Question

Larry Bird was born in 1965 in a small town in the Middle Western State of Indiana. He was tall, and good at playing basketball. He attended Indiana State University. Bird led the team into the College Basketball Championship Game.

After completing his college studies, Larry Bird began playing professional basketball for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for all his professional career. During those 13 years, Larry Bird was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year three times. He scored more than 21, 000 points, and he played in 13 of the highest scoring games in his team’s history. Once he scored 60 points in just one game.

During his very successful basketball career, Larry Bird suffered a number of injuries. In 1989, he stopped playing because of pain in his feet. He returned in 1990, but the pain in his feet returned too. In the next two years he experienced more medical problems, and he missed many games.

Larry Bird did play on the Dream Team－the first Olympic Team with professional players. However, after winning the gold medal in Barcelona, he announced that he would retire from professional basketball. Larry Bird said he would have liked to play a little longer, but he could not because of his health problems. He also said it was a good time to leave the game. He wanted to be remembered as a winner.

1.The underlined word “scored” in the second paragraph means ________.

A. lost B. made C. got D. wrote

2.When he returned to his team in 1990, ________.

A. he still had a lot of medical problems caused by the previous（先前的）injuries

B. he played in all the following games for his team

C. he had recovered from a number of injuries

D. He didn’t play for his team any more

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Larry Bird began his career after his graduation from the college.

B. He lost interest in playing basketball after he retired.

C. Though he left the team, he didn’t feel too much regret.

D. He thought it a right decision to leave the team.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是人物类阅读，介绍篮球名将拉里·伯德。

1.C 词意猜测。由上下文可知他的长处是投篮得分，故score 是得分的意思，故选C项。

2.A 推断题。根据第三段提到He returned in 1990, but the pain in his feet returned too. In the next two years he experienced more medical problems, and he missed many games可知他复出后仍有伤，并且失去了很多比赛的机会，故选A项。

3.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Larry Bird said he would have liked to play a little longer, but he could not because of his health problems.可知他并不是失去打球的兴趣，而且是健康状况不佳，故选B项。

考点：人物类阅读。