(原创)阅读理解限时训练二

适合年级：高二~高三

建议用时：28—32分钟

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Yao Ming, the first major Chinese star to break into the NBA, has decided to retire after nine seasons with the Rockets, according to league(NBA联盟) sources，July 9th，2011.

The 30-year-old center played just five games over the past two seasons and has decided that he is unable to make a complete recovery from the injury in his left ankle.

At 7-foot-6, Yao entered the league in 2002 as the largest symbol of the NBA's growing expansion around the world and particularly in Asia.

Yao was an eight-time NBA All-Star and in five seasons he was voted onto the league's second or third All-NBA team. He averaged 19.1 points and 9.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots in his career.

He arrived in Houston in 2002 as strong as the Great Wall of China, yet over the course of his NBA career Yao's image became increasingly fragile(脆弱). After missing just two games due to injury in his first three years in the league, he was sidelined（坐在场边板凳上）for 250 over the past six seasons.

Yao had spent months trying to cure his ankle for one more chance at playing. He has said his desire was to remain in Houston to play for the Rockets.

However, he did not want to destroy his health for life after playing. Yao's parents were concerned enough about him that they did not want him to attempt a return to the NBA after the broken bone in his foot that was suffered in the playoffs（季后赛）of May 2009.

Following the birth of his daughter, Yao said: "I can only try so many times. I want to be able to run around and play with my child, not always wear a cast（石膏）and use these crutches." At the press conference for his retiring, he said：“I have once said, when I retire from my professional career, I hope that it is a comma, not a period. Today, that day has finally arrived, but I am not leaving the sport of basketball that I love. My life will continue. I am still Yao Ming and there are still many things that I wish to accomplish. The day of drawing a period is still far far away.”

1. Which of the following statements is TURE?

A. Yao Ming played for the Rockets in the NBA.

B. Yao Ming played in the NBA. for 10 years.

C. Yao Ming is the first Chinese player to break into the NBA.

D. Yao Ming will go on playing for the Rockets in the NBA.

2. Why did Yao Ming retire from the NBA?

A. Because he is too old to continue to play in the NBA.

B. Because he has serious injuries.

C. Because his parents are against his NBA career.

D. Because of the birth of his daughter.

3. Yao Ming could play almost all games without being sidelined in seasons.

A. 1

B.3

C.6

D. 9

4. According to the last paragraph, what is the meaning of the underlined word “crutches”?

A. 拐杖

B. 护膝

C. 球鞋

D. 手套

5. The passage is mainly about .