A
Yao Ming was born on 12 September 1980 in China. He is 226 cm tall. He is the only child in his family. His father Yao Zhiyuan is 208 cm tall and his mother Fang Fengdi is 188 cm tall. Both of them were former professional (职业的) basketball players. When Yao was nine years old, he began playing basketball and attended a junior sports school. The following year, Yao grew up to 165 cm and was examined by sports doctors, who said he would grow to 220 cm.
Yao Ming first played for the Shanghai Sharks junior team of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) when he was 13 years old, and practised ten hours a day. After playing for the junior team for four years, Yao joined the senior team of the Sharks, where he averaged ten points and eight rebounds (抢断篮板球) in a game in his first season (CBA 1997-1998). His next season was cut short when he broke his foot for the second time in his career. The Sharks made the finals of the CBA in Yao's third season (CBA 1999-2000) and again the next year, but lost both times to the Bayi Rockets. When Wang Zhizhi left the Bayi Rockets to become the first NBA player from China the following year, the Sharks finally won their first CBA championship (冠军). During the matches in his final year with Shanghai, Yao averaged 38.9 points and 20.2 rebounds in a game, while shooting (投篮) 76.6% from the field, and made all 21 of his shots during one game in the finals.
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) 26. Yao Ming grew up to
in height at the age of ten.
A. 226 cm
B. 201 cm
C. 190 cm
D. 165 cm
(
) 27. Yao Ming first began to play basketball
.
A. in 1980
B. in 1989
C. in 1990
D. in 1999
(
) 28. Yao Ming played for the following teams except
.
A. the senior team of the Sharks
B. the junior team of the Sharks
C. a junior sports school team
D. the Bayi Rockets
(
) 29. The Sharks won their first CBA championship
.
A. in the 1997-1998 season
B. in the 1998-1999 season
C. in the 1999-2000 season
D. in the 2001-2002 season
(
) 30. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Yao Ming is the first NBA player from China.
B. Yao Ming's parents used to be professional basketball players.
C. Yao Ming played for the Shanghai Sharks junior team for four years.
D. Yao Ming's second season was cut short because he broke his foot.
解析:
26. 根据第一段“When Yao was nine years old... The following year, Yao grew up to 165 cm”可知,姚明9岁的次年(即10岁时)身高为165cm,故选D。
27. 由第一段“Yao Ming was born on 12 September 1980... When Yao was nine years old, he began playing basketball”可知,1980+9=1989,姚明在1989年开始打篮球,故选B。
28. 阅读全文可知,姚明效力过上海大鲨鱼青年队、成年队以及少年体校,八一火箭队是他的对手球队,他并未效力该队,故选D。
29. 根据第二段“The Sharks made the finals of the CBA in Yao's third season (CBA 1999-2000) and again the next year, but lost both times to the Bayi Rockets. When Wang Zhizhi left the Bayi Rockets to become the first NBA player from China the following year, the Sharks finally won their first CBA championship”可知,1999-2000赛季和2000-2001赛季大鲨鱼都输掉决赛,之后的2001-2002赛季他们首次夺冠,故选D。
30. 根据第二段“When Wang Zhizhi left the Bayi Rockets to become the first NBA player from China”可知,王治郅是第一个中国NBA球员,并非姚明,A选项表述错误;B、C、D选项均符合原文内容,故选A。