Chinese star Yao Ming has retired. Yao made it official Wednesday, telling a news conference that a series of foot and leg injuries forced him to end his playing career at the age of 30.
“I will formally end my career,’’ said Yao, who became a household name in China before starting his NBA career with the Houston Rockets in 2002. Yao played eight seasons in the NBA.
“Today is an important day for me and holds a special meaning for both my basketball career and my future,’’ Yao said. “I had to leave the court since I suffered a stress fracture（斷裂） in my left foot for the third time at the end of last year. My past six months were a painful wait. I have been thinking about my future over and over. Today I am announcing a personal decision, ending my career as a basketball player and officially retire. But one door is closing and another one is opening.’’
Yao said he would return to work with his former Chinese team, the Shanghai Sharks, with the possibility of becoming general manager. He already owns the club and wants to contribute more. “My playing career started with the club. I hope I can do something for it,’’ Yao said.
He later appeared with his family on the stage to the applause and cheers of the crowd. He thanked a lot of people — his family, former coaches, even players like Shaquille O’Neal — “for making me a better player.’’
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was among those attending the farewell(告別) conference Wednesday. Morey made the long trip from Houston. Morey said 20 hours on planes was tiring but “I would be sorry if I wasn’t here.” “It’s a big moment,’’ Morey added. “Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and sense of responsibility. I hope we can continue his culture in the NBA.’’
小題1:Yao Ming has retired from basketball because of _____.
A．his ageB．his bad conducts on the court
C．his foot and leg injuriesD．his poor health
小題2:Yao Ming was _____ before he decided to end his career as a basketball player.
A．peacefulB．upsetC．confidentD．proud
小題3:Yao Ming started his playing career in _____.
A．ShanghaiB．HoustonC．BeijingD．New York
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following words can’t be used to describe
Yao Ming?
A．Talented.B．Responsible. C．Humorous. D．Cautious.
小題5: What do you know about Daryl Morey?
A．Daryl Morey thinks highly of Yao Ming.
B．Daryl Morey was Yao Ming’s coach.
C．Daryl Morey is a basketball player in the Houston Rockets.
D．Daryl Morey is not satisfied with Yao Ming’s retirement from basketball.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文介紹了姚明宣布退役的新聞發(fā)布會的消息以及他別人和Morey的發(fā)言。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行a series of foot and leg injuries forced him to end his playing career at the age of 30.說明一系列的傷病讓他不得不退役，故C正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段2,3,4行I had to leave the court since I suffered a stress fracture（斷裂） in my left foot for the third time at the end of last year. My past six months were a painful wait.說明他是不得不退役，對他來說這是一件很難受的事情。故B正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)第四段第一行Yao said he would return to work with his former Chinese team, the Shanghai Sharks, with the possibility of becoming general manager.他要回到上海大鯊魚隊(duì)，說明他是從這個隊(duì)伍出來的，故A正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。從文章的描述中我們可以看出姚明是一個很幽默很有能力也很負(fù)責(zé)任的人，但是沒有看出cautious，故D項(xiàng)符合上下文。
小題5:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2行Morey added. “Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and sense of responsibility. I hope we can continue his culture in the NBA.’說明Morey對姚明的評價很高，故A正確。
點(diǎn)評：本文介紹了姚明宣布退役的新聞發(fā)布會的消息，測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑�(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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