Question

    Kobe Bryant is a famous basketball star. He shows his talent not only in basketball but also in his __________. His new book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp ____________in March, 2019.

The book was about the West Bottom Badgers, a young basketball team. Kobe told five stories in this book. Each story told about one ________. Their names are Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the young kids on this team came from a poor neighborhood. No one believed the kids would be________.But something different ________after a new coach(教练) joined the team.

Once a sports reporter met Kobe and had a ________with him. Kobe said he didn’t think he was going to be a writer. __________he often told his stories to his daughters and this was one of the best ________why he wrote his own book. Some parts of the book were from Kobe 's real life experiences.

When Kobe was on the basketball team, some NBA players ________ Bill Russell and Michael Jordan were his idols. He once said he would love to play a game with them.

Kobe had two different sports shirts with NO.8 and NO.24 on each. The number 24 ________he needed to work hard for 24 hours a day to be successful.

All in all, Kobe is both a great guy and a very hard- working man.

1.A.drawing B.writing C.singing

2.A.came out B.found out C.brought out

3.A.expert B.writer C.character

4.A.normal B.successful C.available

5.A.happened B.reached C.broke

6.A.talk B.class C.fight

7.A.And B.But C.Or

8.A.reasons B.results C.roles

9.A.for example B.such as C.because of

10.A.advised B.decided C.meant

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

文章介绍的是著名的篮球运动员科比.布莱恩特。他不仅有运动才能，还有写作才能，文章介绍了以他的真实经历改编的他的书《威泽纳德系列：训练营》，文章写到了写这本书的原因，最后写了科比的球衣和对他的评价。

1.句意：他不仅在篮球方面，而且在写作方面都很有天赋。

drawing绘画；writing写作；singing唱歌；根据句意理解及后句His new book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp可知，这里指的是“写作才能”，故选B。

2.句意：他的新书《威泽纳德系列：训练营》于2019年3月出版。

came out出版；found out调查；brought out取出；根据句意理解及句中His new book可知，这里指的是“出版”，故选A。

3.句意：每个故事都讲述了一个角色。

expert专家；writer作者；character人物，角色；根据句意理解及后句Their names are Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab.可知，这里表达的是“角色，人物”，故选C。

4.句意：没人相信孩子们会成功。

normal正常的；successful成功的；available有空的；根据句意理解及前句All of the young kids on this team came from a poor neighborhood.可知，这里表达的是“没有人认为会成功”，故选B。

5.句意：但在一位新教练加入球队后，发生了一些不同的事情。

happened发生；reached到达；broke打破；根据句意理解及后句after a new coach(教练) joined the team.可知，“一些不同的事情发生了”，故选A。

6.句意：有一次，一位体育记者遇见了科比，并和他进行了一次谈话。

talk谈话；class班级；fight打架；根据句意理解及后句Kobe said…可知，这里指的是“谈话”，故选A。

7.句意：但他经常给他的女儿们讲他的故事。

And和；But但是；Or或者；根据Kobe said he didn’t think he was going to be a writer. 与he often told his stories to his daughters可知，两句之间是转折关系，所以应该用转折关系的连词，故选B。

8.句意：这也是他写自己书的最好原因之一。

reasons原因；results结果；roles角色；根据据句意理解及后句why he wrote his own book.可知，这里表达的是“原因”，故选A。

9.句意：当科比在篮球队时，一些NBA球员，比如比尔拉塞尔和迈克尔乔丹是他的偶像。

for example例如；such as比如；because of因为；根据句意理解及后句Bill Russell and Michael Jordan were his idols.可知，这里表达的是“比如”，而for example后面只能接一个例子，而such as后面可以接多个例子，而句中是多个例子，所以要用such as，故选B。

10.句意：数字24意味着他需要一天24小时努力工作才能成功。

advised建议；decided决定；meant意味着；根据句意理解及后句he needed to work hard for 24 hours a day to be successful.可知，这里指的是“意味着”，故选C。