吉林省蛟河市第一中學(xué)校2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末達(dá)標(biāo)檢測(cè)模擬試題含解析

吉林省蛟河市第一中學(xué)校2025屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末達(dá)標(biāo)檢測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should2．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut3．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected4．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when5．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where6．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely7．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving8．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom9．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough10．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing11．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should12．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee13．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered14．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．a(chǎn)nticipateD．regulate15．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone16．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether17．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost18．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while19．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked20．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）NewYorkCityisaworldcapitalineverysenseoftheword—it'saculturalandeconomicpowerhouse,andarguablythemostinfluentialcityontheplanet.Butitwasn'talwaysthisway,asthefollowingcitiesoncedominatedtheworldaroundthem.Djenne-DjennoInthefloodlandsoftheNigerdeltapeoplehavebeenbuildinghousesandotherstructureswithclayforcenturies.ThetownofDjenne-Djennoismadeentirelyoutofclay.Itwasinhabitedasfarbackas250BC,andbecameanimportantlinkinthetrans-Saharangoldtrade(跨撒哈拉黃金交易).Constructedonhillscalled“toguere”，thecitymanagedtoescapethemarshy(沼澤的)landscapeandannualfloodsproducedbytherainyseason.Djenne-Djennoisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestsettlementsinthesub-Saharanregion,andisconsideredbysometobe“thetypicalAfricanCity”.Archeologicalevidenceshowsusacontinuoushumanpresenceintheareaupuntilthe14thcenturyAD,whenpeoplemovedtothenearbytownofDjenne,foundedinthe11thcentury.Furtherevidencepointsoutthatevenbeforethecity'sconstruction,theBozopeopleweregrowingwildriceintheregion.Inthe13thcenturyAD,withKingKoumboro'sconversiontoIslam,itspalacetransformedintoamosque.CarthageLegendhasitthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.ShefledthecityofTyrelocatedinpresent-dayLebanoninordertoescapethehatredofherbrotherPygmalion,whowasherrivaltothethrone.Alongwithagroupofsettlers,shetraveledagreatdistancebyseaandlandedinNorthAfrica,whereshemetKingIarbas.Heofferedtogivethemlandinordertobuildasettlement,butnobiggerthanthesurfacecoveredbythehide(牛皮)ofanox.Theycleverlycutthehideintothinstripsandwereabletoencloseafairlylargeareaofland.Onthisland,themightycityofCarthagewasbuilt.Thesestoriesaremostlikelyjustthat,butthefactthatthePhoeniciansbuiltthecityaround760BCistrue.Locatedinsuchagoodposition—inthemiddleoftheMediterranean,closetoSicily,SardiniaandCorsica,andaprettygooddistancefromEgypt—helpedmakeCarthagealeadingtradecenterandmilitarypower.Thepopulationsoonreachedhalfamillioncitizensand,inordertohousethemall,buildingswereallbuiltfiveorsixstoriestall.Carthagewasthefirstcityinancienttimestohaveacentralizedsewagesystem,linkingallbuildingswithinthecitywalls.Themostnotableofstructuresamongtheruinswasthe“Thophet”，whichisbelievedtobeanaltar(圣壇)forchildsacrifice.TenochtitlanTenochtitlanwasthecapitalcityoftheAztecEmpire.ItwasbuiltonanislandsurroundedbyLakeTexcocodeepinsidethejunglesofCentralAmerica.BythetimetheSpanishconquerorswereawareofitsexistence,thepopulationwasaround200，000.ThiswasacityverydifferentfromwhattheEuropeanswereusedto.Foundedin1325AD,theAzteccapitalwasjoinedtothemainlandbythreecauseways(堤道).Itwaslaidoutinstraightstreetgridsandhadenormouspyramidsatitscenter,whichweresurroundedbytheskullsofthedeadandceremonialsculptures.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheancientcities?A．Tenochtitlanwasthefirstcitytolinkallbuildingswithinthecitywallsusingacentralizedsewagesystem.B．Carthagewasconsideredtohaveplayedanimportantroleinthetrans-Saharangoldtrade.C．TherewasnodoubtthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.D．Accordingtosomepeople,thecityDjenne-Djennois“atypicalAfricancity”.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．a(chǎn)newsreport B．a(chǎn)sciencefiction C．a(chǎn)historybook D．a(chǎn)researchpaper22．（8分）In2011,BritishwildlifephotographerDavidSlatertraveledtotheTangkokoNatureReserveontheislandofSulawesiinIndonesia.Afterfollowingabout25endangeredblackmonkeysintheforest,Slatersetuphiscamera.Themonkeyswentuptoit,andwereattractedbyitimmediately.Finally,theybeganplayingwiththecameraandtookphotosofthemselves.Onemonkeytookmanyphotos,someofwhichappearedwithaJuly2011DailyMailarticleaboutSlaterplayingwiththemonkeys.OneofthephotosbecamethecoverofabookofSlater’swork.WildlifePersonalities,whichwaspublishedin2014byBlurb,Inc.,inSanFrancisco.Slaterisconsideredasthecopyright(版權(quán))ownerofthephotos.InSeptember2015,however,thePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)consideredthemonkeyitcallsNarutoasthecopyrightownerofthephotos.Throughhis“friends”atPETA,Narutowassuing(控訴)thephotographerandthepublishingcompanyBlurbforcopyright:“ThephotosresultedfromthepurposefulactionsofNarutoandwerenothelpedbySlater,resultinginworksofauthorship…byNaruto.”“IfahumanhadtakenaphotowithSlater’scamera,thatpersonwouldownthecopyrighttothephoto,”saysJeffKerro￡P(guān)ETA．“Narutoshouldbetreatednodifferently.”ThelawyerforSlaterandBlurb,AndrewDhuey,requiredthatthecasebedismissed(被駁回)inNovember2015.Dhueymentioneda2004caseinwhichthecourthadtodecidewhetherwhalescouldsuetheUSNavyforthedangerthey’dreceivedfrommachinesusedbytheNavy.Thecourtruledthattheycouldnot.InJanuary,thecourtruledinfavorofdismissingthecase.PETAlawyerJeffKerrobjected,“WebelieveithasbeenstatedclearlyintheCopyrightAct.TheActallowscourtstofillindecisionslikethisone.”1、What’sthepurposeofParagraph1?A．Totellastorytosupportthetopic.B．Togivethebackgroundinformation.C．Toexpresstheauthor’sopinion.D．Toattractreaders’attention.2、WhydidPETAchallengethecopyrightofthephotos?A．ThecamerawasnotSlater’s.B．SlaterdidharmtoNaruto.C．ThephotosweretakenbyNaruto.D．Slaterjusthelpedalittle.3、WhatdidDhueydotohelpSlaterandBlurb?A．Hemadeapublicspeech.B．HehadatalkwithPETA．C．HeturnedtotheUSNavy.D．Hegaveanexample.4、Howdidthecourtruleonthecopyrightofthephotos?A．Narutocan’townit.B．