Question

On a recent day, “Linsanity” is popular all over the world. It’s the combination of “Lin” & “insanity”, referring to the person who made surprising success.

“Lin” refers to Jeremy Lin, an American professional basketball player, with the Chinese name Shu How Lin. He is the first American player with Chinese descent（血统）.

Jeremy Lin was born on August 23, 1988. At the age of 5, He started playing basketball at the kindergarten. He went to Harvard University after playing at Palo Alto High School in California. He graduated in 2010 and joined the Golden State Warriors, an NBA team in California. In late 2011, Lin moved to another team - the New York Knicks at the very end of the year. The Knicks added him to their starting lineup（阵容）that month. He began averaging more than 20 points a game and leading the team to a series of wins.

Here is his career statistics（统计表）.

NBA Regular Season Accurate as of February 20, 2012

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–2011	Golden State	29	0	9.8	0.389	0.200	0.760	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.3	2.6
2011–2012	New York	19	9	23.1	0.487	0.343	0.742	2.7	5.7	1.4	0.2	14.6

 

GP: Games played        GS: Games started               MPG: Minutes per game

FG%: Field-goal         3P%: 3-point field-goal         FT%: Free-throw

RPG: Rebounds per game  APG: Assists per game           SPG: Steals per game

BPG: Blocks per game    PPG: Points per game

1.“Linsanity” is an expression referring to the person who ______.

A. made surprising success

B. played basketball young

C. was very popular

2.Jeremy Lin is the first American player with _______ descent.

A. French                       B. Chinese                  C. English

3.According to the passage, Jeremy Lin started playing basketball at ________.

A. kindergarten             B. high school                  C. university

4.Jeremy Lin is playing for ________ team in NBA now.

A. the Golden State Warriors

B. the Los Angeles Lakers

C. the New York Knicks

5.Jeremy Lin got 14.6 _________ in Regular Season 2011-2012.

A. PPG                      B. SPG                      C. MPG

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国著名的华裔篮球明星林书豪的成长历史及在篮球上取得的成绩。

1.根据第一段“Linsanity” is popular all over the world. It’s the combination of “Lin” & “insanity”, referring to the person who made surprising success. 描述，可知选A。

2.根据第二段“Lin” refers to Jeremy Lin, an American professional basketball player, with the Chinese name Shu How Lin. He is the first American player with Chinese descent（血统）.描述，可知选B。

3.根据第三段At the age of 5, He started playing basketball at the kindergarten. 描述，可知选A。

4.根据第三段In late 2011, Lin moved to another team - the New York Knicks at the very end of the year.及下文描述，可知他现在在纽约火箭队打球，故选C。

5.根据表格第三行最后一列描述，可知选A。

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