Question

GERALD Christian is in Grade 8 at Ridge Road Middle School in North Carolina, US. She is a member of her school basketball team. Late last month, the 14-year-old faced a big problem. Her mother lost her job. She thought she couldn't pay the $ 50 fee for the city's sports meet this year.

    Christian was not the only one who had this problem. Some other middle school players in the city had the same problem.

    That's why famous NBA player Michael Jordan gave $ 250, 000 to the city earlier this month. He wanted to help the poor students. Jordan said: "I know there are kids who get an education by playing sports. We need to keep sports alive for them."

    Christian was shocked. "Really? I can't believe Michael did that for us. These days, I go to bed thinking about it and I wake up thinking about it," she said. "Now the problem is over. "

Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself. I will do my best at the meet.

1.The underlined word "shocked" means ________.

A. moved        B. surprised        C. worried            D. afraid

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Christian was a middle school student.

B. The students will have a sports meet.

C. Few of the players could pay the fee.

D. Christian's mother lost her job last month.

3.Christian thanked Jordan because he helped her ________.

A. to get a chance to show herself

B. to become a basketball player

C. to go on her study at school

D. to win the basketball match

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了乔丹为一些付不起五十美元费用的篮球选手提供赞助的故事.

1.联系下文I can't believe Michael did that for us.描述,可知此处指的是克里斯丁很震惊.故选B,惊讶的.

2.根据短文第二段描述,可知有一些人掏不起这五十美元费用,故选项C描述错误.

3.根据短文最后一段Christian wanted to say "thanks" to Jordan. "Michael, thank you for giving me the chance to show myself.描述,可知他感谢乔丹是因为,乔丹给了他一个展示自己的机会.故选A.

考点：故事类记述文阅读

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