1.LeBron James isn't the first high school basketball player to go straight into the NBA, but he's probably the best. he has the body, skills and the basketball brain of an all-star (全明星球员). this ___1____ was on ___2____ as he scored 41 points to take Cleveland Cavaliers (克里夫兰骑士队) to a 107-104 win over the new jersey nets (新泽西网队) on march 28. Aged of 19 years and 87 days, James became the ___3 ____ player to score 40 or more in the NBA "it was by far James' best ____4___ ," said Cleveland coach Paul Silas. Known to his friends ____5___ "the king", this was the day James earned his crown(王冠). but he was ____6___ from being a king during a childhood spent in the back streets of Akron, Ohio. ____7___ many other African-American basketball players, James' early years were a ____8 ___ . His mother Gloria was just 16 when she gave birth to him; he knows nothing about his father. Mother and son battled for everything from food to a place to live. ____9 ___ help from his grandmother and neighbors, James would ___10 ____ have died when he was young. This spirit of survival has served him well on court, forcing him to take any ____11___ he finds. "I ____12___ losing, I don't like losing," said James of his 41-point display. "I ___13____ the opportunity for us to win and I was ____14___ to capture it." at 2.03 meters, he is no Yao Ming but this didn't ___15____ him being first choice in 2003 NBA draft. This was ____16 ___ to his strength and skill, much of which he learned from high school American football. Although he has a ___ 17____ brain, James has never had to concentrate on ___18____ . Some people think this is a mistake and say he should have gone to college to ____19___ his mind. but James is one of the lucky few who has found fame and fortune ___20____ a diploma (文凭). On the court, he is king. 1. a. performance b. activity c. action d. talent 2. a. sale b. exhibition c. show d. duty 3. a. oldest b. strongest c. tallest d. youngest 4. a. performance b. lesson c. action d. appearance 5. a. for b. as c. by d. with 6. a. well b. far c. deep d. late 7. a. as b. like c. likely d. alike 8. a. fight b. struggle c. battle d. war 9. a. except for b. except c. besides d. without 10. a. certainly b. impossible c. hardly d. probably 11. a. goal b. game c. match d. chance 12. a. hate b. refuse c. object d. reject 13. a. grasped b. seized c. caught d. held 14. a. afraid b. unlucky c. able d. certain 15. a. keep b. forbid c. protect d. stop 16. a. according b. referring c. thanks d. sticking 17. a. fast b. quick c. high d. top 18. a. studying b. resting c. sleeping d. eating 19. a. advance b. march c. increase d. develop 20. a. apart from b. but c. except d. without 答案与解析： 这是一篇介绍美国素有NBA篮球“小皇帝”之称詹姆士. 勒布朗成长历程的短文。詹姆士. 勒布朗，新一代的NBA篮球王。他，取胜欲望强，得分能力高，把握机会好，简直是一个全才. 获得2006年全明星赛MVP(最有价值球员)。然而这位年轻的篮球天才的成长过程也充满了艰辛，可谓一路"挣扎"。 1. d 。talent是“天才”或“天赋”的意思. 2. c 。 3月28日当他带领克里夫兰骑士队以107：104击败新泽西网队时这种能力显示了出来，在这场比赛中他一人独得41分。这种能力指上文所提的全明星球员在身体、技术和智力方面的综合素质。 3. d 。 由上文提到的19岁87天反推该空强调James 年纪轻。 4. a 。 一场比赛个人得分过40分或更多是一种好的表现。 5. b 。 known as，"作为......是有名的"，符合题意。 6. b 。 由下文介绍的童年时期不幸生活反推，那时他还远不是一个球王。 7. b 。 分析语境可知，该空表"像......一样"，应填like。 8. b 。 由下文所介绍的童年不幸生活反推，James的童年生活是一种挣扎。 9. d 。without是介词在这里表示“如果没有”的意思，充当条件状语。 10. d。 没有祖母和邻居的帮助，James也许很小的时候就死了。 11. d 。take any chance，"利用机会"，符合题意。 12. a 。下文的don't like暗示该空应填hate。 13. b 。seize the opportunity，"抓住机会"，与语境逻辑相符。 14. c 。分析语境可知，该空表"能够"，应填able。 15. d 。stop sb. (from) doing sth.，"阻止某人做某事"，符合题意。若将stop 改为keep，from不可省，所以a错误。 16. c 。分析语境可知，该空表"多亏了"，应填thanks。 17. b 。强调"聪明的、反应快的"，应用quick，而不用fast。 18. a 。下文的college暗示该空应填studying。 19. d 。上大学的目的是开发智力，因此该空应填develop。 20. d 。James成了没有文凭而成名的幸运者。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/c2e29285581b6bd97f19ea90.html