A
When Phil Ford was six years old, his father cut the bottom out of a barrel (桶) and nailed it to a backboard and a pole behind their house that was about seven or eight feet tall.That was the beginning of Phil Ford's love story with basketball.
By his junior year in high school the attention was pouring in.And by his senior year he had been called by over 350 schools.Ford narrowed his choices down to NC State and North Carolina (UNC), and in the end UNC won, due to the relationship he had developed with Coach Dean Smith.
During Ford's four years at UNC, he was the first freshman (大一新生) to start in the first game of his North Carolina career under Dean Smith.That season, his team won the ACC Tournament Championship, and Ford also became the first freshman in ACC history to win the MVP award for the Tournament. He went on to start on the Olympic team that won gold in Montreal during his second college year and continued to stand out at Carolina until he became UNC's alltime leading scorer with 2,290 points by the end of his career.That amazing achievement was only passed by Tyler Hansbrough over 30 years later.
Ford's career was further honored by being named a winner of the John R. Wooden Award, awarded to the nation's top players.Only three other North Carolina players — Michael Jordan, Antawn Jamison, and Tyler Hansbrough — have received the honor. Soon after, Ford was chosen as the second overall pick in the first round of the NBA to the Kansas City Kings.
He spent seven years in the NBA before retiring and spending time in the banking world.Ford rejoined UNC as a part of the coaching staff under Coach Smith in 1988 while becoming Coach Bill Guthridge's first assistant when Smith retired in 1997.
He is now devoted to helping fight against childhood obesity through the Phil Ford Foundation (基金会), alongside expert Dr.Eliana Perrin.The foundation, like UNC, is something that is close to Ford's heart.
语篇解读：菲尔·福特是美国20世纪七八十年代一位非常著名的篮球运动员，现在他投身于基金会的工作。
1．How was Phil Ford's performance in basketball games as a freshman at UNC?
A．It was disappointing in the end.
B．It was amazing on the whole.
C．It was disappointing at first.
D．It was better than expected.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“That season, his team won the ACC Tournament Championship, and Ford also became the first freshman in ACC history to win the MVP award for the Tournament.”可推断，他当时的表现一直很优异，故选B项。
2．What does that amazing achievement mentioned in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Winning a gold medal in the Olympics.
B．Scoring 2,290 points during his career.
C．Becoming the best alltime leading scorer in the US.
D．Joining the American Olympic basketball team as a college student.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“he became UNC's alltime leading scorer with 2,290 points by the end of his career.That amazing achievement was only passed by Tyler Hansbrough over 30 years later”可知，这一成就是指在职业生涯中得分2 290分，故选B项。
3．By mentioning such players as Michael Jordan, the author wants to show that .
A．North Carolina had many top players
B．Phil Ford became an NBA player for a reason
C．Phil Ford was a successful basketball player
D．Phil Ford was encouraged by these excellent players
解析：选C 推理判断题。菲尔·福特和迈克尔·乔丹等另外三位球员是北卡罗来纳州仅有的四位获John R. Wooden Award的球员，作者通过这一点想表明菲尔·福特是一位成功的篮球运动员。
4．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A．The foundation also means a lot to Ford.
B．Both the foundation and UNC are famous.
C．Phil Ford loves working in the banking world.
D．Phil Ford is really anxious about childhood obesity.
解析：选A 句意理解题。根据语境可知，和UNC一样，那个基金会对于菲尔·福特而言非常有意义，故选A项。
