四川省成都市機(jī)車(chē)車(chē)輛廠子弟中學(xué)2023年高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試題含解析

四川省成都市機(jī)車(chē)車(chē)輛廠子弟中學(xué)2023年高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Ididn'tunderstand_______itmeanttohimuntilIwasinhisplace.

A.what

B.that

C.how

D.which參考答案：A2._____myselfenoughtimetocatchthetrain，Isetmyalarmforfiveinthemorning．A．Give

B．Beinggiven

C．Togive

D．Given參考答案：C考點(diǎn)：不定式

句意：為了給自己充足的時(shí)間趕火車(chē)，我把鬧鐘定在早晨五點(diǎn)。此處考查不定式做目的狀語(yǔ)。故選C。3.--I'msorrytokeepyouwaiting.

--Oh,notatall.I______hereonlyafewminutes.

A.havebeenB.hadbeen

C.wasD.willbe

參考答案：A4.Thinkingthatyouknow_________infactyoudon’tisaseriousmistake.

A.what

B.that

C.when

D.how參考答案：A5.Collegestudentsshouldlearntocompromise.Butsomeofthemonlyexpectpeopletochangeforthem,not_____wayaround.A.another

B.theother C.other D.anyother參考答案：B6.--Ifeellike______outforawalk.Whataboutyou?

---I’dlike______myhomeworkathome.A.going;todo

B.togo;todo

C.togo;doing

D.going;doing參考答案：A7.---Rememberthefirsttimewemet?

---Sure.You_____inthesupermarket.

A.shopped

B.haveshopped

C.hadshopped

D.wereshopping參考答案：D8.I’msorryI’mbusynow.IfI__________time,Iwouldcertainlygotothetheatrewithyou.A.have

B.hadC.havehad

D.hadhad參考答案：B試題分析：考察虛擬語(yǔ)氣。文意是對(duì)不起，我現(xiàn)在太忙了。如果有時(shí)間我肯定和你一塊去看電影。本句中if引導(dǎo)的從句表示對(duì)現(xiàn)在的情況進(jìn)行假設(shè)，從句用did，主句用“would＋do”，所以答案是B。9.___________inaheavytrafficjamisquiteanunpleasantexperience.A．Caught

B．Havingcaught

C．Beingcaught

D．Tocatch

參考答案：C句中缺主語(yǔ)，應(yīng)用動(dòng)名詞，且表被動(dòng)。10.(2016?天津)—I’mthinkingofgoingbacktoschooltogetanotherdegree.—Soundsgreat!____________.A.Italldepends B.GoforitC.Nevermind D.Nowonder參考答案：B【詳解】考查交際用語(yǔ)。句意：——我在想回去上學(xué)再拿一個(gè)學(xué)位。——聽(tīng)起來(lái)很棒！努力爭(zhēng)取吧。A.那就看情況而定了；B.去爭(zhēng)取吧；C.沒(méi)關(guān)系；D.難怪。故選B。【名師點(diǎn)睛】情景交際的考查關(guān)鍵在于理解上下文語(yǔ)境，同時(shí)要注意辨析選項(xiàng)的意思，平時(shí)多熟記交際用語(yǔ)，尤其是一些與漢語(yǔ)相差較大的表達(dá)。做這類(lèi)試題，要求同學(xué)們按照所給的情景，選擇最佳問(wèn)句或答句。11.Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth___eachyear.A.iswashingaway

B.isbeingwashedawayC.waswashingaway

D.arebeingwashedaway參考答案：D12.Theyweresosurprisedat

theysawthattheyallranaway．A．what

B．that

C．which

D．who參考答案：A13.Please______asituationwhereyoucanputthedailyexpressions.A.makeout

B.makeup

C.makeupfor

D.putup參考答案：B14.Theyoungscientisthasmadesuchgreatachievementsinhischosenfield______nobodyelsecanmake.A.that

B.as

C.which

D.what參考答案：B15.—Thetwopeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesandcannotcommunicatewitheachotherwell.—Oh，Isee.That’s________misunderstandingoccurs.A．when

B．what

C．which

D．why參考答案：D16.---MayIaskaquestionafterclass,Sir?---

,butnotduringmylunchbreak.

