2023年商业托福试题阅读模拟考试

第页共页2023年商业托福试题阅读模拟考试2023年商业托福试题阅读模拟考试NHL'sCrosbyerabeginsasPenguinsdraftphenomfirstOTTAWAItwasSidneyCrosby'sdraft,andyetitwasclearlytheAmericans'daywhentheNHLofficiallyrelaunchedpetitionwithascaled-downversionofitsannualamateurdraft.ThecelebrationofCrosby,pickedfirstoverallbythePittsburghPenguins,wasthemainstorylineofaleaguetryingtorecoverfromaseasonlosttoalockout.Crosby,17,isconsideredthemostmarketableprospectsincePenguins'owner/playerMarioLemieuxwasdraftedin1984.“Thisisamazing,”CrosbytoldtheAP.“I'mjustreallyrelieved.It'sunbelievable.I'msohappyrightnow.”Crosby,whoturns18nextweek,isa5-foot-11,193-poundforwardwithsurprisingstrengthandmasterfulvisionontheice.Aprolificscorer,CrosbywonnearlyeverytrophythelasttwoseasonsintheQuebecMajorJuniorHockeyLeague.Hehad66goalsand102assistsin62games,afterarookiecaignthatfeatured54goalsand81assistsin59games,andwastheCanadianmajorjuniorplayeroftheyearbothseasons.“Hecreatesalotofexcitement,”saidLemieux,Crosby'snewbossandpossiblelinematewiththePenguins.“Hehasallthetoolstobeagreatplayer.Heseestheicewell,he'sagreatskater.Hesaysheneedstoworkonhisshot,butitlooksprettygoodtome.”CrosbywillsharethespotlightinPittsburghwithLemieux,theNo.1pickin1984,andwillbelookedupontorescuethefranchisethathasn'tmadetheplayoffssince2023anddesperatelyneedsanewarenainwhichtoplay.Pittsburgh'sluckalreadyseemstobechangingasthePenguinswonlastweek'sdraftlotterythatdeterminedthepickingorderofthefirstround.“I'mnotreallythinkingaboutitrightnow,”Crosbysaidoftheexpectations.“IwanttoeandplayintheNHLnextyear.That'smygoal,that'smyfocusrightnow.I'mgoingtoputeverythingintothatandtrytomoveonfromthere.”AsidefromtheCrosbyfocus,theU.S.hockeyprogramgrabbedashareofthespotlightwhenarecordeightAmericanswerechoseninthefirstround,includingtwoofthefirstthreepicks.AfterCrosbywaschosen,theMightyDucksofAnaheimchosepowerforwardBobbyRyan(Camden,N.J.)andhard-hittingdefensemanJackJohnson(Indianapolis)wastakenbytheCarolinaHurricaneswiththethirdpick.Johnson,whoplayedprep-schoolhockeyinMinnesotawithCrosby,planstoenrollattheUniversityofMichigan.SpeedyJackSkille(Madi