26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA
debut (初次登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the
game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game. Most
people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you
watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is
really not so easy." He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start
and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone
happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said. Yao Ming
speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They
don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new
challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope
Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having
lessons to learn more about China, and n/any people who work for the Rockets
have learned to speak some Chinese.
单选题
Yao Ming got 13 points on October 24, 2002 for the Houston Rockets.
单选题
Most people think Yao Ming was a great basketball player before he was born.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】第二段第一行“a born basketball player”意为一名极有大赋的篮球运动员，故选B。
单选题
Yao Ming said playing football in the NBA was much easier than watching the game on TV.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】根据第二段“But Yao said，‘When you watch it on TV，it looks very easy．But when you are playing in the NBA，it is really not so easy．”’可知打球赛要比看球赛难多了，此句意思正好相反，故选B。
单选题
Yao Ming always uses body language to make himself understood.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】根据第三段“Yao Ming speaks some English．Both he and his teammates can understand each other．”可知姚在语言交流方面没有困难，并不全靠肢体语言，故选B。
单选题
Yao Ming made the people of Houston have interest in China.
【正确答案】
【答案解析】A根据第三段“The team has started having lessons to learn more about China，and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese．”可知火箭队开始教授一些有关中国的知识，还有些成员甚至已开始学习中文，这一切都是因为姚加入了这一球队，故选A。