NarutoandSlatershouldshareit.C．Slatercan’tusethephotosanymore.D．SlatershouldpaysomemoneytoPETA．23．（8分）AnArizonamomsaysnoneofherson'skindergartenfriendsshoweduptohisbirthdaypartyaftershesent32invitationstohisclassmates.Theboy,Teddy,heldabirthdaypartyonSundayatPeterPiperPizzainTucson,whereheandhismother,SilMazzini,hadbeenexpectingdozensoflittlegirlsandboys—aswellasthechildren'sparents—tojointhemattherestaurant.Mazzinisaidafewpeopletoldherinadvancethattheycouldn'tmakeit,butshewasn'tpreparedforeveryonetobeno-shows.MazzinisharedaphotoofhersonsittingaloneinfrontofseveralpizzasonherFacebookpage.Thatbroughtdozensanddozensofbirthdaywishesfromaroundthecountry,aswellasothergiftsandoffers."IlivenearTampa,Florida,andheardaboutyouviamylocalnews,"onewomanwroteonFacebook."IhopeyouhaveawonderfulyearandI'msendingyouabighug."ThebiggestunexpectedbirthdaypresentforTeddycamefromthePhoenixSuns,whoinvitedhimtowatchWednesdaynight'sgameattheTalkingStickResortArenaagainsttheLosAngelesLakersandLeBronJames.Thecity'sprofessionalsoccerclub,thePhoenixRising,alsoinvitedTeddyto"join7,000ofhisclosestfriends"ataplayoffgameonFriday.ButsomeonsocialmediaquestionedMazzini'sdecisiontobroadcastherson'shumiliatingday."Quick!Someonecallthenews.Don'tembarrassthiskidevenmorethanhealreadyis,"onewomanwroteonFacebook."Goodlord.Thisissowrong."1、HowmayTeddyfeelabouthisbirthdayparty?A．Relaxed. B．Disturbed. C．Disappointed. D．Bored.2、WhatdidthePhoenixSunsinviteTeddytodo?A．PlayaplayoffgameonFriday.B．WatchWednesdaynight'sgame.C．Jointheprofessionalsoccerclub.D．Spendaweekendwiththem3、WhatcanweinferaboutSilMazzinifromthelastparagraph?A．Sheisnotsupportedbyallthepeople.B．Shecareslittleaboutherson'sfeelings.C．Sheregretshavingpostedherson'simages.D．ShehasremovedthecommentsonFaceloook.24．（8分）I’dplannedtospendmyweekendinthesun,pottingflowersoutdoors.Butthatwasbeforethepairofcrows.Outofnowhere,theyhadsetuptheirbasecampinourbackyard.WefirstdiscoveredourfeatheredenemiesonFridaymorning.Itwasearly,andthesoundthebirdsmadetravelledthroughourneighborhood.Ifiguredthey’dgoawaysoon.But,no.Theyweregettinglouderandprobablyannoyingmyneighborsnearlyasmuchasuswiththenoise.IadmitIgotalittledesperate.Then,onSundayafternoon,IlookedoutthekitchenwindowtoseeourdogQuatchistaringatsomethingontheground.Iwenttoexploreandfoundasmallcoal-blackbirdinthegrass.Itseyesweremilky,anditstayedperfectlystillasmydoginchedtowardsit.OnlywhenQuatchitouchedhisnosetoitsheaddiditwalkaway.Igrabbedthedogandlockedhiminsideandcamebackwithmycamera.Itneveroccurredtomethattheyoungwouldbehangingoutontheground,growingandgainingstrengthasitsparentsguardeditfromabove.ThesecondIsawthislittlecreatureIforgavethecrows.Tobehonest,I’veneverbeenmuchofabirdperson.Ialsohaveahealthyrespectforbirds,andbyhealthyImeanslightlyfear-based.They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs.Iwishthey’dchosenanotherbackyard.ThereareonlysomanysunnydaysinSeattle,andIstillcan’tdoanygardeningoutthere.ButI’malsogratefulthatIgottoseethislittlebitofnatureunfoldupclose.It’sprettyamazing.Theexperiencehasalsoreinforcedmydesiretocreateabeautifulbackyardgardenthatattractslotsofbees,butterflies,andyes,birds.Theyarewelcomehere.1、Thearrivalofthetwocrows________.A．disturbedtheauthor’slifeB．frightenedtheauthor’sdogC．a(chǎn)ngeredtheauthor’sneighborsD．damagedtheauthor’sbackyard2、Whydidtheauthorlockherdogup?A．