七、阅读下面短文,回答短文后的问题(共 4 小题;1—3 题每小题 2 分,第 4 题 3 分,满分 9 分)
On March 3,2024,Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made history in the world of basketball. He became the first player in NBA history to score 40 000 career points.
Starting to play basketball at age 18,James was a record-breaker from the start. He got many records for being the youngest player to reach different milestones(里程碑). The earliest one was in 2004 when he became the youngest player to reach 1 000 points.
Now,the 40-year-old has already played over 21 seasons. But he is as strong and hard-working as ever. “I come to work every night when it's time to play,and I just try to go out and contribute(贡献),” he said to Associated Press. “I'm still able to do the things that I was doing 10 years ago,and even some things 20 years ago.”
James' record of 40 000 points will be very difficult to break. In NBA history,the player best at scoring is Michael Jordan. He got 30.12 points per game on average(平均地). However,even with this scoring average,it would take Jordan at least another 1 329 games to reach 40 000 points,noted Beijing News. Besides,he stopped playing many years ago.
Still,James feels a bit of regret(遗憾). The Lakers often loses when he shines. This time,again,the Lakers lost to the Nuggets.
After the game,James said that being the first to do something is cool. “But for me,the main thing is to win,and I hated that my record-breaking moment had to happen in a defeat(失败),” he added.
前 3 题每题的答案不超过 10 个词,第 4 题的答案词数不限。
1. How did James make history on March 3,2024?
He scored 40,000 career points.
2. When did James get 1 000 points?
In 2004.
3. Why does the writer mention Michael Jordan in Paragraph 4?
To show James' record is hard to break.
4. What do you think of James? What can you learn from him?
He is hard-working and competitive. We should keep working hard and value teamwork.