Question

Li Anqiang is a hero in his school for saving the life of a classmate during the Sichuan earthquake.

He has a hero, too: NBA star Kobe Bryant. Even though the 17-year-old student of Beichuan High School in Sichuan has lost both legs, he hasn’t lost his passion for basketball because he loves the Los Angeles shooting guard’s skills.

Now, he has a basketball signed by Bryant, and words of encouragement from his idol(偶像).

On February 27, Li e-mailed Bryant through the popular website Sina. com, expressing his admiration(崇拜) and asking for a signed basketball.

“I can no longer stand up or run but I can still shoot hoops(投籃) from my wheelchair. I will not give up, but will keep on playing because you are my idol. ”

Li sent a picture of himself playing basketball from his wheelchair, saying：“I will keep the basketball in my room and look at it every day. It will give me strength. I want to be a real man, a man useful to society. ”

In his reply, Bryant said he was moved, and hailed(稱贊) Li as “a strong boy whose attitude toward fate(命運) was amazing”.

He said he was happy that Li still loved basketball, and added he thought Li looked cool shooting a hoop from his wheelchair.

Bryant said he hoped that all the people in the quake zone could be as strong as Li.

Li was good at other sports like table tennis and swimming before losing his legs.

Standing 1. 74m tall before the quake, the teenager now reaches 87cm without his artificial limbs(假肢)—but that has not stopped him playing basketball.

Li’s mother Wang Fengqiong, 36, said her son has been in high spirits ever since receiving Bryant’s letter and autographed(簽名的) basketball.

“With his mind on good grades, Li gets up at 5:30 a. m. every day to prepare for school. He also works hard at English before going to bed. That’s because Li has heard that Bryant might visit China this year, ” said Huang Peng, an editor at Sina. com.

“He is studying English so that he can talk to Kobe, ”said Li Yong, the student’s 38?year?old father. “Kobe told him that, like playing basketball, one has to practice to become perfect. ”

1. Though he lost his legs, Li Anqiang is still crazy about basketball because ________.

A. he dreams of becoming an NBA star one day

B. he has a basketball signed by Bryant

C. he is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers

D. he thinks it’s cool to play basketball from his wheelchair

2. Before the earthquake, Li Anqiang was good at the following sports EXCEPT________ .

A. football　　 B. basketball　 C. table tennis　　　 D. swimming

3. From the passage, we can learn that Li Anqiang is _____.

A. ambitious　　　 B. easy-going　 C. strong-minded　 D. sorrowful

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Life after earthquake　　 B. Love for basketball

C. Bryant’s basketball　　　 D. Reply from Kobe

 

Answer 1

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