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  When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships(奖学金).The Alcindors decided to send their only child to Power Memoria Academy, a small school on Manhattan’s West Side.

  At Power, Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city.Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly.As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now and then.But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor was quick and skillful enough to make the high school All-American team and to lead Power to an undefeated season.

  From then on he simply got better.Some rival coaches(对方教练)used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to.Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a lollipop(棒棒糖), Alcindor would loosen up by starting his leaping lay-ups(擦板球).Then he would casually shoot the ball with either hand, to the delight of the fans.

  When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly.He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine.He was not comfortable talking to grown-ups, perhaps because he towered over them.Discouraged photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe.Once after ducking into a subway to escape, Alcindor told a friend that it was all becoming like policemen and robbers.“People want you not for yourself, ”Donohue warned him, “but because you’re a basketball player.Don’t forget that.”

(1)

Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because ________.

[  ]

A.

he was young

B.

he was hardworking

C.

he was tall for his age

D.

he was skillful at playing basketball

(2)

Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach?

[  ]

A.

Serious, popular and slow.

B.

Tall, skillful and successful

C.

Kind, powerful and undefeated.

D.

Well-known, strict and experienced

(3)

Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up?

[  ]

A.

Their teams refused to play Power.

B.

Their teams feared to see Alcindor.

C.

Their teams would lose courage.

D.

Their teams would lose interest.

(4)

What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?

[  ]

A.

How Donohue protected Alcindor from the press.

B.

How Alcindor disliked meeting reporters.

C.

Why the press followed Alcindor closely.

D.

Why the public wanted Alcindor badly.

答案:1.C;2.D;3.C;4.A;
解析:

(1)

从下文可以看出Lew Alcindor 是个篮球天才,第二段中说他在15岁时长到7英尺高,学会足够的技术打篮球,因此各个学校给他发奖学金,不是因为技术。

(2)

由第二段第一句可得到答案。

(3)

第三段开头说教练让队员赶快走以免碰到Lew Alcindor后产生不良的心理。

(4)

最后一段谈到教练想办法保护Lew Alcindor不受到媒体的干扰。


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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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