A.I’msorry

B.Anytime

C.Certainly

D.Goahead參考答案：

C解析：本題考查交際用語(yǔ)。根據(jù)上下文表示“當(dāng)然可以，不過(guò)不能在午飯期間”。

17.—SoyouhavemetMaria?—Yes,itwaslastweek

weattendedJack’sparty. A.where

B.when

C.that

D.why參考答案：B18.–Whendid______picnictakeplace?–Itwason______pleasantsunnymorninginMay,andeveryoneenjoyedhimselfverymuch.A.the;the

B.an;/

C.an;the D.the;a

參考答案：D19.Whomwouldyourather________withyou,JimorJack?A．havego

B．havetogo

C．havegone

D．hastogo參考答案：A二、完型填空20.Ibelievedifferentpeoplehaveexperienced

differentadolescence.ImustadmitIwasstillanangry______inmyfirstyearofcollege.My______wasthatmyparentsdidn'tpleasemeatall.Ourfinanceswere______，soIchosetogotoa(n)______collegeandtakeabustoclasseseveryday.OnedayIhada(n)______fightwithmyfather.Webothexplodedintoshouts.I______outofthehouseandmissedmybustoschool.Irushedallthewaytoschool.AsI______acrossthecampustowardmyclass,IsuddenlyrealizedIdidn'thavethe______thatwasdue:athoughtcard.Myprofessoraskedusto______anindexcardwithournamesandthedatesevery

Tuesday.______whatwasontherestofthecard,wecouldwriteathought,aquestionorsomethingelse.Now,outsidethedoor,tenminuteslater,Itookanindexcard.______towritesomethingonit,Icouldonlythinkaboutthe______I'djusthadwithmydad.Iwrote“Iamthesonofanidiot！”，then______intotheroom,andhandedittoourprofessor.Nextday,ourprofessor______thethoughtcardsandI______hewrote,“Whatdoesthe‘sonofanidiot’dowiththerestofhislife？”Theprofessor'sinnocent-seemingquestion______metotheissue:whoseproblemisit?______，mythinkingbegantoshift.IrealizedthatIhadcreatedalife______Iwasnotacentralfigure!The______ofgrowthwasn'teasyorfast.______later，fromastrugglingstudent,Ibecameasuccessfulstudentandthenasuccessfulteacher.41．A．child

