2014届高三英语二轮专题精品特训：阅读理解85.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题精品特训：阅读理解 A Los Angeles is home to two big NBA clubs: the Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. While the Lakers are more talked about as title contenders (冠军争夺者) because of superstar player Kobe Bryant, the Clippers are perhaps more exciting to watch – mainly thanks to the crazy slam dunks (扣篮) of Blake Griffin. Before Griffins game, peoplealways ask, how many revolutions will he make?, how high will he leap? and how difficult will his moves be? On April 7, Griffin scored a leading 24 points, which helped the Clippers beat the Lakers 109-95 to win their first Pacific Division title. Griffin, 24, first established himself in the league after he won the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest. He soared (飞跃) over a car and scored a powerful dunk - a perfect way to show off his bination of athleticism and Hollywood talent, mented The Associated Press. It came as no surprise. Griffin grew up watching and re-watching every dunk contest on videotape, studying the events development. It wasnt long before many of Griffins high school mates were asking for his autograph. Young Griffin scored big and won stardom but today he also works for a charity organization known as Dunking for Dollars. He contributes $100 to fight against childhood obesity (肥胖症) for every dunk that he makes. Griffin likes to throw down crowd-pleasing dunks, but he also wants to preserve his body for battles to e. According to Arash Markazi , reporter with ESPN, the goal for the Clippers is no longer simply beating the Lakers on national television. although they did do so three times this season. We didnt e into this season Oh, it would be great if we could win... We expected it. Its something to be proud of said Griffin. These are the games you really get hyped (炒作） for, but now we know the importance of winning games like this and also the importance of winning games down the stretch(一段时问) and in the playoffs. And their goal, like that of the Lakers, is to win a c