阅读理解精选14Inthepasttenyears,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-seasongamesagainsttheSacramentoKingsinBeijingandShanghai.TheNBAknowsthatitneedsaglobalmarkettocompensatefortoughtimesonhomesoil.“Itdoesn’tmatterwheretheplayerscomefrom,alltheNBAteamsnowknowthattheyhavetoscout（寻找，觅得）internationally,”saidTerryLyons,theNBA’svice-presidentofinternationalpublicrelations.“Ithasincreasedthelevelofcompetitionhere.”AsFrenchmanTonyParkerandArgentineEmanuelGinobilishowedinwinningchampionshipringswiththeSanAntonioSpurslastseason,manypeoplecanearntherespectoftheirAmericanpeers.Others,suchastheHoustonRockets’ChinesecentreYaoMing—numberonedraftpickin2002—andtheDetroitPistons’18-year-oldSerbDarkoMilicic—numbertwooverallinthisyear’sdraft—areicons（偶像）in-waiting.Itistheultimate（最后的，根本的）revolution—therestoftheworldteachingtheUShowtoplaybasketball.31.Accordingtothereport,.-3-\nA.MichaelJordanisstillplayingaveryimportantroleinNBAB.thepartplayedbytheforeignplayersinNBAwillbegreatC.YaoMingistoplaytwopre-seasongamesinNBAD.Europeancountrieswillhostthe2004NBAgames32.Theunderlinedphrase“takeChinabystorm”hasthemeaningof__________.A.NBAintendstomakeChinaits“marketingcenter”B.NBAisplanningtosetupsometrainingcentersinChinaC.there’llbeabigstormwhenNBAcomestoChinatoplayagainsttheSacramentoKingsD.theNBA’slivebasketgameswillbebroadcastedonalltheTVsinChina33.WhatseemstobethebiggestchangethatishappeningtoNBA?A.NBAisexpectingmoreforeignplayerstojointheleague.B.China’srapiddevelopmentinsportsaffectsNBA.C.YaoMinghastakentheplaceofMichaelJordan.D.TheNBAwillstopteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.34.Whenthewritertalkedof“homesoil”,hewasreferringto__.A.farmsintheStatesB.nativeAmericansC.theNBAtrainingcenterD.theUSA35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheNon-AmericanBasketballPlayersB.NBAIsComingtoChinaC.TheForeignTiesThatBindtheNBAD.NBAIsMakingBigProgress【答案与解析】31—35BAADCNBA的球员组成将发生重大改变，外国球员将占相当的比例，NBA需借助外籍球员的-3-\n力量来维持其地位。31.B推理判断题。根据第二段20percentofNBArosterswillbefilledbynon-Americans，以及文章后半部分Terry说的话ithasincreasedthelevelofcompetitionhere可判断出外国球员将在NBA起到举足轻重的作用。32.A词义猜测题。根据文章中间Stern所说的话，及下一自然段ThesuccessofChinesecentreYaoMinghaspavedthewayfortheNBAmarketingblitzinChina可判断出NBA将把中国看作是一个重要的市场。33.A推理判断题。通读全文，可得出这个结论：NBA的球员组成将发生重大改变，外国球员将占相当的比例。34.D词义猜测题。从文章后半部TheNBAknowsthatitneedsaglobalmarket及Itdoesn’tmatterwheretheplayerscomefrom可判断出homesoil指的是美国本土。35.C主旨大意题。tie在这儿被用来比喻外籍球员，意思是说NBA需借助外籍球员的力量来维持其地位。-3-
