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There are a number of sports writers who are now widely regarded as some of the best sports journalists of our time. Here are five of the most well-known sports writers.
Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated
Rick Reilly became famous as the back page columnist (专栏作家) for Sports Illustrated magazine. Then he moved to ESPN in 2008 and began working as a columnist for their website — ESPN.com. Now he has his own show with ESPN, and he also contributes articles to ABC sports.
Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe
Bob Ryan rose through the ranks thanks to his skill and knowledge about basketball. He very soon became known as a guru of the sport, writing an impressively large number of articles about The Boston Celtics — a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Boston, Massachusetts.
John Feinstein of The Washington Post
John Feinstein is primarily a columnist with The Washington Post but during his long career he has published two best-selling sports books A Good Walk Spoiled and A Season on the Brink. He is a regular with the Golf Channel and has a very popular blog called Feinstein on the Brink.
Joaquin Henson of The Philippine Star
Joaquin Henson started out his sports journalism career in 1973 and became popular through his column Sporting Chance, which has been published in The Philippine Star since the 80’s. He has given a number of catchy nicknames to some of the most famous sporting stars of our time.
William Rhoden of The New York Times
Apart from being a columnist with The New York Times since the 80’s, William Rhoden is a respected sports journalist known for his two books Forty Million Dollar Slaves and Third and a Mile. Both books deal with the problems that face black athletes in the field of sport.
1. Before working for ESPN, Rick Reilly _____.
A. was a regular with the Golf Channel B. started his column Sporting Chance
C. wrote articles for Sports Illustrated D. worked as a sports talk show host
2. Both John Feinstein and William Rhoden _____.
A. have worked as writers for ten years B. work as columnists and write books
C. like to give nicknames to sporting stars D. are known as columnists for ABC sports
3. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Useful tips for a sports journalist B. How to be a newspaper columnist
C. Newspapers that influence us a lot D. Famous and popular sports writers
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。文章向我们介绍了五位最有名的运动专栏作者。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Rick Reilly became famous as the back page columnist (专栏作家) for Sports Illustrated magazine. Then he moved to ESPN in 2008”可知，Rick Reilly在2008年去ESPN之前，是作为Sports Illustrated杂志的专栏作家而出名的。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“John Feinstein is primarily a columnist with The Washington Post but during his long career he has published two best-selling sports books(约翰·范斯坦本来是《华盛顿邮报》的专栏作家，但在他漫长的职业生涯中，他出版了两本最畅销的体育书籍)”和最后一段中“Apart from being a columnist with The New York Times since the 80’s, William Rhoden is a respected sports journalist known for his two books(威廉·罗登不仅是80年代以来纽约时报的专栏作家，而且是一位以两本书而闻名的受人尊敬的体育记者)”可知，John Feinstein和William Rhoden都既是作家又出版了自己的书。故选B项。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。A项意为： 对体育记者有用的提示；B项意为：如何成为一名报纸专栏作家；C项意为： 对我们影响很大的报纸；D项意为： 著名且受欢迎的体育记者；根据文章第一段最后一句话，“Here are five of the most well-known sports writers.” 可知这篇文章主要就是要向我们介绍武威最有名的运动专栏作者。故选D项。
【点睛】为文章选标题的方法：第一步：仔细理解每个选项的含义；第二步：找出全文的主旨句，一般在文章的开头或结尾。第三步，将主旨句与选项内容进行对比，能与主旨句匹配在一起的就是正确选项。
