Question

A.young       B.performance      C.famous     D.interested         E.practice

Stephen Curry is a great basketball player in the NBA. He made more than 400 three-point shots （投篮）in the last season. And he has struck a perfect balance between athletic (运动的) skill and athletic1..

Stephen Curry is2.especially for his three-point shots. In 2015, he won the

NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led Golden State Warriors to their first championship

(冠军称号) since 1975.

Stephen was born in Ohio in 1988, and he is the son of former NBS player Dell Curry. Dell often took Stephen and his younger brother to watch his games and 3.basketball with him after competitions. Because of his father’s influence(影响)，Stephen showed talent in playing basketball when he was4..

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.E

4.A

【解析】本文介绍了美国NBA比赛中著名的球员斯蒂芬·库里的情况。他是以三分球而出名，在2015年获得NBA最有价值球员奖。他受父亲影响，从小就有篮球方面的天赋。

1.B

句意：他在运动技能和运动表现方面有完美的平衡。此处形容词athletic修饰名词，故为performance，故选B。

2.C

句意：斯蒂芬·库里尤其因为三分球而出名。be famous for因为……而出名，故选C。

3.E

句意：戴尔经常带着斯蒂芬和他的弟弟看他的比赛，赛后和他一起练习篮球。此处作为谓语，故用动词practice，故选E。

4.A

句意：因为他父亲的影响，斯蒂芬在小时候就表现出打篮球的天赋。When he was young当他小的时候，故选A。

点睛：根据句意，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，选出适当的单词填入。例如小题2，句意：斯蒂芬·库里尤其因为三分球而出名。be famous for因为……而出名，故选C。