Question

When Lew Alcindor was 13, and obviously still growing, a group of schools began offering him scholarships（奖学金）. The Alcindors decided to send their only child to Power Memorial Academy, a small school on Manhattan’s West Side.

At Power. Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city. Donohue brought Alcindor along slowly. As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall, Alcindor was quick and skillful enough to make the high school All American team and to lead Power to an undefeated season.

From then on be simply got better. Some rival coaches（对方教练）used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to. Wearing size 16D shoes and sucking a lollipop（棒棒糖）, Alcindor would loosen up by starting his leaping lay-ups（擦板球）. Then he would casually shoot the ball with either hand, to the delight of the fans.

When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly. He simply ordered Lew to talk to no member of the press, and this suited Lew fine. He was not comfortable talking to grownups, perhaps because he towered over them. Discouraged photographers began following him in secret as though he were an easily-frightened giraffe. “People want you not for yourself,” Donohue warned him, “but because you’re a basketball player. Don’t forget that.”

1.Many schools offered Alcindor scholarships because_______.

A. he was young                                    B. he was hardworking

C. he was tall for his age                             D. he was skillful at playing basketball

2.Which of the following best describes Donohue as a young coach?

A. serious, popular and slow       B. tall, skillful and successful

C. kind, powerful and undefeated            D. well-known, strict and experienced

3.Why did some rival coaches take their teams away from the floor before Power warmed up?

A. Their teams refused to play Power.       B. Their teams feared to see Alcindor.

C. Their teams would lose courage.   D. Their teams would lose interest.

4.What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?

A. How Donohue protected Alcindor from the press.

B. How Alcindor disliked meeting reporters.

C. Why the press followed Alcindor closely.      

D. Why the public wanted Alcindor badly.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A 

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍Lew Alcindor 是个篮球天才，怎样在教练的指导下成为著名的球员，对对方的球员造成很大的心理影响，教练还保护他不受媒体的干扰。

1.细节题：从下文可以看出Lew Alcindor 是个篮球天才,第二段中As a first-year student, the boy was not able to do much but wave his long skinny arms and shoot a basket now and then. But by the second year, when he was 15 years old and nearly 7 feet tall,说他在15岁时长到7英尺高,学会足够的技术打篮球，因此各个学校给他发奖学金，不是因为技术。选C。

2.细节题：由第二段第一句At Power. Alcindor came under the control of Coach Jack Donohue, a strict young man who already gained his fame as one of the best coaches in the city.可得到答案是D。

3.细节题：第三段开头Some rival coaches（对方教练）used to take their teams quickly away from the floor before Power warmed up so that their players would not see him any sooner than they had to.说教练让队员赶快走以免碰到Lew Alcindor后产生不良的心理。

4.段落大意题：最后一段When reporters and photographers began to follow Alcindor closely, Donohue protected his boy firmly.谈到教练想办法保护Lew Alcindor 不受媒体的干扰。

考点：考查人物传记类短文