Michael Jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and I promised him at that time. Now I think it’s time.
Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, “I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.” Here it es, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Has Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?
“Not two boys,” Jordan said, “but four.”
And he named them. He said four names.
And what did they talk about?
“Everything,” Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”
It’s just one more part of Michael Jordan’s life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I’ll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to e, for someone they can depend on.
【小题1】That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to .A．bee famous himselfB．know why Jordan appeared in a poor areaC．let the author know that Jordan was not that niceD．offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man【小题2】What can we learn from this passage?A．Jordan is not such a great person.B．Jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.C．Jordan is always ready to make friends with young people.D．Jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.【小题3】What does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?A．Published.B．Finished.C．Disappeared.D．Drove【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT the reason why the author wrote this passage? A．He would like to keep the promise he had made.B．He thought it was time to help the disabled children.C．He hated to see Jordan bee someone else’s target. D．He was impressed by Jordan’s deeds for the ordinary poor.【小题5】 What’s the purpose of the writer writing the passage?A．to show us the life of JordanB．to tell us everybody will make mistakes including JordanC．to criticize Jordan D．to defend Jordan against attackC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文的作者是一位记者，在他写了一篇关于乔丹的文章以后，有人告诉他乔丹不是他写的那么好。为了证明这件事，他做了求证，最后证明乔丹是正确的。挽回了乔丹的声誉。
【小题1】C 推理题。根据文章第二段最后一句Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.可知这个男孩告诉我的是一些关于乔丹的不好的事情。故C 正确。
【小题2】B 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”可知乔丹给了那些人他们应该得到的教训。故说明乔丹不仅仅球打得好，而且在教育别人方面也做的比较好，说明他是值得尊敬的。故B正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据文章第二段Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs.可知我的这篇文章出版以后，我收到了电话。故该词是指文章出版以后。故A正确。
【小题4】B 细节题。根据文章最后3段可知他信守了自己的诺言，他也不希望乔丹成为别人误会的对象。他对乔丹对待穷人的方式很钦佩。只有B项不是原因，故B符合文章要求。
【小题5】D目的意图题。作者写本文主要就是为了反对别人对于乔丹的一些不好的看法。为了维护乔丹的声誉。故D正确。