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5．Many great basketball players had clever nicknames （绰号），usually describing the player's overall style on the court （球场）．Below are some of the colorful nicknames among popular NBA players．
"Tiny"
     Nate Archibald，at six feet one inch tall，was small for a basketball player．Still，Archibald used speed and his brains to control the court in the 14 seasons that he played in the NBA．Interestingly，his nickname originated off the court：he was named after his father，"Big Tiny"．
"Magic"
       Earvin Johnson was called"Magic"by a sportswriter who saw him playing basketball in one high school game．Johnson was a skillful player，often doing the unexpected，to the chagrin of his competitors and the delight of the audience．He also won a gold medal as part of the U．S．"Dream Team"in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona，Spain．
"The Mailman"
    Karl Malone earned his nickname because on the court he delivered consistently．Malone spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz，gaining a reputation as one of the best power forwards of all time．He also won two Olympic gold medals，as part of the U．S．"Dream Team"in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona，Spain and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta，Georgia．
"The Iceman"
 George Gervin made the most difficult shots look easy．He was also famous for keeping his cool in every game，playing in a relaxed way under pressure．Gervin，who played most of his 14 years in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs，was unequalled in many ways as a shooting guard．
21．Whose nickname has nothing to do with basketball？A
A．Nate Archibald's            B．Earvin Johnson's．
C．Karl Malone's．D．George Gervin's．
22．The underlined word"chagrin"in Paragraph 3 probably means"D"．
A．amazement                     B．impatience
C．enthusiasm                     D．annoyance
23．Why was George Gervin called"The Iceman"？C
A．He was always as cold as ice．
B．He had a glass of iced beer every day．
C．He was always able to keep calm on the court．
D．He didn't get along well with his teammates．
24．The author's purpose in writing the text is toD．
A．uncover the secrets of NBA players'success
B．talk about how to give others a lovely nickname
C．show how to become an excellent basketball player
D．introduce some NBA players and their nicknames．

Answer 1

分析 本文接受了一些优秀的NBA球员的绰号．

解答 21．A 细节理解题．根据文章第二段最后一句Archibald's nickname originated off the court：he was named after his father，"Big Tiny"．他的绰号与篮球场没有关系，而是以他的父亲而命名，故选A．
22．D 词义猜测题．根据文章第三段中．Johnson was a skillful player，often doing the unexpected…Johnson是一个技术型选手，经常做一些出乎意料的事以及 the delight of the audience 他能让观众高兴，那么就会使得他的对手烦恼．故答案D正确．
23．C 推理判断题． 根据最后一段He was also famous for keeping his cool in every game..他在比赛中能保持冷静，发挥极好．故选C．
24．D 主旨大意题． 根据第一段Many great basketball players had clever nicknames （绰号），usually describing the player's overall style on the court （球场）．Below are some of the colorful nicknames among popular NBA players．讲述了在球场上的优秀运动员的绰号，后面就围绕其展开了描述．结合选项，答案为D．

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