单选题 Tyrus Raymond Cobb was born in Narrows, Georgia in 1886. He grew up in Royston, Georgia with his parents, William and Amanda Cobb. Ty began playing baseball as a child and was a professional baseball player before the age of twenty. Cobb played mostly for the Detroit Tigers and served as their player manager from 1921～1926. He played baseball for a total of twenty-four years before retiring. Cobb won twelve American League batting titles and was known for his great speed and excellent batting skills. He used both of these as weapons on the baseball diamond. Cobb still holds the record as the all-time leading hitter in the major leagues, with a 367 lifetime batting average. His career total of 4 191 hits was the major league record until it was broken by Pete Rose in 1985.
Ty Cobb was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 and was one of the first five players to receive this award. Cobb died in Atlanta, Georgia on July 17, 1961 and will be remembered as the great "Georgia Peach".

单选题 Ty Cobb's interest in baseball began ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[名师精解] 答案在第一段的这句话中：Ty began playing baseball as a child．
[解题秘籍] 其他选项可从地名上否定，原文里没有Philadelphia，Detroit等地名。

单选题 How many years did Ty Cobb play professional baseball?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[名师精解] 答案在第一段的这句话中：He played baseball for a total of twenty-four years before retiring．
[解题秘籍] 注意：题干问的是play professional baseball(职业棒球)的时间。

单选题 What job did Cobb have with the Detroit Tigers from 1921～1926?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[名师精解] 答案在文章第一段的这句话中：Cobb played mostly for the Detroit Tigers and served as their player manager from 1921～1926．
[解题秘籍] served as their player manager担任球员主管。

单选题 Ty Cobb is called "the Georgia Peach" because ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[名师精解] 这是一道推断题，既然Ty获得了众多的成绩和嘉奖，因此被誉为“the Georgia Peach”。
[解题秘籍] Peach属美国俚语，意“受欢迎的人”。