NBA巨星陨落 科比·布莱恩特的传奇人生

Kobe Bryant was a dominant athlete on the court and was the closest player to Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls in his times when he played 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.In debates over the greatest NBA player of all time, it's likely Bryant's name always will come up among others like Jordan, LeBron James and Magic Johnson.

Bryant was selected in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He was chosen out of Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania and was selected after players like Kerry Kittles, Vitaly Potapenko, Todd Fuller and Erick Dampier. He then was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers before the start of the season for Vlade Divac.

Bryant won five NBA championships— only second to Jordan in that regard. He won three straight with Shaquille O’Neal in a Lakers dynasty that spanned several seasons. Toward the latter half of his career, Bryant won two more with Pau Gasol. In 2009 and 2010, he was the NBA Finals MVP. Bryant won one MVP award in 2008. He averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists that year. However, they would fall short in the NBA Finals, losing to the Boston Celtics in six games. He also won two gold medals with Team USA —in 2008 and 2012. As his career was over, he won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for “Dear Basketball.”

Bryant died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday January 26, 2020. He was 41.

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1.The underlined part “the closest” means _____.

A as good as

B better than

C similar to

D second to

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句和第二句Bryant won five NBA championships — only second to Jordan in that regard. He won three straight with Shaquille O’Neal in a Lakers dynasty that spanned several seasons.可知布莱恩特(科比)赢得了五次NBA总冠军——在这方面仅次于乔丹，故选D。

2.Bryant was exchanged with ____ into the Los Angeles Lakers.

A Vlade Divac

B Kerry Kittles

C LeBron James

D Magic Johnson

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句He then was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers before the start of the season for Vlade Divac.可知，在赛季开始之前，他被交换到洛杉矶湖人队，对方是弗拉德·迪瓦茨，故选A。

3.Which team beat Bryant's team in the NBA Finals?

A The Chicago bulls.

B The Boston Celtics.

C The Charlotte Hornets.

D The Los Angeles Lakers.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段However, they would fall short in the NBA Finals, losing to the Boston Celtics in six games.可知他们在NBA总决赛中表现不佳，在六场比赛中输给了波士顿凯尔特人队，故选B。

4.Which reward shows Bryant's ability except basketball?

A The NBA Finals MVP.

B Five NBA championships.

C Two gold medals with Team USA.

D An Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句As his career was over, he won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for “Dear Basketball.”可知随着职业生涯的结束，他的《亲爱的篮球》获奥斯卡最佳动画短片奖，这是科比获的篮球以外的奖项，故选D。

5.Kobe Bryant will NOT be remembered as ______.

A the NBA Finals MVP

B the best basketball coach

C a person who won an Oscar

D one of the greatest NBA players of all time

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据全文内容可知，科比是NBA总决赛最价值球员、奥斯卡获奖者、史上最伟大NBA球员之一，文中未提及他是最佳的篮球教练，故选B。