B．a(chǎn)dult

C．a(chǎn)dolescent

D．student42．A．temper

B．a(chǎn)nger

C．mood

D．pain43．A．limited

B．special

C．practical

D．fantastic44．A．ordinary

B．private

C．local

D．state45．A．serious

B．controversialC．unfriendly

D．a(chǎn)nxious46．A．stormed

B．wandered

C．slipped

D．stepped47．A．leaped

B．walked

C．ran

D．headed48．A．duty

B．a(chǎn)ssignment

C．commitment

D．material49．A．takeup

B．putdown

C．handout

D．bringalong50．A．Dueto

B．RegardlessofC．Asfor

D．Thanksto51．A．Concerned

B．Desperate

C．Excited

D．Active52．A．issue

B．conversation

C．dispute

D．fight53．A．poured

B．entered

C．dashed

D．a(chǎn)pproached54．A．gaveback

B．checkedout

C．putaway

D．passedon55．A．explored

B．recognized

C．discovered

D．ignored56．A．a(chǎn)woke

B．forced

C．scared

D．a(chǎn)djusted57．A．Slowly

B．Rapidly

C．Generally

D．Swiftly58．A．what

B．inwhich

C．which

D．that59．A．process

B．progress

C．period

D．challenge60．A．Weeks

B．Terms

C．Months

D．Years參考答案：41-45．CBACA

46-50．ACBDC

51-55．BDCAC

56-60．AABAD試題分析：41．“我”必須承認(rèn)，大學(xué)一年級(jí)時(shí)“我”仍是一個(gè)憤青。adolescent“青少年”，文中的第一句話已經(jīng)給出了提示。42．根據(jù)空格前的“Iwasstillanangry__41__inmyfirstyearofcollege”可知，“我”生氣是因?yàn)椤拔摇钡母改缸尅拔摇辈桓吲d。43．由下文可知，“我”經(jīng)常乘公交車(chē)上學(xué)，因此此處表示“我們家的經(jīng)濟(jì)不寬?！?，故選A項(xiàng)。44．我們家的經(jīng)濟(jì)條件不寬裕，因此“我”選擇去上“當(dāng)?shù)氐摹币凰髮W(xué)，每天乘公交車(chē)去上學(xué)。ordinary意為“普通的”；local意為“當(dāng)?shù)氐摹?；private意為“私人的”；state意為“政府的，州的”。45．由后文中的“Webothexplodedintoshouts”可知，“我與父親發(fā)生了一次嚴(yán)重的(serious)爭(zhēng)吵”。故選A項(xiàng)。46．由語(yǔ)境可知，“我”和父親發(fā)生沖突之后，“氣沖沖地走”出了屋子。storm意為“氣沖沖地走”；wander意為“游蕩，漫游，閑逛”；slip意為“滑倒”；step意為“邁步”。47．由空格前的“Irushedallthewaytoschool”可知，“我”跑(ran)向教室。leap意為“跳躍”；walk意為“步行”；head意為“朝(某個(gè)方向)行進(jìn)”。48．教授布置的任務(wù)就是我們要在每周二帶來(lái)自己的“thoughtcard”，寫(xiě)上自己的姓名、日期、想法、問(wèn)題或者其他事情。assignment“任務(wù)”，符合語(yǔ)境，故選B項(xiàng)。49．參見(jiàn)上題解析。takeup意為“開(kāi)始從事，繼續(xù)，占據(jù)”；putdown意為“鎮(zhèn)壓，放下”；handout意為“分發(fā)”；bringalong意為“帶上，帶來(lái)”。50．卡片上要寫(xiě)姓名，日期，至于余下的部分，可以寫(xiě)想法、問(wèn)題或其他事情。Asfor意為“至于”；Thanksto意為“幸虧，由于”；Regardlessof意為“不管，不顧”；Dueto意為“由于，歸功于”。51．作者剛與父親發(fā)生沖突，又忘記帶教授布置的作業(yè)，因此應(yīng)是“絕望地”在上面寫(xiě)了一些東西。故選B。52．由上文中的“OnedayIhada(n)__45__fightwithmyfather”可知，此處應(yīng)選D項(xiàng)。53．根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處應(yīng)該是“沖進(jìn)”教室，故選C項(xiàng)。dash意為“猛沖，急奔”。54．第二天，教授歸還了我們的卡片。giveback意為“歸還”；checkout意為“結(jié)賬離開(kāi)”；putaway意為“將……收起”；passon意為“轉(zhuǎn)交，遞給”。55．教授歸還了卡片，“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)(discovered)教授寫(xiě)的話。故選C項(xiàng)。56．教授看似平淡的問(wèn)題“喚醒”(awoke)了“我”。57．根據(jù)空格后的“mythinkingbegantoshift”可知，作者的想法“慢慢地”改變了。58．此處應(yīng)該是“inwhich”引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句，在從句中作狀語(yǔ)，先行詞為“l(fā)ife”。59．成長(zhǎng)的“過(guò)程”既不容易，也不快。60．由上文可知，成長(zhǎng)過(guò)程時(shí)間長(zhǎng)，而作者后來(lái)又成為一位成功的老師，故此處選D項(xiàng)。21.IneverknewhowwellMothercouldkeepatrustuntilIwasgoingthroughherthingsaftershedied.IdiscoveredsomethingIhad___16___forgotten,somethingthathappenedtomeasachild.Oneday,asIwenttosleepaftermysistersandIhadsaidourprayers,Irecalledtheeventsofthedayandhow___17___IhadbehavedtowardMother.“Imustmakethingsrightnow,”Ithought.QuietlyI___18___outofbedandpickedupthepencilandpaperfromthedresser,andthentiptoedintothehall.The___19___fromthelivingroomshonedimly.IknewMotherwasdownstairsstilldoingsomesewing.Iquickly___20___anoteaskingMothertoexcusemeforbeingso___21___.Ididn’twantmysisterstoknowmybusinesssoI___22___apostscript,“Pleasedon’tletanyoneelseseethis.”ThenI___23___movedintomyparents’bedroomandputtheletterunderMother’spillow.ThenextmorningwhenI___24___mybedafterbreakfast,I____25____foundareturnnoteundermypillow.Motherwrotethatshelovedmeand____26____me.ThisbecamemywayofapologizingwheneverItalked____27____ordisobeyed.Motheralwaysleftareturnnote,butshenever____28____ourunder-the-pillowmessagesinfrontofthefamily.Evenwhenwewere____29____,shenevermentionedthemwhenwesisters____30____ourchildhood.WhenMotherpassedaway,Ihadtogothroughherpersonalbelongings.Inherdeskwasabundleofnotestiedwithafadedribbon.Ontopwasamessageinhandwritingwhichread,“Intheeventofmydeath,please____31____these.”I____32____thepackageandglancedatthehandwritingon

