B
He is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball and dreamed that it would change his life.
The lights were never brighter and the crowds were never bigger for a homegrown sports hero than they were a quarter-century ago for Ray Hall. But his athletic achievements, as impressive as they are, are to my mind not what is most admirable about the man.
Known as “Sugar Ray” in his teens, Hall was rated among the country’s top 25 high school basketball players. An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.
After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career. The news that he would never play again shocked Hall but unlike so many others he was ready for life after basketball. When I met Hall — still fit at 46 — for lunch Monday, he wore a cut-sharp gray suit, designer tie and blazing white shirt that screamed Success. “That was always the question — when the cheers end, where do you go? Who do you turn to?” he said. “It starts and ends with that person in the mirror.”
Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”
For the past 14 years, he has been in a puter sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs. He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.
Congratulations, Ray, you made it. In more ways than one.
【小题1】Ray was regarded as a savior because .A．he liked to take on challengesB．he helped his team to regain its gloryC．he was faithful to his hometown cityD．he fought hard against failure at a young age【小题2】According to the writer, which of the following best describes Ray’s success?A．Unlike other athletes, he was academically superior.B．He defeated his injury and returned to the playground.C．He enjoys a successful job and a happy family.D．He has gained impressive athletic achievements.【小题3】What’s the right order of the events related to Ray?
a. He was rated among the best high school basketball players.
b. He was in a car accident.
c. He graduated from Canisius College.
d. He started his puter sales job.
e. He gave up his athletic career.A．a, c, b, e, dB．a, c, e, b, dC．c, a, b, d, eD．c, a, e, b, d【小题4】We can learn from the passage that .A．Ray was from an academic family B．Ray was very mature in his teens C．Ray was once desperate facing the cruel realityD．athletics was not Ray’s final goal in life【小题5】What was the writer’s intention in writing this passage?A．To describe the difficulties of being a professional athlete.B．To explain the importance of choosing the right college.C．To emphasize the need for a good education.D．To warn against playing professional basketball.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文介绍了“Sugar Ray”的一生的故事以及他的个人经历和对我们的启示。
【小题1】B 推理题。根据第二段An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.可知他帮助自己的球队重新获得了荣誉。故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段For the past 14 years, he has been in a puter sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs.可知他从事了一项很好的工作，有了一个幸福的家庭。故C正确。
【小题3】A 细节题。第二段For the past 14 years, he has been in a puter sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs.；和Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College；第三段After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career和“But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”以及倒数第二段For the past 14 years, he has been in a puter sales job at Ingram Micro可知A项顺序正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据文章倒数2,3行He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.可知运动不是他的终极目标。故D正确。
【小题5】C 主旨大意题。根据文章倒数第三段Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”
可知在这一切中，教育都起了很大的作用。故C正确。