高一英语阅读理解试题及答案.docx

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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“Someday,there’llbenoAmericansleftintheNBA,”said12-year-oldXingTao,whojoinedhisschoolteamtwoweeksagoafterwatchingYaoMinginatelevisedNBAgame,“TheplayerswillallbeChinese,likeYao.”

ToChina,Yaoisahome-grownsuperstarwhohelpedmaketheworld’sfirstbasketballleagueclosertoChineseplayers.TotheNBA,the2.23-metercenteroffersanopeningofadifferentsortintotheworld’slargestnewmarket.Yao’sNBAfirstappearanceagainsttheIndianaPacersinOctoberreached287millionfamiliesintheUS.ThatgamemighthavebeenabitofaletdowntoYao’sfans:Heplayedjust11ofthe48minutes,hadtworebounds( 篮板)andgotnopoints.ComparingthatwithhisperformanceonDecember19,alsoagainstIndiana,Yaowon29pointsand10rebounds.“ThiswasoneofthemostexcitinggamesI’vehad,”YaosaidafterHouston’s95-83victory.TheNBAhastobeexcitedabouthison-countsuccess.Inallhisgames,he’saveraging12.7pointsand7.7rebounds,quitegoodforanewstar.“YaoMinghasbroughttheNBAclosertotheChinese,”saidNBAspokeswomanCheongSauChing,“ThatmakesthedreamseempracticalforotherpeopleinChinaandproudtobeChinese.”

The22-year-oldYaoisnotthecountry’sfirstplayerintheNBA:WangZhizhibrokedowntheDallasMavericksinNovember2003.ButYao’scombinationofmodesty （谦虚）andskillsmakehimafavoritebackhome.

What’sthedirectreasonforXingTaotojointheschoolbasketballteam?

HewatchedanNBAgame. B.Helikedbasketball.

C.HehopedtoplayfortheNBA. D.Hehaddreamthathewouldbecomeabasketballstar.

HowmanypointsdidYaoMingwininhisfirstgameintheNBA?

zero B.two C.29 D.10

Whatdoestheword“letdown”inline6,paragraph2mean?

failure B.surprise C.disappointment D.sadness.

WhydoesYaoMingwinmorepopularitythanWangZhizhiathome?

Hehasperformedexcellently. B.Heismodest

C.MoreandmoreChinesepeoplelike