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Kobe Bryant is the youngest child and only son of Joe and Pam Bryant．His parents named him after a kind of steak：the famous beef of Kobe，Japan，which they saw on a restaurant menu．Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court（球场） when he was in middle school．His father，Joe Bryant was former NBA forward．Kobe developed his basketball skills under the watchful eye of his father．With the help of his father，he worked daily on his game，watching videos，playing on the playground and listening to his father．Finally，he became a professional（职业的） player．
Kobe Bryant had a good performance at the first match of this NBA season．It was October 27，2010，the first day of the NBA's 2010-2011season．Kobe Bryant of the Los Angles Lakers had a big smile on his face．
Kobe had a good reason to be happy．He scored 33points and 8rebounds（篮板球） at the game against the Los Angles Clippers．He brought his team the first win of the new season．
And on the day before the game，Kobe got his fifth champion rings．The 15-diamond ring is an award for the Lakers'16
th NBA championship．
"It's so much fun to get the ring，"Kobe Bryant said．"Now I am on the way to the next one．"
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案．
51．KobeA in his family．
A．is the only son B．has two brothers C．has no sisters
52．When did Kobe first start turning heads on the basketball court？A
A．When he was in middle school．
B．When he was a professional player．
C．When he was inthe Los Angles Lakers．
53．Did Kobe Bryant have a good performance at the first match of this NBA season？B
A．No，he didn't．B．Yes，he did．C．Yes，he was．
54．How many points did Kobe score at the game against the Los Angles Clippers？C
A.8．B.15．C.33．
55．The writer writes the passage toA．
A．tell us something about Kobe
B．introduce the Los Angles Lakers
C．tell us how to become a basketball star．
