题目内容
Jeremy Shu-How Lin, who was born in California, 1988, world-famous now,is the first Chinese-American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of NBA.
It hasn't been an easy road for Lin. After high school, Lin sent his resume(简历) and a DVD of highlights to all the Ivy League schools, and his dream schools Stanford and UCLA. Harvard and Brown were the only schools that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams, but Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships.
After graduating from Harvard University, Lin went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft . Lin spent his first season with his hometown the Golden State Warriors. He saw limited minutes with the Warriors, but was cheered in arenas(比赛场) around the country, particularly in cities with large Asian communities, as fans came out in crowds to cheer their homegrown star. In late 2011, Lin spent less than two weeks with the Houston Rockets, moving to the New York Knicks at the very end of the year.
He has made several trips to the NBA's Development League, a minor league for players who show promise but need seasoning before they can compete at the highest level. It appears to have paid off. In February 2012, after keying the Knicks victory over New Jersey, Lin was named the starter for the Utah game, a position he appears to have a hold on in the short term, as Baron Davis, who signed in December to play the position, stays on the disabled list. Lin will likely get stronger the more minutes he plays, and even if Davis returns, spelling the older, recovering player could be productive for Lin: a proven good student who can learn a lot from practicing against a veteran.
Without the services of All-Stars Carmelo and Amare, Lin led New York to a 4-0 record last week. He became the first player in NBA history to record at least 20 points and seven assists in each of his first four starts, which generated a global following known as Linsanity. The Associated Press called Lin "the most Surprising story in the NBA".
【小题1】From the passage we can know that Lin .
A.enjoyed himself in the Houston Rockets |
B.used to be a leader in the New York Knicks |
C.is a proven good student who can learn a lot from other players. |
D.led New York to success with the help of some All- Stars. |
A.Harvard offered Lin an athletic scholarship. |
B.Harvard and Brown make sure of Lin's position on their basketball teams. |
C.Stanford and Harvard were Lin's dream schools. |
D.Lin’s DVD impressed all the Ivy League schools greatly. |
A.How the word Linsanity came into being. | B.Introduction to Jeremy Shu-How Lin. |
C.How Lin becomes successful. | D.Lin and New York Knicks |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
解析试题分析:
【小题1】这是细节理解题。根据a proven good student who can learn a lot from practicing against a veteran.故选C。
【小题2】这是细节理解题。根据Harvard and Brown were the only schools that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams, 故选B。
【小题3】这是主旨大意题。根据短文的开头及结尾或整篇短文都可以看出这是一篇介绍Jeremy Shu-How Lin的文章,故选B 。
考点:这是一篇记叙文。
点评:文中介绍了Jeremy Shu-How Lin的求学及事业路程。对于这种的主旨大意题从整篇文章的布局上来看很容易找出答案。文中有一些生词,提醒考生不要一味要求去弄懂每一个单词的意思,那样太耽误时间。
Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Don’t overlook talented people around you B. Seize the opportunity when it comes up C. Stay humble D. Find the system that works for your style E. Keep Honest Forever F. Work hard |
1. __________
Lin(Jeremy Shu-How Lin)got to start for the Knicks because they had to start him. They had too many injuries. Baron Davis was gone. The other point guards were out. Carmelo Anthony was injured. Amare Stoudemire had to leave the team because of a family death. Lin could have squandered the opportunity and we would have never have noticed. But he made the most of it. You never know when opportunities are going to arise in life. Often, they’re when you least expect them. Make the most of them. Don’t waster them.
2. __________
Lin isn’t Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. He’s not a pure scorer. He’s a passer and distributor – who can also score very well. It didn’t work for him in Golden State or Houston – where he was before landing at the Knicks. But Mike D’Antoni’s system at the Knicks has been perfect for him to show off his strengths. You’ve got to do your best to understand what your strengths are and then ensure that you’re in a system (a job or organization or industry) that is a good fit for those strengths. Otherwise, people overlook the talents you bring to the table.
3. __________
You probably manage people at your own company today. Are you sure you don’t have a Jeremy Lin living among you now? How do you know that “Mike” couldn’t do amazing things if you gave him a new project to run with? How do you know “Sarah” isn’t the right person to take the open job in London that you’ve been talking over with your colleagues? We put people around us in boxes. He’s from Harvard. He’s Asian-American. Not sure he can play. How many assumptions have you made about talent around you? Don’t be like the General Managers in Golden State and Houston, and let talent slip through your fingers. With all their money, scouts(球探), and testing, they didn’t have a clue what they had in their hands. Do you know what your people (or even yourself) are really capable of? Take off the blinders of assumptions you wear when you look at the world.
4. __________
If you one day are lucky enough to have newspapers want to put you on the cover in order to sell more, don’t let it get to your head. It’s been remarkable watching how humble Lin remains through all this media craze. It makes his teammates and fans love him that much more.
5. __________
Lin couldn’t have seized his opportunity if he hadn’t worked like crazy for years perfecting his skills. There are no short cuts to hard work. Success is a by product of that. If you’ve got a Tiger Mom who’s always pushed you to work hard, great. If not, let your conscience be your own Tiger Mom! Get up early, stay up late. Nobody gave Lin any free passes. Why should you get any? You can only control what you control and that means you’ve got to work harder than anyone else you know.