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【題目】 Personal growth would be a good way to sum up Tarik Black. Indeed, at this very moment, the man himself is sporting a ski cap with the words “Be More" on it, which he takes to heart.

While many other former NBA players would be busy padding their own pockets, he has taken the opposite approach: creating a charity to help underprivileged youth in the U. S. The Tarik Black Foundation aims to inspire kids and prepare them to become successful adults. The organization is based in Memphis , where Tarik Black grew up and play ed college basketball.

Sure, they offer a basketball summer camp, but they also train teenagers how to put on a tie and perform well at a job interview.“ We take them to apartment buildings and teach them about what you should look for in purchasing an apartment," he tells me.“We take them out to nice dinners and teach them table manners.

They organized an art show in Los Angeles where the teenagers got dressed formally and learned how to

socialize with others. In Houston, they partnered with the National Tennis Association for a charity event.

“My mother would drive me around Memphis and show me people who are growing up in circumstances that don't have opportunities. She would always tell me, 'If you ever get a chance to give back to these people , then you must," he says, leaning back into the chair.

The family moved to Israel in the summer of 2018 , when Black signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel's best basketball powerhouse. And the Maccabi Tel Aviv season will end just in time for him to return to Memphis to . conduct his summer camps in July, 2019.

It's still up in the air if Black will be coming back for a second season in Tel Aviv. But he's not worried.“Honestly, the doors are open for us to seek after anything we want if you keep a big picture in mind.”

【1】What does the underlined word“padding" in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Hiding.B.Checking.

C.Filling.D.Choosing.

【2】What can the youth learn in the Tarik Black Foundation?

A.Sales skills.B.Cooking skills.

C.Social skills.D.Building skills.

【3】Which word can be used to describe Tarik Black?

A.Confident.B.Humorous.

C.Honest.D.Modest.

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A.An NBA Player Is Coming Back

B.Black Signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv

C.Personal Likes Matters More to a Star

D.The Basketball Star Gives back to U.S Youth

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要介紹了著名球星Tarik Black在成名后，回饋社會(huì)，創(chuàng)建慈善機(jī)構(gòu)幫助美國(guó)貧困青少年的故事。

【1】

詞句猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章第二段“While many other former NBA players would be busy padding their own pockets, he has taken the opposite approach: creating a charity to help underprivileged youth in the U. S.”可知，很多前NBA球員都忙著讓自己錢包變故，然而Tarik Black卻從事慈善活動(dòng)幫助美國(guó)的貧困青年。結(jié)合句意推出此處padding譯為“填充”。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“The Tarik Black Foundation aims to inspire kids and prepare them to become successful adults.”和第四段“They organized an art show in Los Angeles where the teenagers got dressed formally and learned how to socialize with others.”可知，在the Tarik Black Foundation目的激勵(lì)兒童并讓他們成為成功的成年人。同時(shí)，他們讓這些青年人穿正裝出席在洛杉磯舉辦的藝術(shù)展來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)如何與他人交往，即社交技能。故選C項(xiàng)。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段But he's not worried.“Honestly, the doors are open for us to seek after anything we want if you keep a big picture in mind.”可知，Tarik Black對(duì)未來(lái)一點(diǎn)都不擔(dān)心。相反，他認(rèn)為大門是向我們敞開的，可以追求我們想要的東西。可知他是非常有自信的。故選A項(xiàng)。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段Personal growth would be a good way to sum up Tarik Black. Indeed, at this very moment, the man himself is sporting a ski cap with the words “Be More" on it, which he takes to heart.和第二段“While many other former NBA players would be busy padding their own pockets, he has taken the opposite approach: creating a charity to help underprivileged youth in the U. S..”可知本文主要介紹了球星Tarik Black回饋社會(huì)，成立The Tarik Black Foundation致力于幫助美國(guó)貧困青少年的故事。故選D項(xiàng)。