Question

Lebron James is one of the greatest NBA basketball players. He ________one of professional basketball top players since he joined the NBA’s team, Cleveland Cavaliers. He _________ the Miami Heat to NBA titles in 2012 before he claimed the third championship with Cleveland in 2016.

James first caught national attention as the top high school basketball player in his hometown. The ________in the NBA helped him play well and become a professional. His excellent shooting skills let him win a lot of high scores in the _________ years.                                            championship 冠軍

1.A. became    B. becomes    C. had become    D. has become

2.A. had led    B. lead    C. leads    D. would lead

3.A. treat    B. trick    C. training    D. host

4.A. following    B. late    C. lately    D. backwards

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

短文大意：短文介绍的是NBA伟大的篮球运动员勒布朗·詹姆斯的职业成就。

1.句意：他成为了职业篮球的顶级球员之一。考查动词时态辨析题。since自从，后接从句表示一段时间，用于完成时态。根据since he joined the NBA’s team, Cleveland Cavaliers.，结合句意语境，可知主句用过去完成时，即had+过去分词结构，故选C。

2.句意：他在2012年带领迈阿密热火队夺得NBA总冠军，然后在2016年与克利夫兰队争夺第三个总冠军。考查动词时态辨析题。before在……之前，后接从句表示一段时间，用于完成时态。根据before he claimed the third championship with Cleveland in 2016.，结合句意语境，可知主句用过去完成时，即had+过去分词结构，故选A。

3.句意：NBA的培养帮助他打得很好，成为一名职业球员。考查名词辨析题。A. treat待遇；B. trick戏法；C. training训练；D. host主人。根据句意语境，可知ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故选C。

4.句意：他出色的投篮技术让他在接下来的几年里赢得了很多高分。考查形容词辨析题。A. following接下来的；B. late迟到的；C. lately近来，副词；D. backwards向后的，表方向。years名词需用形容词修饰，根据句意语境，可知following符合句意，故选A。