A group of senior high school students are playing outside on a basketball court. They are shouting with excitement. And they all have the same dream. They wish to play in the NBA, just like Huston Rocket’s Yao Ming. “Someday, there will be more Chinese players like Yao in the NBA,” said 15-year-old Xie Tao, a senior 1 boy at Shanghai No. 2 Middle School. Xie always watches Yao playing on TV. “He is a great player. He makes me proud to be Chinese,” he said.
Like Xie, 17-year-old Liu Yan at Beijing No. 22 Middle School is also a big NBA fan. “Since early May, I’ve not missed one game in the NBA,” said the senior 3 student.
Basketball is becoming popular in middle schools across the country. And more young players are starting to like the sport. More students are playing the game.
Jiang Hui, a basketball teacher at Beijing No. 2 Middle School, said that 85 percent of the students at this school like the sport. “Students are full of passion for the game,” Jiang’s team won the regional first prize in the 2004 National High School Boy’s Basketball League in   march. The league is the first national basketball competition for high school students.
Playing basketball is a good way to exercise. But students also enjoy it for other reasons. For Li Yan, a Senior 2 at Shanghai No. 12 Middle School, basketball teaches him lessons in life. “When I am in a game, I feel more confident about my studies, “ he said. “ It also teaches me to have a good team spirit and to enjoy friendship.”
小題1:The same dream of the group of senior high school students is to ______.
A．to play in the NBAB．be as tall as Yao Ming
C．watch Yao Ming playing on TVD．visit Huston Rocket’s center
小題2:How many students are mentioned in the passage?
A．2.B．3 C．4D．5
小題3:Which school team won the regional first prize in the first national basketball competition for high school students?
A．Shanghai No. 2 Middle School.B．Beijing No. 22 Middle School.
C．Beijing No. 2 Middle School.D．Shanghai No. 12 Middle School.
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Basketball is becoming popular in middle schools in Chine.
B．The 2004 National High School Boy’s Basketball League was held in May.
C．Playing basketball is a good way to exercise.
D．Students enjoys playing basketball for a lot of reasons.
小題5:Who learns to have a good team spirit from playing basketball?
A．Xie TaoB．Yao MingC．Jiang HuiD．Li Yan

小題1:A 
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析:如今在全國范圍的許多學校籃球成了特別受學生們歡迎的體育活動。本文介紹了一群熱愛籃球，渴望進入NBA籃球隊，并且像姚明一樣成功的高中生們。在文中作者提到了來自北京不同中學的三名學生，他們都對籃球有著同樣的癡迷，而且他們認為籃球能夠培養(yǎng)人的團隊精神。
小題1:A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章首段 And they all have the same dream. They wish to play in the NBA可知他們的共同夢想就是進入NBA隊，故答案選A。
小題2:B。細節(jié)理解題。通過第一段中提到的15-year-old Xie Tao, a senior 1 boy at Shanghai No. 2 Middle School.第二段中的Like Xie, 17-year-old Liu Yan at Beijing No. 22 Middle School還有末段的For Li Yan, a Senior 2 at Shanghai No. 12 Middle School,可知文章一共提到了三名學生，故答案選B。
小題3:C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段提供的信息Jiang Hui, a basketball teacher at Beijing No. 2 Middle School, 以及Jiang’s team won the regional first prize in the 2004 National High School Boy’s Basketball League in   march.可知全國首屆高中男子籃球賽被北京二中奪冠，故答案選C。
小題4:B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段Jiang’s team won the regional first prize in the 2004 National High School Boy’s Basketball League in March.可知全國首屆高中男子籃球賽是在三月份舉行，故B選項內容錯誤。
小題5:D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章末段Li Yan所說的話“ It also teaches me to have a good team spirit and to enjoy friendship.”可知答案選D。
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