thebottom.Tomy____33____,Irecognizedmychildishwriting,“PS.Pleasedon’tletanyoneelseseethis.Love,Edie.”Igentlyplacedtheunopenedbundleinthe____34____alongwithotherthingsfortherubbishburner.“Lord,”Iprayed,“makemelike____35____.”16.A.long B.hardly C.never D.often17.A.well B.politely C.happily D.badly18.A.went B.rushed C.slipped D.moved19.A.moon B.light C.gas D.lamp20.A.found B.sent C.wrote D.took21.A.lazy B.late C.careless D.naughty22.A.took B.added C.brought D.placed23.A.quietly B.quickly C.calmly D.hurriedly24.A.searched B.left C.made D.folded25.A.secretly B.unexpectedly C.happily D.fortunately26.A.favored B.understood C.supported D.forgave27.A.over B.back C.loudly D.big28.A.spokeabout B.puton C.gaveout D.gotaround29.A.alone B.curious C.older D.interested30.A.reminded B.forgot C.missed D.recalled31.A.keep B.destroy C.hide D.announce32.A.turnedover B.toreopen C.lookedthrough D.pickedup33.A.sadness B.embarrassment C.surprise D.excitement34.A.drawer B.wastebasket C.bedroom D.dresser35.A.God B.anangel C.abird D.Mother參考答案：16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.C

