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期末冲刺 高三上记叙文阅读强化练 详解版.docx

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期末冲刺高三上记叙文阅读强化练详解版

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AfterimmigratingtotheUnitedStatesfromtheWestIndiesin1901,19-year-oldBobDouglasfoundajobasadoormaninNewYorkCity.Oneday,aco-workertookhimtovisitanupstairsbasketballcourt,andhewasstunnedbytheathleticskillsondisplay.Inspiredbythatmoment,Douglaswasdeterminedtocreateabasketballteam—theNewYorkRenaissance—whichwasthefirstBlack-owned,all-Blackprofessionalbasketballteamatthattime.

Needingapracticespotforhisteam,Douglassoughtcasino(赌场)ownerWilliamRoach’spermissiontousethedancefloorbeforelate-nightdancing,offeringtocoverteamcostsandbearallfinancialrisk.Besides,theteamhadtotravelthecountryplayinganyopponentthatwouldagreetoschedulethemtogothroughtwofinancialfailures.Theyrepeatedlyencountereddiscriminationandracialviolence,suchasfistfightswithwhiteplayersandfans.Theplayerswereoftenbannedfromhotelsandrestaurantsontheroad.Abasketballhistorian,DickEnglebergsaid.“Alotoftimestheystayedinjailsbecausethatwasthesafestplacetheycouldstay.”

Nomattertheobstacle,theRensjustkeptwinning.In1925,theRensshockedtheworldbydefeatingtheOriginalCeltics,themostdominantall-whiteteamoftheirday.Duringthe1932-33season,theRenaissancewon88straightgames,aprofessionalbasketballrecordthatremainsunbroken.

TheRensbegantodeclineasitsplayersgotolderandthetensofthousandsofmilesoftravelingtookitstoll,butintime,theywererecognizedfortheimportantroletheyplayedinadvancingblackathletesinbasketball.Douglas,whohadownedandcoachedtheRensfortheirentire25-yearrun,hasbeentodayknownasthe“FatherofBlackProfessionalBasketball,”whichensuresthatalthoughtheRensisn’tahouseholdname,theirlegacywillneverbeforgotten.

4.WhatmotivatesDouglastoestablishtheteam?

A.Thefinancialsu

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