Yao Ming, the centre of the Chinese National Men’s basketball team, joins the Houston Rocket in the 2002 NBA. The 2.2 m, 120kg basketball star becomes the first one to come from a foreign (外国的) team. Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a leader of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father plays basketball, too. Yao Ming is welcome in China. He becomes a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association. It’s short for CBA.
During the 2000-2001 seasons, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match. Yao Ming joins the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He world do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself. Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming is very strong. He has the capability(能力) of changing the future(未来) of basketball.”
小题1:The Houston Rockets is the name of a _______ team.
A．tabletennis
B．volleyball
C．basketball
D．golf小题2:Both Yao Ming’s father and mother are ___________.
A．footballplayers
B．theleaderoftheChineseNationalTeam
C．thecentersofChineseNationalTeam
D．basketballplayers小题3:Yao Ming ________ in CBA during the 2000-2001 seasons.
A．doesbadly
B．isn’tgood
C．isin America
D．doeswell小题4:Yao Ming _________ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.
A．doeshisbesttojoin
B．isa teacherin
C．becomesamemberof
D．leaves小题5:Sport analyst Bill Walton thinks Yao Ming can __________.
A. learn from the NBA.
B. change the future of basketball
C. improve himself
D. becomes the captain of the Houston Rockets.
