二、翻译下列词组
1. 参加……选拔
2. 泄气,灰心
3. 从那时起
4. 坐在看台上
5. 更刻苦地训练
6. 促使教练改变主意
7. 结果
8. 带领他的球队进入全国锦标赛
9. 使……注意他
10. 继续成为球队的队长
11. 被迫做某事
12. 成功获得奖学金
13. 注意,察觉
14. 在那逗留大约一年
15. 通过努力
16. 取得许多伟大的成就
1. 参加……选拔
try out for
2. 泄气,灰心
lose heart
3. 从那时起
from then on
4. 坐在看台上
sit in the stands
5. 更刻苦地训练
practice even harder
6. 促使教练改变主意
get the coach to change his mind
7. 结果
as a result
8. 带领他的球队进入全国锦标赛
lead his team to the national championship
9. 使……注意他
bring him to the attention of
10. 继续成为球队的队长
continue to be the team leader
11. 被迫做某事
be forced to do something
12. 成功获得奖学金
succeed in getting a scholarship
13. 注意,察觉
take notice of
14. 在那逗留大约一年
stay there for about a year
15. 通过努力
through hard work
16. 取得许多伟大的成就
make many great achievements
答案：1. try out for
2. lose heart
3. from then on
4. sit in the stands
5. practice even harder
6. get the coach to change his mind
7. as a result
8. lead his team to the national championship
9. bring him to the attention of
10. continue to be the team leader
11. be forced to do something
12. succeed in getting a scholarship
13. take notice of
14. stay there for about a year
15. through hard work
16. make many great achievements
2. lose heart
3. from then on
4. sit in the stands
5. practice even harder
6. get the coach to change his mind
7. as a result
8. lead his team to the national championship
9. bring him to the attention of
10. continue to be the team leader
11. be forced to do something
12. succeed in getting a scholarship
13. take notice of
14. stay there for about a year
15. through hard work
16. make many great achievements
Stephen Curry was born in the USA on 14 March 1988. His father was one of the best players in the NBA history. When he was a little boy, he (1)
Nowadays, Curry has many (10)
had a dream
to follow his father and play basketball in the NBA. However, people didn't think he could (2)succeed in playing
basketball in the NBA because of his height and body type. After (3)graduating from
high school, he entered a local college. There he (4)got a chance
to play basketball in the NCAA. In 2009 NBA draft (NBA选秀), the Golden State Warriors (5)took notice of
him. At the same time his good basketball skills also (6)brought him to the attention of
many basketball fans. Unluckily, the next two years, he (7)was forced to
miss so many games by his ankle injuries (脚踝受伤). As a result, he spent most of his spare time (8)practising even harder
and became MVP in 2015 and 2016 season. Mostly, he (9)led
the Golden State Warriors to
the NBA championship three times from 2015 to 2018. Nowadays, Curry has many (10)
achievements
. Through his story, he proved that it doesn't (11)matter
where you come from, what you have or don't have. All you need is to make sure that you never (12)lose heart
and do live in the moment.答案：(1) had a dream
(2) succeed in playing
(3) graduating from
(4) got a chance
(5) took notice of
(6) brought him to the attention of
(7) was forced to
(8) practising even harder
(9) led; to
(10) achievements
(11) matter
(12) lose heart
(2) succeed in playing
(3) graduating from
(4) got a chance
(5) took notice of
(6) brought him to the attention of
(7) was forced to
(8) practising even harder
(9) led; to
(10) achievements
(11) matter
(12) lose heart
(
A. 6.
B. 5.
C. 4.
D. 3.
(
A. The Gold Rush in Denver.
B. The United States of America.
C. People flooding into Denver.
D. The 19th century.
(
A. Because people in Indianapolis like pace cars very much.
B. Because the Declaration of Independence was signed in Indianapolis.
C. Because the car leads the racers at the beginning of the race and helps them warm up.
D. Because Pacers is a kind of tough wildlife in Indianapolis.
B
) 1. How many names of NBA teams are mentioned in this passage? A. 6.
B. 5.
C. 4.
D. 3.
(
A
) 2. What does the underlined word "it" refer to? A. The Gold Rush in Denver.
B. The United States of America.
C. People flooding into Denver.
D. The 19th century.
(
C
) 3. Why do people choose "Pacers" for the name of Indiana's NBA team? A. Because people in Indianapolis like pace cars very much.
B. Because the Declaration of Independence was signed in Indianapolis.
C. Because the car leads the racers at the beginning of the race and helps them warm up.
D. Because Pacers is a kind of tough wildlife in Indianapolis.
答案：1. B
2. A
3. C
2. A
3. C