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When Chris Haas was nine years old, he noticed many of his classmates holding basketballs incorrectly, so they didn’t shoot very well during a school basketball practice. He was the son of a basketball coach and knew a thing or two on the right way to shoot. After trying to show his classmates the right way to hold a ball, he came up with his invention: the hands-on basketball.
The hands-on basketball is a basketball training tool for kids. It has hands painted on it, showing the correct ways to hold the ball while trying to shoot. With his teachers’ and family’s encouragement, he went on to patent(获得专利)his idea and he made it. Then he went to several sports companies(公司)and asked whether they would be interested in making and selling his invention. None of them was.
Chris didn’t give up and a year and a half later, luckily, his invention won the attention of a sports company. And it was soon popular in the market. The hands-on basketball is now sold successfully around the world.
But being a famous person was just one of the new challenges Chris had to face after he sold his invention. Chris promoted(宣传)his invention by travelling around and showing it in cities, like New York and Las Vegas. He also had to decide how to use his money wisely. Each year, he gives away much money to children in need. These days, Chris is an active basketball player and writer of the book—Shooting for Your Dreams.
(
A. From his basketball coach.
B. From helping his classmates.
C. From improving his shooting skills.
D. From joining a sports company.
(
A. Chris’s teachers.
B. Chris’s family.
C. Several sports companies.
D. Kids in Chris’s school.
(
A. The year when his book came out.
B. One year after he came up with his idea.
C. After he went to several sports companies.
D. One and a half years after he patented his idea.
(
A. To share a kid’s success.
B. To show the importance of study.
C. To tell people how to become popular.
D. To let people know about an invention.
When Chris Haas was nine years old, he noticed many of his classmates holding basketballs incorrectly, so they didn’t shoot very well during a school basketball practice. He was the son of a basketball coach and knew a thing or two on the right way to shoot. After trying to show his classmates the right way to hold a ball, he came up with his invention: the hands-on basketball.
The hands-on basketball is a basketball training tool for kids. It has hands painted on it, showing the correct ways to hold the ball while trying to shoot. With his teachers’ and family’s encouragement, he went on to patent(获得专利)his idea and he made it. Then he went to several sports companies(公司)and asked whether they would be interested in making and selling his invention. None of them was.
Chris didn’t give up and a year and a half later, luckily, his invention won the attention of a sports company. And it was soon popular in the market. The hands-on basketball is now sold successfully around the world.
But being a famous person was just one of the new challenges Chris had to face after he sold his invention. Chris promoted(宣传)his invention by travelling around and showing it in cities, like New York and Las Vegas. He also had to decide how to use his money wisely. Each year, he gives away much money to children in need. These days, Chris is an active basketball player and writer of the book—Shooting for Your Dreams.
(
B
)1. Where did Chris get the idea of the hands-on basketball?A. From his basketball coach.
B. From helping his classmates.
C. From improving his shooting skills.
D. From joining a sports company.
(
C
)2. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Chris’s teachers.
B. Chris’s family.
C. Several sports companies.
D. Kids in Chris’s school.
(
D
)3. When did Chris’s invention come on the market?A. The year when his book came out.
B. One year after he came up with his idea.
C. After he went to several sports companies.
D. One and a half years after he patented his idea.
(
A
)4. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. To share a kid’s success.
B. To show the importance of study.
C. To tell people how to become popular.
D. To let people know about an invention.
答案
五、1-4 BCDA
解析
【翻译】
1. 细节理解题。根据第一段内容，Chris在尝试教同学正确握球方式后想出了他的发明，因此他的发明想法来自帮助同学，故选B。
2. 代词指代题。根据第二段“Then he went to several sports companies... None of them was.”可知，“them”指代前文提到的“several sports companies”，故选C。
3. 细节理解题。根据第二段他获得专利后找体育公司无人感兴趣，第三段“Chris didn’t give up and a year and a half later, luckily, his invention won the attention of a sports company. And it was soon popular in the market.”可知，是在他获得专利一年半后发明投入市场，故选D。
4. 主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述了Chris从发现同学投篮问题到发明篮球训练工具，最终取得成功的故事，核心是分享一个孩子的成功经历，故选A。
【答案】
1-4 BCDA
【知识点】
细节查找、代词指代、主旨大意
【点评】
本文讲述了小男孩Chris发明篮球训练工具并取得成功的故事，考查学生对文章细节的捕捉、代词指代的理解以及主旨的把握，能有效锻炼学生的英语阅读理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
当克里斯·哈斯九岁的时候，他注意到他的许多同学拿篮球的姿势不正确，所以他们在学校的篮球训练中投篮不太好。他是一名篮球教练的儿子，对正确的投篮方式略知一二。在尝试向他的同学展示正确的持球方法后，他想出了他的发明：动手篮球。
动手篮球是一种儿童篮球训练工具。它有手画在它，显示正确的方法，拿球，同时试图射击。在老师和家人的鼓励下，他继续为自己的想法申请专利，并成功了。然后，他去了几家体育公司，询问他们是否有兴趣制造和销售他的发明。他们都不是。
克里斯没有放弃，一年半后，幸运的是，他的发明赢得了一家体育公司的注意。很快就在市场上流行起来。这款动手篮球现已在全球成功销售。
但是，成为名人只是克里斯卖掉自己的发明后面临的新挑战之一。克里斯四处旅行，在纽约和拉斯维加斯等城市展示他的发明，以此来推广他的发明。他还必须决定如何明智地使用他的钱。每年，他都给有需要的孩子很多钱。如今，克里斯是一名活跃的篮球运动员，也是《为你的梦想射击》一书的作者。
【解析】1. 细节理解题。根据第一段内容，Chris在尝试教同学正确握球方式后想出了他的发明，因此他的发明想法来自帮助同学，故选B。
2. 代词指代题。根据第二段“Then he went to several sports companies... None of them was.”可知，“them”指代前文提到的“several sports companies”，故选C。
3. 细节理解题。根据第二段他获得专利后找体育公司无人感兴趣，第三段“Chris didn’t give up and a year and a half later, luckily, his invention won the attention of a sports company. And it was soon popular in the market.”可知，是在他获得专利一年半后发明投入市场，故选D。
4. 主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述了Chris从发现同学投篮问题到发明篮球训练工具，最终取得成功的故事，核心是分享一个孩子的成功经历，故选A。
【答案】
1-4 BCDA
【知识点】
细节查找、代词指代、主旨大意
【点评】
本文讲述了小男孩Chris发明篮球训练工具并取得成功的故事，考查学生对文章细节的捕捉、代词指代的理解以及主旨的把握，能有效锻炼学生的英语阅读理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.7
读后词汇拓展
猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. apology
2. invention
猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. apology
n.道歉
2. invention
n.发明
答案
读后词汇拓展
1. n.道歉 2. n.发明
1. n.道歉 2. n.发明
解析
【解析】
1. apology为名词（n.），中文意思是“道歉”；
2. invention为名词（n.），中文意思是“发明”。
【答案】
1. n. 道歉；2. n. 发明
【知识点】
名词词性识别、常见名词词义
【点评】
这两个均为英语常见名词，掌握其词性与词义可有效拓展词汇储备，助力英语读写能力提升。
【难度系数】
0.8
1. apology为名词（n.），中文意思是“道歉”；
2. invention为名词（n.），中文意思是“发明”。
【答案】
1. n. 道歉；2. n. 发明
【知识点】
名词词性识别、常见名词词义
【点评】
这两个均为英语常见名词，掌握其词性与词义可有效拓展词汇储备，助力英语读写能力提升。
【难度系数】
0.8
