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--________ the sports meet might be put off.
--Yes, it all depends on the weather.
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WASHINGTON—US President Barack Obama said Thursday that he had known about NBA star Jeremy Lin’s talent long before the“Linsanity”phenomenon swept the sport.
“I knew about Jeremy before you did because Arne Duncan, my secretary of education, was captain of the Harvard team,”Obama told the famous US sportswriter Bill Simmons in an interview.
“When Arne and I were playing, he said,‘I’m telling you, we’ve got this terrific guard named Jeremy Lin at Harvard.’And then when one of my best friends, whose son is a freshman at Harvard, went for a recruiting(招募) trip he saw Lin in action, so I’ve been on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon(时尚) for a while,”said the president, who is a Harvard Law graduate.
Lin, the New York Knicks’ point guard, though he was cut twice in December 2011, had had a sudden rise in the past month to high points scoring stardom in Madison Square Garden, the world’s biggest basketball stage.
He is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA. He has already developed a devoted following among many Asian-Americans and in China, Taiwan, the Philippines and other countries.
Clicks to the NYKnicks. Com website surged as basketball fans from around the world search for Lin’s news and highlights.
“He seems like a wonderful young man. It elevates(提升) this great sport all round the world,”said Obama, a Chicago Bulls fan.“And what’s been encouraging is to see how fast the sport has bounced back(恢复) recently.”But he sounded a note of caution on how much basketball costs to watch.
“It’s really important for professional athletes and sports owners to just remember you got a whole bunch of folks out here, all across the country, who invest so much in their teams. All they ask is not to be so selfish that you’re not looking out for your fans,”Obama said.
1.President Obama learned about Jeremy long before through .
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A．news reports |
B．a friend |
C．Bill Simmons |
D．Arne Duncan |
2.The underlined word“surged”in Paragraph 6 probably means .
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A．moved suddenly and quickly |
B．stopped gradually |
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C．moved slowly |
D．suddenly broke down |
3.President Obama finds it encouraging that .
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A．Chicago Bulls is playing wonderfully |
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B．Jeremy Lin is becoming more popular |
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C．NBA matches have returned to normal |
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D．audience is concerned about basketball |
4.Both athletes and sports owners should care about folks because .
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A．they have made contributions to charities |
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B．all teams are in need of support from fans |
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C．they pay to watch their favorite teams play |
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D．they can decide the result of a game |
In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete.
Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamilton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即将) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小湾)，a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved ,nobody could imagine she would ever get back on a surfboard again.
In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost her arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non---profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims.
It’s a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethany’s story, of course, but I thought ‘What an incredible role’ ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged?”
The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb’ s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for the surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding .
Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves.
“Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope they’re educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.”
1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?.
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A．Hamilton was severely injured when surfing. |
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B．Nobody thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles. |
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C．Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer. |
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D．Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims. |
2.Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third paragraph?
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A．Free. |
B．Easy |
C．Smart. |
D．Strong. |
3.What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robb’s words?
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A．She was absorbed in the story. |
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B．she wasn’t sure she could play the role well. |
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C．She wants to challenge her faith. |
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D．She doesn’t believe Bethany’s story. |
4.How does Hamilton hope people will be affected by her story?
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A．she hopes more people will take up surfing. |
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B．she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged |
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C．She hopes more people will keep off the sharks. |
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D．She hopes people will donate something to her charity. |
5.What can we learn from the passage?
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A．A lot of people are fond of surfing. |
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B．Good things will happen to the disabled in the end. |
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C．Faith and will power will help people go through hard times. |
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D．People can always overcome every difficulty in life. |
“I
was pushed over by Chinese journalists while I was just trying to put my
luggage on the bus,”said Davis.