Shewantedtotakesomephotos.B．Thedogkeptmakingloudnoises.C．Shewantedtoprotectthelittlebird.D．Theparentcrowsweretoattackthedog.3、Afterseeingthelittlecrow,theauthor________.A．decidedtotakeitinB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedknowingitsgrowingprocessC．fellinlovewiththepairofcrowsD．plannedtodrivethecrowsaway4、Bysaying“They’rebasicallylivingdinosaurs”inparagraph5,theauthormeans________.A．birdsarerareB．birdsareveryuglyC．sheisafraidofbirdsD．sheisrespectfultobirds5、Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto________.A．showanannoyingsituationB．seekadviceondealingwithcrowsC．callonreaderstoprotectbirdsD．shareapersonalexperience25．（10分）WhenaskedaboutherchildhoodinthedocumentaryAliveInside,a90-year-oldwomanwithdementia(癡呆)replies,“I’veforgottensomuch.”FilmmakerMichaelRossatoBennettthenplaysmusicfromherpastforher.“That’sLouisArmstrong,”shesays.“He’ssingingWhentheSaintsGoMarchingInandittakesmebacktomyschooldays.”Shethenrecallsexactdetailsfromherlife.Whydoesithappen?Musictendstoaccompanyeventsthatarouseemotionsorotherwisemakestrongimpressionsonus—suchasweddingsandgraduations.Thesekindsofexperiencesformstrongmemories,andthemusicandmemorieslikelybecomeintertwined(緊密相連)inourneural(神經(jīng)的)networks,accordingtoJuleneJohnson,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Movements,suchasdancing,alsooftenpairwithourexperienceofmusic,whichcanhelpformmemories.Evenmanyyearslater,hearingthemusiccanbringbackmemoriesoftheselong-pastevents.AsAliveInsideshows,musichasthispowerevenformanypeoplewithdementia.Researchersnotethatthebrainareasthatprocessandremembermusicaretypicallylessdamagedbydementiathanotherareas,andtheythinkitmayexplainthephenomenon.Theyalsopayattentiontoelderlypeoplewithdementia,especiallythoseinnursinghomes.“It’spossiblethatthoselong-termmemoriesarestillthere,“Johnsonsays,“butpeoplejusthaveahardertimeaccessingthembecausethey’reinastrangeplaceandthere’renotalotofcircumstancesinwhichsomeonecouldpulloutthosememories.”Johnsonalsonotesthatmusicisnotuniversallyusefulforallpeoplewithdementiasincetherearesomepeoplewithdementiawhosebrainareathatrecognizesmusicisdamaged.Despitemusic’sapparentbenefits,fewstudieshaveexploreditsinfluenceonmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia.“It’sreallyanuntappedarea,”Johnsonsays.PetrJanataisoneresearcherinvestigatingthetopicofmusicandmemory.Hesaysthatscientistsstilldonothavetheanswersforwhyandhowmusicreawakensmemoriesinpeoplewithdementia,butthisphenomenonisrealandit’sjustamatteroftimebeforeit’sfullyborneoutbyscientificresearch.1、WhathelpstheoldwomaninAliveInsiderecallherchildhood?A．Afilmshehaswatchedbefore.B．Asongshehaslistenedtobefore.C．Thevoiceofherchildhoodfriend.D．Thedescriptionofherschooldays.2、WhatbenefitofmusicisdiscussedinParagraph2?A．Ithelpsmakelastingmemories.B．Ithelpscurepatientsofdementia.C．Ithelpsarouseemotionsinspecialevents.D．Ithelpsrememberdancemovementseasily.3、AccordingtoJohnson,whatshouldwedoforelderlypeoplewithdementia?A．Sendthemtonursinghomesforgoodcare.B．Providefamiliarenvironmentsforthem.C．Playlotsofclassicalmusictothem.D．Talktothemabouttheirpast.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudyintomusicandmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia?A．ItiscriticizedbyPetrJanata.B．Itissupportedbysolidevidence.C．