LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant is a winner in reti...

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant is a winner in retirement, too. The former Los Angeles Lakers star won an Oscar in the animated short category for “Dear Basketball,” a poem he wrote after ending his 20-year career on the court in 2016.

He’ll add it to an already jammed trophy collection that includes five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals, NBA Finals most valuable player awards, a league MVP award and four All-Star game MVP awards.

As executive producer, Bryant accepted his golden Oscar statue from “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill on Sunday night. He shared the award with Disney animator Glen Keane.

Among those offering their congratulations via Twitter were Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Bill Russell and Shaquille O’Neal, Bryant’s former Lakers teammate who admitted, “I’m jealous!”

Since hanging up his basketball shoes, Bryant has thrown himself into business (a new Nike shoe) and various forms of storytelling.

“As basketball players, we’re told to shut up and dribble,” Bryant said on stage. “I’m glad we did a little bit more than that.”

He thanked his wife, Vanessa, and his three daughters, naming each of them. He spoke a few words of Italian — a language he learned as a child growing up in Italy — and closed by telling them, “You are my inspiration.”

1.According to the passage, Kobe Bryant won the Oscar because of_________.

A. his taking part in the animation movie

B. his famous reputation in basketball

C. his poem written after his former career

D. his winning in the animated short category

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “trophy”?

A. award

B. present

C. harvest

D. possession

3.Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A personal diary

B. A science report

C. A newspaper

D. A textbook

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LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash yesterday in Calabasas. California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. The helicopter carrying Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in foggy conditions, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.

Family members, friends and fans are mourning the death of the basketball great Kobe Bryant. Looking back to his whole life, Bryant was widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of his generation. Even after his retirement, Kobe Bryant is still a winner. The former Los Angeles Lakers star won an Oscar in the animated short category for "Dear Basketball,” a poem he wrote after ending his 20-year career on the court in 2016.

He’ll add it to an already jammed trophy collection that includes five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals, NBA Finals most valuable player awards, a league MVP award and four All-Star game MVP awards.

Since hanging up his basketball shoes, Bryant has thrown himself into business (a new Nike shoe) and various forms of storytelling.

“As basketball players, we're told to shut up and dribble（运球）,” Bryant once said on stage. “I’m glad we did a little bit more than that.”

He thanked his wife, Vanessa, and his three daughters, naming each of them. He spoke a few words of Italian — a language he learned as a child growing up in Italy — and closed by telling them, “You arc my inspiration.''

He was just getting started. And now he's gone.

The tributes（悼念）will continue, though eventually fade away. The legacy will be forever.

1.What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A.The cause of the crash is still unknown.

B.The foggy conditions are to blame for the helicopter crash.

C.Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.

D.Kobe Bryant was among eight people including one of his daughters killed in the crash.

2.What assists Kobe Bryant to win the Oscar according to the passage?

A.his famous reputation in basketball

B.his presence in the animation movie

C.his poem written after his former career

D.his excellent performance in the animated short category

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “trophy”?

A.Gift B.Award

C.Harvest. D.Possession.

4.Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A.A personal diary. B.A biography.

C.A newspaper. D.A textbook.

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Here is a letter from the Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant on The Players' Tribune website on November 30th.

“...This season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding(重击).My mind can han-dle the grind(苦差事)but my body knows it's time to say goodbye-.-"

“Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game. Whether competing in the Fi-nals or hoisting jump shots after midnight in an empty gym,　 Kobe has an unconditional love for the game.

I join Kobe's millions of' fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for so many thrilling memories.”

——Adam Silver, NBA commissioner(总裁)

“We're all sad. This era of Lakers basketball has been one of the most fun, exciting prosperous eras we could imagine. We're in full support of him. But it's still very sad.”

——Jeanie Buss, Lakers president

“I know his purpose is to finish out this season and play. It's always sad when greatness decides to hang it up" 'I thought he had at least another year in him.”

——Byron Scott, Lakers coach, and Bryant's teammate during the 1996-97 season

¨He pushed me to be better more than any player I've faced. Kobe is the greatest competitor I have ever faced. I am glad he has found peace. I don't know if we'll see another one like him.”

——Shane Battier, of the Miami Heat

“Hard to believe @ kobe bryant is finally going to hang it up. One of the NBA's great champions. En-joy the rest of this season, my friend.”

——Scottie Pippen, retired NBA All-Star

1.What can we learn from Kobe Bryant's letter?

A. He has lost passion for basketball.

B. He'll return to basketball court soon. .

C. He'll finish this season before he retires.

D. He'll retire immediately after the letter.

2.According to Byron Scott, _ 　　　 .

A. Kobe has an unconditional love for basketball

B. Kobe is supposed to play at least for another year

C. Lakers team has played very well this year

D. it is difficult to find another player like Kobe

3.Where can we most probably read the comments?

