February4，2012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin．Amongprofessionalbasketballplayers，JeremyLin'sbackgroundisnottypical．HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity，whichsendsfewplayerstotheNBA，andheistheon

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February 4，2012 saw the take-off of a new rising NBA star-Jeremy Lin．
    Among professional basketball players，Jeremy Lin's background is not typical．He graduated from Harvard University，which sends few players to the NBA，and he is the only Chinese-American NBA player．
    Lin's enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan．When Lin's father moved to U．S．，his interest in the sport only grew and he passed on this love of basketball to his son，introducing him to the game at the age of five．The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun．
    In high school，Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA．When he applied for college，he was not offered a single sports scholarship．However，after his admission to Harvard，he was offered a place on its college basketball team．
    During Lin's time at Harvard，his basketball career began to speed up．He scored 1，482 points，making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history．
    When he graduated，no professional teams offered Lin a contract，but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League．He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors．
    At first，playing in professional games filled Lin with excitement．He treasured opportunities to meet players he had been watching on TV for years．But slowly，the excitement wore off and was replaced by anxiety．In a few very difficult months，he was cut by two teams before the New York Knicks picked him up．
    But he had the courage and determination to stick to his dream，so he put himself into hard training to get ready for his opportunity to come．Then his moment arrived on February 4，2012，on which his excellent performance made him famous overnight．After that，he led the Knicks to their fifth straight victory．Knicks fans developed the nickname for him"Linsanity"（林发疯）．Time magazine released its 2012 list of the 100"Most Influential People in the World"，Jeremy Lin included．
67．Which of the following is of little help in Lin's success？___
A．his father's influence            
B．his devotion to basketball
C．his years of hard work           
D．his graduation from Harvard University
68．What does the phrases"wore off"in seventh paragraph probably mean？___
A．arose      B．disappeared        C．grew        D．remained
69．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？___
A．Lin learned to play basketball when he was eight．
B．Lin was excited for professional games and did a good job at the beginning．
C．Before Lin there was no Chinese-American NBA players．
D．Lin is the most outstanding player in NBA．
70．It can be inferred from the passage that___．
A．Lin didn't have a smooth road in NBA．
B．Lin got an easy entry into NBA．
C．Lin didn't show his basketball talents in Harvard University．
D．NBA prefers graduates from Harvard University．

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67．D 第二段讲到他父亲对他的影响，林书豪还是小孩时就对篮球很热爱，第六段When he graduated，no professional teams offered Lin a contract，可见，他毕业于哈佛大学，这个名头并没有给他多少帮助．
68．B 推断题．定位在倒数第二段，刚开始很兴奋，但是随后兴奋感消失了，取而代之的是焦虑． disappear 消失   arose 出现   grew 生长  remain 仍然
69．C 判断题．第二段he is the only Chinese-American NBA player．故选C．A．应为5岁时就学习打篮球． B．倒数第二段，讲到他刚开始时并不顺利，甚至在纽约尼克斯队选正确被两个队抛弃过．D．夸大其词，文章并未提到他是最杰出的．
70．A 推断题．林书豪的NBA之路并非一帆风顺．排除法选A． 第五段讲到了林在哈佛的表现非常出色．