Question

It’s such a shame to lose a free throw. Playing in the court has pressure from the opponent, time, your teammates, the audience, and yourself. You have to shoot the ball despite all the pressures around. But with a free throw, you have the ball, no one will try to get it from you, and you have all the time to shoot the ball. But why is it that many players, even good shooters, miss most of their free throws? Maybe they need more practice or maybe they need to apply more ways to improve their free throw.

    Improve your player or your free throwing skills by following the tips below:

Make it personal. The truth is, there is no rule on how one should handle and throw the ball in a free throw. What matters is that the player should shoot the ball from the free throw line no matter how he does it. So when trying to improve your free throw shooting, better stick to what works the best for you. Do not copy other people’s techniques. Make it your own and leave those techniques as theirs.

Formulate (公式化) a repetitive way of shooting the ball. A free throw should be personalized. But it should also be repetitive. You should be able to repeat your free throw techniques whether you are in your court or in another court, whether you are energized or tired. You can’t say you have a personal free throw technique if you can’t repeat it over and over again.

Shoot at the same position and distance for every free throw. Basketball courts may be located in different places or maybe marked with different paint colors. But all of these courts maintain the same distance from the ring to the free throw line. Familiarize your perfect position when making your free throws. That should help you do your perfect throw.

1.Why do so many players fail to make a successful free throw?

A. Because they don’t have any special skills

B. Because they are lacking in practice and tips.

C. Because they are not so familiar with rules

D. Because many of them are green hands.

2.What can you do if you want to be a wonderful free thrower?

A. Learn from others.

B. Form your own throwing skills.

C. Keep active in the court.

D. Learn to throw in different locations.

3.The underlined word “ring” in the last paragraph may most probably mean “________”.

A. sound                               B. basket                               C. ball                           D. group

4.Which of the following might serve as the best title of the above passage?

A. How to play basketball successfully in the court.

B. How to improve your basketball throw skills.

C. How to gain more points in throwing.

D. How to improve your basketball free throwing.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文针对许多篮球运动员罚球不中的问题，给他们提出了如何提高罚球技巧的建议。

1.B推理判断题。根据第一段“But why is it that many players, even good shooters, miss most of their free throws? Maybe they need more practice or maybe they need to apply more ways to improve their free throw.(那么为什么有那么多运动员甚至优秀的投篮手大多数情况都罚不中呢？也许他们

需要训练，亦或他们需要运用更多的方法来提高罚球的技术)”可知答案。

2.B推理判断题。根据第三段，即第一个建议make it personal可知，要形成自己的风格技

能。

3.B词义猜测题。根据常识及文最后一段说篮球场可能位置不同，但所有的球场的共同点是从篮框到罚球线的距离是一样的。

4.D主旨大意题。根据文章第二段Improve your player or your free throwing skills by following the tips below可知，全文要讲的是提高篮球罚球的技巧。

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