Dear Basketball
From the moment
I started rolling my dad’s tube socks
And shooting imaginary
Game-winning shots
In the Great Western Forum
I knew one thing was real:
I fell in love with you.
—Kobe Bryant (Dear Basketball)
The New Gorgeous Starting
Kobe Bryant has a real shot to add Oscar-winner to his extensive resume at 2018 Academy Awards with his short animated film Dear Basketball.
The retired Los Angeles Laker talked about the nomination and how his six-minute short film came together. He said that he loves “storytelling every bit as much as I love Basketball”.
But as Kobe Bryant has taken on a number of different projects after his retirement from basketball, he explained what being nominated for Hollywood’s top honor feels like:
“I’ve always been told that as basketball players the expectation is that you play. This is all you know. This is all you do. Don’t think about handling finances. Don’t think about going into business. Don’t think that you want to be a write- that’s cute. I got that a lot. What do you want to do when you retire? ‘Well, I want to be a storyteller.’ That’s cute. This is... a form of validation for people to look and say. ‘OK, he really can do something other than dribble and shoot.’”
What he seems to be saying is that the feeling of winning an Oscar —something so unexpected for an NBA legend—is crazier than what he felt winning rings, something he spent years focusing on in a craft (职业) he’d been working hard at.
(An extract from Kobe Bryant: Great Man Shall Never Retire)
1. Where would you be most likely to find the text?| A．In a poster. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．On a notice board. | D．In a finance report. |
| A．has said goodbye to his basketball |
| B．has won an Oscar for his Dear Basketball |
| C．won many champion rings as an NBA legend |
| D．has undertaken many projects after his retirement |
| A．He has managed to challenge people’s traditional beliefs. |
| B．He has spent many years fighting for the splendid award. |
| C．He loves making animated films more than he does basketball. |
| D．He has lived up to people’s expectations of basketball players. |
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Used to be a table tennis specialist, Ding now wants to be an all-rounder. To make that happen, Ding plans to broaden her studies and talk to like-minded people from different backgrounds.
The world champion seems a little nervous when speaking about her future academic life because she considers it a challenge. “It’s as if you’d grown up studying and were suddenly asked to play table tennis.
This sudden change in her life and the accompanying uncertainties are only part of her challenge — her reputation (名声) is another.
She is not one to step back from adversity (逆境) and has often said that it is important to have a brave heart. As she faces new challenges on her academic path, she believes there are always more solutions than problems. She hopes that in the future, she can teach teenagers about healthy exercise.
| A．Today she gives up both of them. |
| B．For Ding, fame is a double-edged sword. |
| C．Becoming an all-rounder opens up new horizons. |
| D．She announced her retirement from the game on Sep.6. |
| E．That is not only through her experience, but also through theory. |
| F．You still can’t imagine what difficulties an athlete might experience. |
| G．She has also chosen to study psychology besides the required courses. |
【推荐2】Eileen Gu was born in the United States, to a Chinese mother, Gu Yan, and an American father.
Gu started skiing when she was only three years old.
In 2019, Gu announced that she would be representing China competitively via her Instagram account. The opportunity to help inspire millions of young people was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help to promote the sport she loved.
Gu made her Olympic debut at the 2022 Winter Olympics. When Gu heard the announcer call her a “two-time Olympic gold medalist”, she couldn’t hold back the tears.
| A．Her mother enrolled her in ski lessons. |
| B．It was this amazing feeling of resolution. |
| C．She was raised by her mother and her grandma. |
| D．Gu made lots of achievements in the skiing area. |
| E．The Olympic gold medals changed her life forever. |
| F．Through skiing, she hoped to unite people between nations. |
| G．She first gained global attention as a 13-year-old when she’s in senior competitions. |
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31-year-old Joe is from Florida, the USA. He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8. Joe did well in juggling. Later, he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun. Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke. But Joe didn’t give up and he kept practicing it. Because of his hard work, he made it at last.
Talking about his triathlon, Joe said swimming was the hardest part. “It was difficult and complex,” he said. “I basically only used my legs, so it took quite a lot of work. Also, swimming in open water made it a little harder. It was not like in a pool. ”
1. According to the writer, the common triathlon ______.| A．is a difficult sport | B．is more famous than the marathon |
| C．includes the three parts and juggling | D．includes the marathon and swimming |
| A．he picked up three balls | B．he played juggling |
| C．he carried his bicycle on his shoulder | D．he threw away all his balls |
| A．could not be realized | B．should not be laughed at |
| C．should be realized as soon as possible | D．could make triathlon more exciting |
| A．forgot | B．failed |
| C．succeeded | D．left |