21.D

22.B

23.A

24.C

25.B

26.D

27.B

28.A

29.C

30.D

31.B

32.A

33.C

34.B

35.D【分析】文章講述作者在媽媽去世后，查看媽媽的遺物的時(shí)候，意外的發(fā)現(xiàn)小時(shí)候和媽媽相互寫(xiě)的字條，里面包含了媽媽對(duì)她的愛(ài)，也有媽媽信守諾言的品質(zhì)?！?6題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.long長(zhǎng)，久；B.hardly幾乎不；C.never從不；D.often經(jīng)常。根據(jù)從下文somethingthathappenedtomeasachild.可知，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)他忘了很久的事情。故A選項(xiàng)正確?！?7題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.well好地；B.politely禮貌地；C.happily快樂(lè)地；D.badly惡劣地。根據(jù)下文“Imustmakethingsrightnow.”Ithought.可知，作者回想起那天發(fā)生的事情以及對(duì)母親的惡劣行為。故D選項(xiàng)正確?！?8題詳解】析考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.went去；B.rushed沖；C.slipped溜；D.moved移動(dòng)。根據(jù)下文andthentiptoedintothehall.可知，作者悄悄的從床上溜下來(lái)，從梳妝臺(tái)上拿起紙和筆。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?9題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.moon月亮；B.light光線；C.gas汽油；D.lamp燈。此處指起居室的燈光很昏暗。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.found；發(fā)現(xiàn)B.sent送；C.wrote寫(xiě)；D.took拿。根據(jù)上文作者拿紙和筆可知，作者寫(xiě)了一張字條給媽媽。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.lazy懶惰的；B.late遲到的；C.careless粗心的；D.naughty調(diào)皮的。根據(jù)上文Irecalledtheeventsofthedayandhow___2___IhadbehavedtowardMother.可知，作者請(qǐng)求媽媽原諒他的調(diào)皮。故D選項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.took拿；B.added添加，補(bǔ)充；C.brought帶來(lái)；D.placed放置。根據(jù)下文apostscript,“Pleasedon’tletanyoneelseseethis.”可知，作者不想讓他的姐妹們知道他的事，所以他加了一句附言，“請(qǐng)不要讓其他人看到這個(gè)。”故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.quietly悄悄地；B.quickly快地；C.calmly冷靜地；D.hurriedly匆忙地。根據(jù)上文QuietlyI___3___outofbedandpickedupthepencil可知，作者這一切都是悄悄的做的。故A選項(xiàng)正確?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.searched尋找；B.left離開(kāi)；C.made使得，制作；D.folded折疊。句意：第二天早上，當(dāng)我吃完早飯后鋪床的時(shí)候。makethebed“鋪床，整理床鋪”。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.secretly秘密地；B.unexpectedly意想不到地；C.happily快樂(lè)地；D.fortunately幸運(yùn)地。句意：我意料之外的發(fā)現(xiàn)枕頭下面有一張回復(fù)的便條。故B選項(xiàng)正確。【26題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.favored支持；B.understood理解；C.supported支持；D.forgave原諒。根據(jù)上文Motherwrotethatshelovedme可知，媽媽原諒了作者。故D選項(xiàng)正確?！?7題詳解】考查副詞辨析。A.talkover討論；B.talkback頂嘴；C.talkloudly大聲說(shuō)；D.talkbig吹牛。根據(jù)空后ordisobeyed可知，每當(dāng)作者頂嘴或不聽(tīng)話時(shí)，這就成了他道歉的方式。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.spokeabout談?wù)摚籅.puton穿上；C.gaveout分發(fā)；D.gotaround四處走動(dòng)。根據(jù)下文shenevermentionedthemwhenwesisters___15___ourchildhood.可知，媽媽從不在大家面前說(shuō)出我們枕頭下的這些便條。故A選項(xiàng)正確。【29題詳解】考查形容詞辨析。A.alone單獨(dú)的；B.curious好奇的；C.older年長(zhǎng)的；D.interested感興趣的。句意：甚至當(dāng)我們長(zhǎng)大了，她也從沒(méi)有提到過(guò)這些便條。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?0題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.reminded提醒；B.forgot忘記；C.missed想念，錯(cuò)過(guò)；D.recalled回想。句意：當(dāng)我們長(zhǎng)大了，回憶我們的童年的時(shí)候，媽媽也沒(méi)有提到過(guò)這些便條。故D選項(xiàng)正確。【31題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.keep保持；B.destroy破壞；C.hide躲藏；D.announce宣布。句意：紙條上面寫(xiě)著：在我去世的時(shí)候，毀了這些東西。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?2題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.turnedover翻過(guò)來(lái)；B.toreopen撕開(kāi)；C.lookedthrough瀏覽；D.pickedup撿起，習(xí)得，恢復(fù)，接送。根據(jù)下文glancedatthehandwritingonthebottom.可知，作者將包裹翻過(guò)來(lái)，看見(jiàn)底部的字。故A選項(xiàng)正確?！?3題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.sadness悲傷；B.embarrassment尷尬；C.surprise驚訝；D.excitement興奮。句意：使我驚訝的是，我認(rèn)出我小時(shí)候的字體。故C選項(xiàng)正確?！?4題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.drawer抽屜；B.wastebasket垃圾簍；C.bedroom臥室；D.dresser梳妝臺(tái)。根據(jù)下文fortherubbishburner.可知，作者將沒(méi)有打開(kāi)的包裹輕輕的丟進(jìn)垃圾簍。故B選項(xiàng)正確?！?5題詳解】考查名詞辨析。A.God上帝；B.anangel一位天使；C.abird一只鳥(niǎo)；D.Mother母親。文章一直寫(xiě)作者和媽媽的事情，這里表示她也想象媽媽一樣。故D選項(xiàng)正確。【點(diǎn)睛】完形填空的解題技巧之一就是要根據(jù)上下文來(lái)學(xué)會(huì)“推理”出最佳選項(xiàng)。同學(xué)們要遵循“上下求索”的原則來(lái)查找信息。例如，第1小題要求判斷出作者發(fā)現(xiàn)他忘了……的事情，根據(jù)從下文somethingthathappenedtomeasachild.可知，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)他忘了很久的事情。第3小題，要求判斷出作者怎么樣地對(duì)待母親，根據(jù)下文”Imustmakethingsrightnow.”Ithought.可知，作者回想起那天發(fā)生的事情以及對(duì)母親的惡劣行為。三、閱讀理解22.DearEditor:Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterofexaminations.InJuly,twowriters(letterstotheeditor)praisedthecancellation(取消)ofexamsbecausetheybelieve“Testsdon’ttellthewholestory”.Asateacherwhohasworkedinfourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperiencethatastudentwhoearnsgoodmarksisgenerallyagoodstudent,andastudent’sfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyagradeaverageoftheyear’swork.Ofcoursethereareexpectations,buttheydonothavethefrequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastudent’sability.Thesimplefactisthatproperclasswork;diligentexamstudiesandgoodmarksarealmostcertainindicators(指示)ofastudent’sfutureperformance.Theoppositeis,almostcertainly,incompetence.Thereisnoacceptablesubstituteforcompetitionofquality.Howcanteachersandfutureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?Shouldwesimplytakethestudent’smarkforit?Anyinstitutionthat“l(fā)iberates”studentsfromfairandformalexamsismisguided,ifnotignorant(無(wú)知的)andsurelythe“graduates”ofsuchinstitutionswilllacktrustworthiness(信賴(lài)),nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforgraduateorotherstudies.Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatafearoffailureandafearofunpleasantcomparisonwithothersareatthebottomofmostban-examtalks.Excellenceandqualityfearnothing.Onthecontrary,theyseekcompetitionanddesirethesatisfactionofbeingthebest.

