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2014年英语四级阅读理解精练附答案和解析 第36篇:乔丹退役演说

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Jordan Retirement

I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball. It won't be another announcement to baseball or anything to that nature1.

Mentally, I'm exhausted; I don't feel I have a challenge. Physically, I feel great. The last time in 1993 I had other agendas. I felt that I wanted to play baseball and I felt that at my age, it was a good opportunity and time to do it. And with the death of my father, and I was basically trying to deal with that.

Actually I talked to Jerry last year once the season ended and I told Jerry at that time, mentally, I was a little exhausted. I didn't know if I would play next year. I wanted to put him on awareness so that he could possibly prepare going into next season. And Jerry, once we had our conversation, wanted me to take time as I did in 1993 to make sure that it was the right decision because it was going to be the final decision.

I retired the first time when Phil Jackson was the coach. And I think that even with Phil being the coach I would have had a tough time, mentally finding the challenge for myself. Although he can somehow present challenges for me. I don't know if he could have presented the challenge for me to continue on to this season. Even though middle way of this season I wanted to continue to play a couple more years, but at the end of this season I was mentally drained and tired. So I can't say that he would have restored that.

I will support the Chicago Bulls2. I think the game itself is a lot bigger than Michael Jordan. I've been given an opportunity by people before me, to name a few, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Doctor J, Jerry West. These guys played the game way before Michael Jordan was born and Michael Jordan came on the heels of3 all that activity. Mr Stern and what he's done for the league, gave me an opportunity to play the game of basketball. I played it to the best I could play it; I tried to enhance the game itself. I've tried to be the best basketball player that I could be.


练习题:

Ⅰ. Fill in each blank with proper choice(s):

1. Before Michael Jordan are famous basketball players.

A. Kareem Abdul Jabbar B. Doctor J

C. Jerry West D. Yao Ming

2. Lillian tried to that no one in this world could live forever.

A. put him on awareness B. awareness

C. awared D. make aware

3. Physically, he is strong; , he is weak.

A. bodily B. mentally C. secretly D. quickly

Ⅱ. Question:

Who is the coach when Jordan wanted to retire the first time?

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announcement [ə'naunsmənt]

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n. 通知,发表,宣布

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challenge ['tʃælindʒ]

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n. 挑战
v. 向 ... 挑战

 
coach [kəutʃ]

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n. 大巴,教练;(火车)客车车厢,四轮马车,经济舱

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awareness [ə'wɛənis]

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n. 认识,意识,了解

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rational ['ræʃənəl]

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adj. 合理的,理性的,能推理的
n. 有理

 
conversation [.kɔnvə'seiʃən]

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n. 会话,谈话

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sanguine ['sæŋgwin]

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adj. 乐天的,自信的,红润的 n. 血红色

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enhance [in'hɑ:ns]

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vt. 提高,加强,增加

 
restored [ri'stɔ:d]

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adj. 精力充沛的;精力恢复的 v. 修复(resto

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decision [di'siʒən]

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n. 决定,决策

 

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