C

(2020·邯郸一模)When Kevin Durant gave his tearful MVP speech in 2014, the NBA star made sure to thank one person who had been there with him from the very beginning：his mother. His heartfelt words about the sacrifices she made for Durant and his brother led to a lifetime movie about her journey as a single parent, The Real MVP：The Wanda Durant Story.
Today, the NBA superstar's mom travels across the country as a motivational speaker and philanthropist (慈善家)．On Monday，she spoke at Thomson Reuters' in New York about her personal struggles to achieve financial stability and shared the financial advice she gave her son when he entered the league with CNBC.
“I wanted him to realize he has worked hard，”she says，“and it is OK for him to enjoy himself because of his hard work.But it is also imperative that he prepares for his future.”While she advised him to enjoy the rewards of his labor, she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the importance of financial planning.
She told the audience that when she found herself a single parent to two children at 21，she couldn't follow the financial principles.Rather than planning for the future，she focused only on how her money could make ends meet for that moment.
Recently, Durant has teamed up with Laurene Powell Jobs for a new philanthropic program called College Track which is aimed at helping disadvantaged kids attend college.As a member of the program, Durant has committed to donating D|S10 million to his hometown's public school system.
Durant's mom says that in addition to his financial decisions, she is proud of his philanthropic work and his desire to help the community. “I thought giving back was always very important, and so we talked about that and he had seen that from us as a family and it's one of the things that I taught him，” she says.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了凯文·杜兰特的母亲以及她对杜兰特的影响。
8．What is The Real MVP：The Wanda Durant Story mainly about?
A．Durant's career path.
B．Durant's hard childhood.
C．Durant's mother's devotion to the family.
D．Durant's mother's struggling to be independent.
解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“His heartfelt words about the sacrifices she made for Durant and his brother led to a lifetime movie ...The Real MVP：The Wanda Durant Story.”可知，该电影记录了杜兰特的母亲无私奉献，努力抚养杜兰特兄弟的故事，故选C项。
9．What does the underlined word “imperative” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Enjoyable.　　　　　　 B．Important.
C．Unusual.  D．Hopeful.
解析：选B　词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的下一句中的“she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the importance of financial planning.”可知，杜兰特的母亲想让杜兰特知道财务规划的重要性，由此可推知，画线词imperative与important同义，意为“重要的”，故选B项。
10．What are the financial principles of Durant's mom?
A．Enjoying now and planning for the future.
B．Sharing rewards and creating a charity program.
C．Spending less money and saving for the emergencies.
D．Donating money to the charity and helping more schools.
解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“While she advised him to enjoy the rewards of his labor, she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the importance of financial planning.”可知，杜兰特的母亲想让他既享受自己努力带来的回报，也要知道财务规划的重要性，由此可知，杜兰特的母亲的财务原则是既享受当下也要为未来作准备。故选A项。
11．What made Durant pay attention to the charity program?
A．His kind heart.
B．His poor hometown.
C．His mother's teaching.
D．His difficult life experiences.
解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“‘I thought giving back was always very important, and so we talked about that and he had seen that from us as a family and it's one of the things that I taught him，’she says.”可知，杜兰特的母亲曾教育杜兰特要回报社会，由此可知，杜兰特之所以关注慈善项目，是因为受到他母亲的教育，故选C项。