摘要:Hi, Jason, You asked me about Yao Ming. Here is something I got when I searched the websites at home.Yao Ming, who is now 2.26 metres tall and 134kg in weight, was born in Shanghai on the 12th of September,1980. It is said he likes meat most and his favourite colour is blue. The man he respects most is late Premier Zhou Enlai and the one he believes in most is himself.He joined Shanghai basketball team in 1997 and became a member of China national team Shanghai won the champion of CBA and he was among the top players in the team. In the same year he went to the US and became Number One Overall in the NBA draft, which helped him join Houston Rockets. After many matches as well as struggles he now feels a little tired. Up to now he says he still hasn’t got any further definite plan.

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In the United States, sport scholarships are awarded to athletes of excellent performance in order to enable them to finance their studies at colleges. The athlete participates fully in training with the college team and represents the university in various competitions. For example, track and field runner Tyson Gay made his name at the University of Arkansas and women’s basketball player Sue Bird was a star at the University of Connecticut.

US athletes get to the Games in a variety of ways. Renee Hykel, a member of US Rowing, began rowing while attending St. Josephs University. Since graduating she has earned a master’s degree and is now attending law school. Todd Wells of US Cycling worked in the computer industry before his love of biking took over. And Jason Parker, US Shooting, was in the US Army before joining the team.

Their goal seems to be success not only in a sport but also in life. Many of them know their carreers will be short lived and it is important to be prepared for the rest of their lives. For example, US swimmer Michael Phelps has said he would like to have a career in either sports marketing, which is his major (专业)at the University of Michigan, or in some technical field. “One of my big goals is to improve knowledge of the sport. I want to be able to take it to a new level and hopefully, in the US, get in with sports like basketball or football,” he said.

While the chance to represent their country in the Olympics is priceless, it becomes even more valuable when they can continue contributing(贡献)long after the Games have ended.

1.The underlined word “finance” in the first paragraph can be replaced by      .

  A.pick up   B.pay for   C.return to  D.prepare for

2.According to the passage,       .

  A.Renee Hykel began rowing while he studied in a law school.

  B.Jason Parker joined the army because he was good at shooting

  C. Todd Wells worked in the computer industry before he took up cycling

  D.field runner Tyson Gay was a star at the University of Connecticut

3.From the passage we know that Michael Phelps      .

  A.is studying sports marketing in the University of Michigan

  B.wants to have a career either in basketball or in football

  C.is helping a US company make hi-tech swimming suits

  D.is the greatest swimmer in the history of the United States

4.The passage aims to tell us        .

  A.US athletes earn their living by changing jobs frequently

  B.it’s hard for US athletes to choose the right career after the Games

  C.how US athletes get to the Games and their goals in life

  D.how US athletes receive education in famous universities

 

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