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    Along with soccer, basketball is a global sport. As you read this. young people somewhere in the world are happily passing, dribbling(运球) and shooting. It’s enormous fun and a joyful way to spend time with others.

Basketball is a game for everyone. Unlike golf or tennis. it doesn't require great wealth or a lot of space to play. After all, not many people have a golf course-sized backyard. and tennis equipment is expensive. Basketball, by contrast, just needs a wall with a hoop and a ball.

So after its invention by Canadian-American physical educator James Naismith in 1891, the sport took off within US citizens, who quickly became attracted to the game because it suited their circumstances. Today, 127 years later, basketball remains one of the most popular sports in the US, and the National Basketball Association (NBA)has an increasing appeal for fans around the world.

The success of basketball as global phenomenon is undoubtedly related to the way African-Americans play the game.” The basketball court reflected some of the major cultural shifts in America, such as from forbidding African-Americans to play basketball to allowing them to play in the NBA, "the LIVEstrong website noted.

From the 1950s onwards, segregation rules, which had prohibited African-Americans from playing basketball in NBA games, were no longer used in the US. In 1950, when Earl Lloyd started to play for the Washington Capitols, things began to change. Since then, most of the greats of the game have been African-Americans, like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

It's not difficult to see that there's a strong link between political liberation and basketball. Something of this is expressed in a quote from the US author John Edgar Wideman. He makes a connection between basketball and hope:" When it's' played the way it's supposed to be played. basketball happens in the air; flying, floating, raised above the floor, letting the oppressed(受压制的) people of this earth imagine themselves in their dreams.”

93．What advantage does basketball have over golf or tennis, according to the author?

A．It can be played everywhere.

B．It doesn't cost much.

C．It doesn't require too much skill.

D．It interests almost everyone.

94．What can we learn about basketball from Paragraph 3?

A．The sport was created by a PE teacher.

B．The sport was not popular with people at first.

C．Its rules have been changed a lot to suit new circumstances.

D．The NBA．with a history of 127 Years. attracts people worldwide

95．The main purpose of Paragraph 5 is to             .

A．explain the origin and rules of NBA games in the 1950s

B．prove the popularity of basketball among African-Americans

C．stress the success African-Americans in basketball

D．show how racial integration took place in basketball

96．What do John Edgar Wideman's words mean?

A．Basketball is sometimes a useful tool for politicians.

B．American people usually have a basketball dream.

C．Basketball stands for the freedom and hopes of people.

D．Political oppression is a serious problem in the US.

【回答】

93．B

94．A

95．D

96．C

【分析】

本文是说明文。说起伟大的篮球运动员，我们会想到迈克尔·乔丹、“魔术师”埃尔文·约翰逊、科比·布莱恩特以及勒布朗·詹姆斯等非裔美国篮球运动员，而篮球运动其实也和非裔美国人有着颇深的渊源。

93．考查细节理解。由文章第二段第二句" Unlike golf or tennis, it doesn't' require great wealth or lot of space to play”可知，打篮球不需要花很多钱,也不需要很大的运动场地。故选B。

94．考查细节理解。由文章第三段第一句中的"So after its invention by Canadian-American physical educator James Naismith in 1891"可知,1891年加拿大裔美国体育教师 James Naismith发明了篮球运动。故选A。

95．考查推理判断。由文章第五段的内容可知，从20世纪50年*始美国废除了禁止非商美国人参与NBA比赛的种族隔离政策，大多数篮球运动的杰出人物就都是非美国人。因而，第五段主要说明了美国篮球界的种族融合现象。故选D。

96．考查推理判断。由文章最后一段第三句的内容可知,美国作家John Edgar Wideman说:“当人们以应有的方式打篮球时，篮球流行起来：飞翔、飘浮、从地面*起，篮球让地球上受*的人们在他们的梦想中天马行空。”由此可知,篮球代表了自由和希望。故选C。

知识点：体育

题型：阅读理解