2. The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of .
A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”
B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China.
C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to a China to play against the Sacramento Kings
D. the NBA’s live basketball games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China.
3. What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?
A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the NBA league.
B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA.
C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Jordan.
D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.
4. When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to .
A. farms in the States B. native Americans
C. the NBA training center D. the USA
5. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?
A. The non-American basketball players
B. NBA is to coming to China
C. The foreign ties that bind the NBA
D. NBA is making big progress
答案与解析：
1．B 根据第2段20 percent of NBA rosters (花名册) will be filled by non-Americans. 和文章后半部分Terry说的话It has increased the level of competition here.可判断出外国球员将在NBA 起到举足轻重的作用。
2．A 根据文章中间Stern 所说的话，及下一段The success Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China.可判断出NBA将把中国看作一个重要的市场。
3．A 通读全文，可得出：NBA的球员组成将发生重大变化，外国球员将占相当的比例。
4．D 从文章后半部分It doesn’t matter where the players come from 可判断 home soil 指美国本土。
5．C tie在这里比喻外国球员，意思是NBA 需要借助外国球员的力量。
