Former NBA star Kobe Bryant has remained busy since his retirement from professional basketball in 2016. From writing books and winning an Academy Award, to starting a children’s podcast, Kobe has been doing it all. That is except for watching NBA basketball matches.
Kobe has rarely appeared at NBA games since hanging up his Los Angeles Lakers jersey four years ago. But this season, Kobe has been sitting courtside more than ever, and the 41-year-old says it’s all because of one person — his daughter, Gigi Bryant. “You know what’s funny,” Kobe told former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on the Showtime Basketball podcast All the Smoke this week. “Before Gigi got into basketball, I hardly watched it, but now she’s into basketball, and we watch it every night.”
Since 13-year-old Gigi took up her father’s sport, the two have been able to bond while watching the next generation of players. “I mean every game,” Kobe said of his daughter’s viewing habits. “She watches everything!” “She likes watching Trae Young a lot. She watched Luka Doncic a lot. She watches James Harden. She watches Russell Westbrook. I mean she watches LeBron James,” Kobe said of Gigi’s favorite players. He and Gigi attended at least two Lakers games before the start of the new year, and it was the first time Kobe had been to a game since his jerseys were retired at Staples Center in late 2017.

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1.Kobe Bryant seemed to lose interest in _____ since 2016.

A writing books

B watching NBA basketball matches

C winning an Academy Award

D starting a children’s podcast

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段That is except for watching NBA basketball matches.可知，科比自退役后一直努力在做各种各样的事情，从写书到获奥斯卡奖，再到创办儿童播客，提及科比对看NBA篮球比赛不感兴趣，故选B。

2.Because of _____, Kobe returned to the courtside of NBA games.

A his wife

B his boss

C his daughter

D his team members

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段But this season, Kobe has been sitting courtside more than ever, and the 41-year-old says it’s all because of one person—his daughter可知，41岁的科比因为他的女儿才重新出现在NBA篮球比赛现场，故选C。

3.What did Gigi Bryant do ?

A She started the career as a basketball player.

B She ran a company supported by Kobe Bryant.

C She involved in the business with Los Angeles Lakers.

D She was a hostess of the Showtime Basketball podcast.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段Since 13-year-old Gigi took up her father’s sport, the two have been able to bond while watching the next generation of players.可知，13岁的Gigi开始从事父亲的运动，即成为一名篮球运动员，故选A。

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A Kobe Bryant keeps training his daughter to be a player.

B Gigi Bryant begins to display her talent in the NBA.

C The former NBA players all care nothing more than NBA.

D Nothing can replace father's love during the daughter's growth.

解析：选D。推理判断题。本文主要讲述了前NBA著名篮球选手科比·布莱恩特每晚陪女儿看篮球比赛的故事。通过父女俩一起看球，加强了他和女儿的联系，父女俩的关系也越来越亲密。由此推测在女儿成长的过程中，没有什么能取代父亲的关爱，故选D。