Itappliestoallpeoplewithdementia.D．Itisapioneeringstudy.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Akindergartenteacherhaddecidedtoletherclassplayagame.Theteachertoldeachchildintheclasstobringalongaplasticbag1afewpotatoes.Eachpotatowillbe2anameofapersonthatthechildhates.Sothe3ofpotatoesthatachildwillputinhis/herplasticbagwill4actuallyhowmanypeoplehe/shehates.Sowhenthe5came,everychildbroughtsomepotatoes.Somehadtwopotatoes,somethree6someuptofivepotatoes.Theteacherthentoldthechildrentocarrythepotatoesintheplasticbagwiththemwherevertheygoforawhole7.Daysafterdays8,andthechildrenstartedtocomplainduetothe9smellletoutbytherottenpotatoes.Besides,thosehavingfivepotatoesalsohadtocarry10bags.Aftersevendays,thechildrenwere11becausethegamehadfinallyended.Theteacherasked:“Howdidyou12whilecarryingthepotatoeswithyou?”Thechildrenstartedcomplainingofthetroublethattheyhadto13havingtocarrythe14andsmellypotatoeswherevertheygo.Thentheteachertoldthemthehidden15behindthegame.Theteachersaid:“Thisis16thesituationwhenyoucarryyourhatredforsomebodyinsideyourheart.Thestench（臭味）of17willpolluteyourheartandwithyouforever.Ifyoucannot18thesmellofrottenpotatoesforjustaweek,canyou19whatisitliketohavethestenchofhatredinyourheartforyour20?”1、A．containing B．wrapping C．decorating D．collecting2、A．called B．planted C．made D．given3、A．weight B．size C．number D．shape4、A．focuson B．dependon C．leadto D．makeup5、A．day B．class C．meeting D．trouble6、A．so B．a(chǎn)s C．because D．while7、A．day B．week C．year D．month8、A．walked B．disappeared C．passed D．ran9、A．unpleasant B．poisonous C．sweet D．funny10、A．shorter B．senior C．prettier D．heavier11、A．disappointed B．shocked C．relieved D．suspected12、A．keep B．say C．feel D．make13、A．putout B．gothrough C．catchup D．insiston14、A．ugly B．numerous C．huge D．heavy15、A．meaning B．feeling C．emotions D．kindness16、A．hardly B．slightly C．exactly D．partly17、A．potatoes B．hatred C．words D．dirt18、A．produce B．smell C．carry D．tolerate19、A．imagine B．a(chǎn)nalyze C．a(chǎn)gree D．declare20、A．family B．lifetime C．childhood D．friends第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheheatwavethatbrokehightemperaturerecordsinfiveEuropeancountriesaweekagoisnowoverGreenland,1．(cause)thesurfaceoftheislandsvasticesheettomeltatnear-recordlevelsandahuge2．(lose)oficeintheArctic.OnWednesdayalone,morethan10billiontonsoficewaslosttotheoceansbysurfacemelt,whichisequal3．a(chǎn)bout4,000,000Olympic-sizedswimmingpools,saidRuthMottram,aclimatescientistwiththeDanishMeteorologicalInstitute.Melting4．(increase)inrecentdecadesbecauseofclimatechangeandhasbeendecreasingaccumulationfromsnow.Previously,duringthe1970sandthe1980s,Greenlandlost5．a(chǎn)verageof50billiontonsoficeeachyear.From2010to2018,thatfigureshotupto290billiontons6．(annual).Thissummer,theextentofthemeltcouldsurpass(超過(guò))therecordsetin2012,7．a(chǎn)bout97%oftheicesheetssurfacebegantomelt.NASA-JPLCaltechreportedatthetime.Greenland,theworldslargestisland,8．(lie)betweentheAtlanticandArcticoceans,with82percentofitssurface9．(cover)inice.AJune2019studybyscientistsintheU.S.andDenmarksaidmeltingiceinGreenlandalonewilladdbetween5and33centimeterstotherising10．(globe)sealevelsbytheyear2100.IfalltheiceinGreenlandmelted,whichwouldtakecenturies,theworld’soceanswouldriseby7.2meters.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Recently,afamousbasketball