81.Accordingtotheletter,astudent’sfinalmark____________.A.isoftenencouraging

B.oftentellswhetherhelikestheobjectornotC.oftenproveunreliable

D.oftengivesafairpictureoftheyear’swork

82.Thetwowritersmentionedinthefirstparagraph____________.A.

seemedtobeworriedaboutthepoormarksoftheirstudentsB.

musthaveproposedotherwaysoftestingstudentsC.

opposedjudgingstudentsbytheresultsofexamsD.

regardedexamsasawayofpunishingstudents83.Whichofthefollowingwillbetheauthorofthispassageprobablyagreewith?A.

Testsareaneffectivemeasureofthestudents’abilities.B.

Testsarenoteffectiveinmeasuringthestudents’abilities.C.

Testscanonlymeasuresomeofthestudents’abilities.D.

Testsmaynotbeusefulformeasuringstudents’abilities84.Ifastudentgraduatedfromauniversitywhichdoesnotrequireexams,hewould________.A.

havetocontinuehisstudiesB.

notbeadmittedbyforeigninstitutionsC.

beincompetentD.

haveafeelingoffailure85.Accordingtothewriteroftheletter,thosewhoopposeexams__________.A.areincompetentteachers

B.fearfailureC.havenoconfidentincompetition

D.bothBandC參考答案：DCABD23.Inthepasttenyears,America’sNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)hasgrownincreasinglydependentontherestoftheworldtosupplyplayers.

WhenMichaelJordanandLarryBirdwongoldinBarcelonain1992,theAmericanswerepraisedforteachingtheworldhowtoplaybasketball.Thisseason,however,20percentofNBArosters（花名冊(cè)）willbefilledbynon-Americans.NBAcommissionerDavidStemhappilyembracesthetrend.OnavisittoParisinOctober,Sternoutlinedhisvisionforthefuture,whichislikelytoseeEuropehostingNBAgamesby2010.

TheNBAisnowplanningtotakeChinabystorm.“Itdoesn’tmatterwheretheplayerscomefrom,alltheNBAteamsnowknowthattheyhavetoscout（尋找，覓得）internationally,”saidTerryLyons,theNBA’svice