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Who is the best NBA athlete? Kobe （科比）, of course! So says Sporting News．a major American sports magazine．

Last month the magazine named Los Angeles Lakers guard and 2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant NBA player of the decade for the 2000s．The honor is part of a 14-page special section on the athletes, coaches and teams of the 2000s．

Born to be a basketball player, Kobe showed shooting talent at an early age．He has always been obsessed （一门心思的） with proving his skills on the court （球场） and improving．He enjoyed a successful high school basketball career and went straight into the NBA when he graduated．

He has led the Lakers to four NBA championships: in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2009．He is the youngest player to score 20,000 points in the NBA．

However he is never content with past glory （辉煌）, Kobe is famous for getting his teammates to stay up late practicing．When he learns a new move, he asks his teammates to practice it with him until                     ．

Devean George, a former teammate of Kobe's, was frequently asked to practice with him．"He might say: 'Stay after and guard this move．Let me try it on you'," said George．"The amazing thing is he can put the new move in the game the next day．"

Gregg Downer, Kobe's high school coach said: "People called Kobe a loner, but it's just that basketball was all he wanted to focus on．"

1．What's the best title of the passage?（please answer within 8 words）

2．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

   He has always been devoted to showing his skills in the course of playing, and getting better．

3．Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（please answer within 10 words）

4．How does Kobe explain his success? （please answer within 30 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

The Josephson Institute, a Los Angeles-based ethics institute, surveyed 29,760 students at 100 high schools nationwide, both public and private. The survey found that 35% of boys and 26% of girls admitted stealing from a store within the past year and 64% have cheated on a test, which suggests that today' s young people are less honest than previous generations.

However, Josephson addressed that today's youth are no less honest than their predecessors. "The question is not whether things are worse, but whether they are bad enough to attract concern. This is not a time to complain but to take thoughtful, positive actions. "

Roberta Gerold, superintendent of the Middle Country School District and a leader of the campaign, said parents and school officials need to be more diligent – for example, emphasizing to students the distinctions between original and borrowed work. "Adults are not taking this very seriously," he said. "The schools are not doing even the most moderate thing."

Nijmie Dzurinko, executive director of the Philadelphia Student Union, said the findings were not at all reflective of the inner-city students she works with as an advocate for better curriculum and school funding. "A lot of people like to blame society's problems on young people, without recognizing that young people aren't making the decisions about what's happening in society. "

Riddile, who for four decades was a high school teacher, agreed that more pressure could lead to more cheating, yet he said, "I would take these students over other generations. I found them to be more responsive, more rewarding to work with. We have to create situations where it's easy for kids to do the right things. We need to create classrooms where learning takes on more importance than having the right answer. "

60. According to the first paragraph, we know that __________.

A. the Josephson Institute is a Los Angeles-based public school

B. students in ethics institute are honest

C. cheating on tests is very common in America

D. more public school students admitted stealing

61. What does the underlined phrase "borrowed work" refer to?

A. Ideas taken from other person's works.       B. Words borrowed from another language.

C. Homework assigned by the teachers.               D. Work done by your classmates.

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Riddile takes the young students over other generations.

B. Roberta Gerold found them to be more responsive.

C. Nijmie Dzurinko said the findings were reflective of the inner-city students.

D. Josephson addressed that today's youth are less honest than their predecessors.

63. According to the passage, we can infer that it's _________ that should be to blame for the problem.

A. the students           B. previous generations         C. public schools         D. parents and schools

       LOS ANGELES―The advice offered from any other 82-year-olds might have made young people yawn and roll their eyes.

       But when former South African President Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles to take education seriously, his audience was listening.

    The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now. “Education is one of the most important weapons you have,” Mandela advised, “it will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community.”

    “The point is, he was young once and rebellious once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams.” Explained South Africa's ambassador to the United States, Sheita Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd.

    Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year-old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.

    “There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly,” Mandela said, “I’m not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world.”

    22-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of passion. “He’s a person who set the tone for an entire nation.” said Trice.

    “You go away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done.” Trice said.

64．From the passage, we can conclude that American youth________.

       A．are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

       B．usually think that advice from old people is not worth considering

C．have a good understanding of the old

D．have no intention to improve the lives of others

65．Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should________.

      A．improve their own lives

   B．go to college for better education

      C．put more importance on education

   D．become interested in foreign affairs

66．What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that _________.

      A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

   B．was especially troublesome when young

   C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

       D．American youth should be no more rebellious

67．From what Trice said, we can know that _________.

      A．he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech

      B．he thought little of Mandela's speech

      C．he must be a superman in order to change society

      D．he’ll be more interested in international development

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　　LOS ANGELES-The advice offered from any other 82-year old might have made young people yawn (打哈欠) and roll their eyes.

　　But when former South African president Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was listening.

　　The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now. “Education is one of the most important weapons you have,” Mandela advised. “It will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community.”

　　“The point is, he was young once and rebellious once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams,” explained South Africa's ambassador to the United States, Sheila Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd.

　　Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.

　　“There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly,” Mandela said. “I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world.”

　　Twenty-two-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of enthusiasm (热情). “He's a person who set the tone for an entire nation,” said Trice.

　　“You come away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done,” Trice said.

1．From the passage, we can conclude that American youth ________.

[　　]

A．are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

B．usually think that advice from old people are not worth considering

C．have a good understanding of the old

D．have no intention to improve the lives of others

2．Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should ________.

[　　]

A．improve their own lives

B．go to college for better education

C．put more importance on education

D．become interested in foreign affairs

3．What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that ________.

[　　]

A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

B．was especially troublesome when young

C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

D．American youth should be no more rebellious

4．From what Trice said, we can know that ________.

[　　]

A．he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech

B．he thought little of Mandela's speech

C．he must be a superman in order to change society

D．he'll be more interested in international development