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Kobe Bryant was born with basketball already in his blood. His dad was a former NBA star. When Kobe was
six years old, his dad started playing basketball in Europe, so his family moved to Italy. The family stayed there
for seven years. While living in Italy, Kobe learned to speak fluent Italian and started playing basketball.
The family moved back to the United States when Kobe was 13 and he started playing high school basketball.
Kobe figured he was already good enough to play in the NBA, so he skipped college and was selected right after
high school by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. In a trade the Hornets are still
crying about, they sent Kobe to the LA Lakers. Despite not going to college, Kobe was a quick learner on the
courts of the NBA. He played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in 1998 and by 2000, Kobe had
developed into one of basketball's best players. Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal teamed up to lead the LA Lakers to
three straight NBA Championship Titles from 2000 to 2002.
In 2003, Kobe was caught by the police.
In 2004, the case against Kobe was dropped, but Kobe still had to live with a damaged reputation. In 2004,
Kobe tried to prove that he could lead the LA Lakers without Shaq. After Kobe told the Lakers he wouldn't be
wearing the purple and gold if Shaq was in the team, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat before the 2004-2005
season. The trade was good news for the Heat, who won the NBA championship with O'Neal. In the next few
years, Kobe grew disappointed as his team repeatedly suffered first round exits. The 2007-2008 season is when
the LA Lakers finally got over the hump. They went on to have the best record of any team.
1. By the first sentence, the author means _____. [ ]
A. Kobe's blood was special when he was born
B. all of Kobe's family members are basketball players
C. Kobe liked to play with a basketball as a baby
D. Kobe was born to be a basketball player
2. We can infer (推断) from the second paragraph that _____. [ ]
A. the Charlotte Hornets regretted trading Kobe
B. in 1998, Kobe became one of basketball's best players
C. the LA Lakers have won three NBA Championship Titles till now
D. Kobe was confident about his playing before high school
3. What is the right order of the following events?
a. Shaq was traded to the Heat.
b. Kobe was caught by the police.
c. Kobe's family moved to Italy.
d. Kobe played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time. [ ]
A. cbad
B. cdba
C. cabd
D. dcab
4. The underlined part "got over the hump" means _____. [ ]
A. gained the advantage
B. lost the game
C. went through the hard times
D. traded a better player
5. The writer wrote the passage to _____. [ ]
A. give us a brief introduction of Kobe
B. tell us how to become a basketball star
C. give us some news about the NBA All-Star Game
D. introduce the LA lakers