is better at basketball than Magic Johnson.
C.Nash is the first Canadian winner of the MVP award.
D.Michael Jordan is the best of the six guards.
【小題4】 Which of the following is the main message that the passage wants to express?
A. Nash prefers team honor to personal honor.
B. Hard work will lead to the honor of the MVP of the NBA.
C. A Canadian can be an MVP of the NBA.
D. Setting goals is of importance to success.


【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析:這篇文章介紹加拿大球員Steve Nash,因?yàn)榻艹龅谋憩F(xiàn),他被評(píng)選為2005年最有價(jià)值球員,而且他還非常關(guān)心社會(huì),個(gè)人榮譽(yù)相比,Steve Nash更喜歡集體的榮譽(yù)。
【小題1】句意理解題:從最后一段的句子:“There is a pinnacle (頂點(diǎn)) of a player’s career individually. In many ways, the pinnacle of a player’s career really is defined by team wins.” 運(yùn)動(dòng)員的生涯會(huì)有一個(gè)頂點(diǎn),很多時(shí)候,運(yùn)動(dòng)員的頂點(diǎn)就是團(tuán)隊(duì)的頂點(diǎn),可知Steve Nash 認(rèn)為沒有團(tuán)隊(duì)的支持沒有人會(huì)贏,選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題:從第一段的句子:Steve Nash enjoys team success far more than personal success, and always wants to share the glory and the joy with teammates.可知Steve Nash覺得團(tuán)隊(duì)贏的時(shí)候是最快樂的,選D.
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題:從第四段的句子:It is the first time a Canadian has won any individual NBA honor.可知 Steve Nash是第一個(gè)獲得最有價(jià)值球員稱號(hào)的加拿大人,選C
【小題4】主旨題:從第一段的句子:Steve Nash enjoys team success far more than personal success, and always wants to share the glory and the joy with teammates. 和最后一段的句子:A lot of great moments are when you win games with your teammates. There’s nothing like sharing something with someone else, 可知這篇文章講的是和個(gè)人榮譽(yù)相比,Steve Nash更喜歡集體的榮譽(yù),選A
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