高三英语阅读理解限时训练（48）AInthepasttenyears,America'sNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)hasgrownincreasinglydependentontherestoftheworldtosupplyplayers.WhenMichaelJordanandLarryBirdwongoldinBarcelonain1992,theAmericanswerepraisedforteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.Thisseason,however;20percentofNBArosters（花名册）willbefilledbynon-Americans.NBAcommissionerDavidStemhappilyembracesthetrend.OnavisittoParisinOctober,Sternoutlinedhisvisionforthefuture;whichislikelytoseeEuropehostingNBAgamesby2010.TheNBAisnowplanningtotakeChinabystorm"Ourexperienceinchinahasbeenthatitisgoingtobeexplosiveinitsgrowth,"saidStern.Thestrategy（战略，策略）inChinaistelevision."We’vemade14dealsinChinawithlocalandnationalnetworksoncableandsatellite."ThesuccessofChinesecentreYaoMinghaspavedthewayfortheNBAmarketingblitzinChina.TheNBA,whichisbroadcastedinmorethan200countriesin42languages;willputthattothetestinOctober2004whentheHoustonRocketsplaytwopre-seasongamesagainsttheSacramentoKingsinBeijngandShanghai.TheNBAknowsthatitneedsaglobalmarkettocompensatefortoughtimesonhomesoil."Itdoesn'tmatterwheretheplayerscomefrom,alltheNBAteamsnowknowthattheyhavetoscout（寻找，觅得）internationally,"saidTerryLyons,theNBA'svice-presidentofinternationalpublicrelations."Ithasincreasedthelevelofcompetitionhere."AsFrenchmanTonyParkerandArgentineEmanuelGinobilishowedinwinningchampionshipringswiththeSanAntonioSpurslastseason,manypeoplecanearnthe'respect,oftheirAmericanpeers.Others,suchastheHoustonRockets'ChinesecentreYaoMing一numberonedraftpickin2002一andtheDetroitPistons'18-year-oldSerbDarkoMilicic一numbertwooverallinthisyear'sdraft一areicons（偶像）in-waiting.Itistheultimate（最后的，根本的）revolution一therestoftheworldteachingtheUShowtoplaybasketball·41．Accordingtothereport,_________.A.MichaelJordanisstillplayingaveryimportantroleinNBAB.thepartplayedbytheforeignplayersinNBAwillbegreatC.YaoMingistoplaytwopre-seasongamesinNBAD.Europeancountrieswillhostthe2004NBAgamesB考查细节理解。根据Thisseason,however;20percentofNBArosters（花名册）willbefilledbynon-Americans.可知B正确。42.Theunderlinedphrase"takeChinabystorm"hasthemeaningof_______.A.there’llbeabigstormwhenNBAcomestoChinatoplayagainsttheSacramentoKingsB.NBAisplanningtosetupsometrainingcentersinChinaC.NBAintendstomakeChinaits"marketingcenter"D.theNBA'slivebasketgameswillbebroadcastedonalltheTVsinChinaC考查词意猜测。根据willputthattothetestinOctober2004whentheHoustonRocketsplaytwopre-seasongamesagainsttheSacramentoKingsinBeijngandShanghai.TheNBAknowsthatitneedsaglobalmarkettocompensatefortoughtimesonhomesoil.可知选C。43.WhatseemstobethebiggestchangethatishappeningtoNBA?A.TheNBAwillstopteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball．B.China'srapiddevelopmentinsportsaffectsNBA．C.YaoMinghastakentheplaceofMichaelJordan.D.NBAisexpectingmoreforeignplayerstojointheleague.D考查判断、推理。根据第二段和最后一段Itistheultimate（最后的，根本的）revolution一therestoftheworldteachingtheUShowtoplaybasketball.可知选D。44．Whenthewritertalkedof"homesoil",hewasreferringto________.A.theUSAB.nativeAmericansC.theNBAtrainingcenterD.farmsintheStatesA考查猜测词义。根据文意此处指“美国本土”。BTwoyearsago,WendyHasnip,47,experiencedabraininjurythatleftherspeechlessfortwoweeks.Whenshefinallyrecovered,shefoundherselftalkingwithwhatseemedtobeaFrenchaccent:"Iphonedafriendtheotherday,andshespentthefirs...
