奇速英语官网—英语在线学习平台_让学英语更快乐_更快速

The World Cup will be played from Aug. 31 to Sept. 15. So when the NBA decided to add a pair of international teams, China seized an opportunity for a tuneup. China could have anticipated Summer League competition to be tough for a variety of reasons, starting with the fact that the NBA brand of basketball is officiated differently than the international game and has certain court dimensions, including the 3-point line.
“This is so fast. It’s a different level,” said the Head Coach Li Nan. “We’ve never seen their contact before. Also the rules are different. We’ll try to get used to it but still is hard to play this game, but we will persist.” But if the focus was on how much they’d improve, there were some encouraging signs. China was routed by 41 in its opener against Miami, but broke through with an 84-80 victory over Charlotte in its third game.
There were some excellent individual performances as well. Guo Ailun, a 6-foot-2 guard, averaged 16 points in his first two games, when he shot 50 percent. Zhou Qi, China’s 7-1 center and a former Houston Rocket, averaged 11.3 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks through his first four contests. It’s unlikely that China will make it to the final eight teams to play for the championship. But it has been a journey filled with both struggle and reward.

1.When will the World Cup begin?

A On Sept. 15.

B On Aug. 31.

C On Sept. 31.

D On Aug. 15.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句The World Cup will be played from Aug. 31 to Sept. 15.可知，世界杯将于8月31日至9月15号期间举行，所以开始时间为8月31日，故选B。

2.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “persist” in the second paragraph?

A 放弃.

B 成功.

C 坚持.

D 抵抗.

解析：选C。词意猜测题。根据第二段第三句We’ll try to get used to it but still is hard to play this game, but we will never give up.可知，前半句讲的是我们会努力适应，但对于参加这个比赛还是很难，后半句用了but表转折，可推测出应是这个比赛虽然很难，但是我们会“坚持”下去，故选C。

3.Miami beat China with ___________ points in the opening game.

A 41

B 50

C 80

D 84

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句China was routed by 41 in its opener against Miami可知，中国以41分的差距落败，故选A。

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A The World Cup has no excellent individual performances.

B China can be expected to be tough in Summer League competition.

C The NBA brand of basketball is officiated differently than the international game.

D The NBA rules of basketball are different from the international game.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句There were some excellent individual performances as well.可知，中国在比赛中还有一些优秀的个人表演，故选A。

5.What does the Chinese members think about the World Cup?

A It is a journey filled with sadness.

B It is a journey filled with happiness.

C It is a journey filled with difficulties.

D It is a journey filled with both struggle and reward.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句But it has been a journey filled with both struggle and reward.可知，这是一段充满斗争且有价值的旅程，故选D。