A. From an Internet page.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In a newspaper.

C. In a sports magazine.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In a TV program.

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In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic．These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be．“There're too many cars, and you can't move around a lot．”

Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams．He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles．He is always late even with the help of a navigation （导航） system．

He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that．He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house． “What’s unique is that we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home．”

Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions．With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route．It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road．Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities．

“I always thought thatLos Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this．”

Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple．

1.Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to__________．

A．show care for them　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．introduce their life

C．solve traffic problems　　　　　　　 　　 D．raise the topic

2.What is unique about ClearPath?

A．It can use a lot of information all over the world．

B．It can ensure that you will never be late for work．

C．It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road．

D．It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time．

3.The underlined word “hits” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________．

A．have an accident　　　　 B．get to

C．turn left or right　　 D．collect traffic data

4.What's Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?

A．Disappointed． B．Proud．

C．Optimistic．　 D．Worried．

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On April 13th, 2012____ press conference is held by Los Angeles Police

Department at _______crime scene of a shooting incident.

A. a; the           B. a; a           C. the; a          D. the; the

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People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents DVDs, or goes to the movies. The most popular reading material is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City 21      has only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have.

But how do you explain the following? An annual book festival in west Los Angeles is “22      ”，year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become 23     ．

This outdoor festival, 24       by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This year’s attendance was about 145,000. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an       25        question period following each talk. Book lovers were also able to collect some of the signatures of their favourite authors. A food store sold all kinds of popular foods. 26           a＄7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people 27          the food store prices by 28       taking in their own sandwiches and drinks．

The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed.       29    book festivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles people welcome one?“Los Angeles people are very 30        ，”said one of the festival founders．

1. A. cinemas     B. libraries       C. supermarkets   D. parkings

2. A. broken out   B. carried out     C. sold out       D. run out

3. A. possible     B. available      C. acceptable     D. useful

4. A. bought      B. discovered     C. taken         D. sponsored

5. A. expert       B. accurate       C. audience      D. optimistic

6. A. Except for    B. Consisting of   C. Rather than    D. Along with

7. A. avoided      B. increased      C. asked         D. bargained

8.  A. openly     B. secretly       C. slowly         D. naturally

9.  A. As if      B. When         C. Even that       D. Although

10. A. confident   B. unexpected     C. friendly        D. unpredictable

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

There are three children in Bryant’s family. Kobe Bryant is the　 1. (young) child and only son of Joe and Pam Bryant. His parents named him　 2.　 a kind of steak: the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. At　 3. age of six, Kobe, his parents and two older sisters moved to Italy,　 4. his father began playing professional basketball. He became accustomed to the lifestyle and became fluent in　 5. (Italy). At an early age, he learned to play soccer and his favorite team was AC Milan. Bryant once said that if he 6.(stay)in Italy, he would have 7.(stick)with soccer and would have tried to become a professional soccer player. In 1991, the Bryants moved back to the United States. In the Philadelphia suburb of lower Merion high school, a spectacular high school career brought national 8.(recognize). Although his SAT score of 1080 guaranteed him various basketball scholarships from top universities, the 17-year-old made a controversial 9. (decide)to enter the NBA 10. (direct).

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On April 13th, 2012_______ press conference is held by Los Angeles Police

Department at ___________crime scene of a shooting incident.

A．a; the            B．a; a              C．the; a            D．the; the

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Located in Los Angeles, University of Southern California is in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.

♦ Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe

The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.

♦ Blue Light Phone Locations

The University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.

♦ Trojans Alert

Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.

1.What do blue light phones do for students?

A.Guide students through campus.

B.Alert students to crime activities.

C.Light up the way if students feel unsafe.

D.Connect them with the safety department.

2.How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?

A.With blue light phones.

B.Via text message or email.

C.Through mobile safe app.

D.By calling all USC members.

3.What is the purpose of the text?

A.To encourage students to fight crime.

B.To introduce USC’s safety department.

C.To provide safety services for USC students.

D.To inform parents of safety risks on campus.

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Located in Los Angeles, University of Southern California is in the heart of a leading city. Although LA ranks highly in The Economist’s Safe Cities Index, navigating and city calls for certain safety precautions (预防措施) along with practicing common sense.

♦ Mobile Safety App Powered by LiveSafe

The Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe, manage by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning, is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus. Features include: immediate “push button” calls to DPS, easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.

♦ Blue Light Phone Locations

The University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus. Take note of where the closest ones are on your route. They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency. These phones are directly connected to USC’s Department of Public Safety’s 24-hour communications center. Besides emergency needs, it can also be used to report suspicious activity, request for an escort (护送) if you feel unsafe and to report a crime.

♦ Trojans Alert

Trojans Alert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message or email. When an emergency occurs, authorized USC senders will instantly notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. All members of the USC community, as well as parents and regular visitors to campus, are strongly encouraged to sign up for Trojans Alert.

1.What do blue light phones do for students?

A. Guide students through campus.

B. Alert students to crime activities.

C. Light up the way if students feel unsafe.

D. Connect them with the safety department.

2.How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?

A. With blue light phones.

B. Via text message or email.

C. Through mobile safe app.

D. By calling all USC members.

3.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To encourage students to fight crime.

B. To introduce USC’s safety department.

C. To provide safety services for USC students.

D. To inform parents of safety risks on campus.

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