【題目】 My dad was in the radio business when I was growing up. He’d get tickets to a lot of different sporting events, and in 1984 we went to Madison Square Garden during Michael Jordan’s rookie season (新秀賽季). My dad took me to see Jordan put on a show.

I remember looking at my dad as an eight-year-old kid and saying, “I want to be Michael Jordan one day.” Dad laughed a bit and then turned to me and said, “Son, I love you, but you’re probably not going to be Michael Jordan.” Then my dad pointed to the man standing next to Jordan at the time, his agent (經(jīng)紀(jì)人) David Falk. My dad explained how Falk worked closely with players, and since then that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.

Years passed and I became a sports agent. My job is simply to help professional(職業(yè)的) players find jobs. No two days are the same, which I find exciting. If it’s in-season, I’m talking to players about how they are feeling and how they’re performing from week to week. During the off-season, I try to make sure players’ lives are managed, so they can focus on (專注于) improving on the field.

Not everyone can be a sports star, but it’s more than possible to work on the business side of sports. I always tell the students I meet to go out of their way to introduce themselves to people. Relationships are so important in this business, and they can take you a long way.

【1】The writer went to Madison Square Garden to see Jordan _______.

【2】At first the writer want to be _______.

【3】Who was David Falk? _______

【4】The writer thinks his job is exciting because _______.

【5】In the writer’s opinion, _______ are important in his business.

【答案】

【1】put on a show

【2】a sports star

【3】Michael Jordan’s agent

【4】no two days are the same

【5】relationships

【解析】

文章大意：本文講述了爸爸帶我去看喬丹的演出，我對爸爸說想成為喬丹那樣的體育明星。爸爸對我說你可能不能成為喬丹，但是爸爸指著喬丹旁邊的經(jīng)紀(jì)人向我解釋了他是如何與球員們密切合作的。幾年過去了，我成了一名體育經(jīng)紀(jì)人。我認(rèn)為我的工作令人興奮，因?yàn)闆]有哪兩天是一樣的。我的成長過程使我認(rèn)識到，不是每個人都能成為體育明星，但是在體育的商業(yè)方面工作是很有可能的。我總是告訴我遇到的學(xué)生們，要想方設(shè)法向人們介紹自己。在這個行業(yè)中，人際關(guān)系是如此重要，它們會讓你走很長的路。

【1】根據(jù)in 1984 we went to Madison Square Garden during Michael Jordan’s rookie season (新秀賽季). My dad took me to see Jordan put on a show.1984年，在邁克爾·喬丹的新秀賽季，我們?nèi)チ他湹线d廣場花園。我爸爸帶我去看喬丹的演出�？芍�，作者去麥迪遜廣場花園看喬丹演出，故答案填put on a show.

【2】根據(jù)I remember looking at my dad as an eight-year-old kid and saying, “I want to be Michael Jordan one day.” 我記得當(dāng)我8歲的時(shí)候看著我的爸爸說：“我想有一天成為邁克爾喬丹。”可知，起初作者想去成為喬丹那樣的一名體育明星，故答案填a sports star.

【3】根據(jù)Then my dad pointed to the man standing next to Jordan at the time, his agent (經(jīng)紀(jì)人) David Falk. 然后我爸爸指著當(dāng)時(shí)站在喬丹旁邊的那個人，他的經(jīng)紀(jì)人大衛(wèi)·�？恕？芍�David Falk是喬丹的經(jīng)紀(jì)人，故答案填Michael Jordan’s agent.

【4】根據(jù)My job is simply to help professional players find jobs. No two days are the same, which I find exciting. 我的工作就是幫助職業(yè)球員找到工作。沒有哪兩天是一樣的，我覺得很興奮�？芍髡哒J(rèn)為他的工作令人興奮，因?yàn)闆]有哪兩天是一樣的。故答案填no two days are the same.

【5】根據(jù)Relationships are so important in this business, and they can take you a long way. 在這個行業(yè)中，人際關(guān)系非常重要，它們可以讓你走很長的路。可知，在作者看來，人際關(guān)系在他的事業(yè)中很重要。故答案填relationships.

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