1、Peach Baskets and Soccer BallsDr. James Naismith, an educator, physician, and minister, is responsible for the history of basketball. He developed the game when he served as an instructor at the YM.C.A.Training School in Springfield Massachusetts in 1891. Students needed a form of indoor activity du
2、ring the winter months，so Naismith combined football, soccer and hockey to develop the sport. He attached wooden peach baskets to the walls as goals. The ball needed to be retrieved (取回，重新得到) from the basket after each successful shot. Often, spectators (观众) would interfere with shots. Thus, the bac
3、kboard was introduced in 1906.College Teams and Professional LeaguesThe game became popular, and soon, schools across the US. and Canada adopted its use as a form of physical activity. During World War ， US. armed forces played pickup games that drew crowds of locals, introducing the game to an inte
4、rnational crowd.Although many colleges in the US. formed teams during the late 1890s, interest grew when college teams met in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Once established as a major college sport, interest in the game extended (扩大) to the professional ranks.The National Basketball League
5、 formed in 1898. Its purpose: prevent player exploitation (剥削) and promote a safe game. This organization lasted a mere (仅仅) five years. Other leagues shot up, but in 1949, the NBL joined the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA National Basketball Association.First College Basketball G
6、ameThe first ever college basketball game was played on January 18, 1896, when the University of Iowa invited student athletes from the new University of Chicago for an experimental game. Final score: Chicago 15, Iowa 12, a bit different from the hundredpoint scores of today.In 1963, college games w
7、ere first broadcast on national TV, but it wasnt until the 1980s that sports fans ranked basketball up there with football and baseballSection Introduction & ReadingPrereading原 文 呈 现 读 文 清 障 Michael Jordan Head and Shoulders Above the Rest!During the 1990s, Michael Jordan was probably the bestknown
8、athlete in the world. He was the top scorer in the NBA, and played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993. He was named their most valued player five times. Wearing his famous number 23 shirt ， Michael Jordan became the most successful basketball player in the history of the game.Jordan was born in
9、 New York and grew up in North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina for a year before leaving to join the Chicago Bulls. He finished his first season (19841985) as one of the top scorers in the league, with an average of 28.2 points per game.In 1987, Jordan became only the second p
10、layer to score more than 3,000 points in a season. He was the top scorer in the NBA for seven consecutive seasons (19871993). During this time, the average number of points he scored was more than 30 points per game. With him, the Bulls won their first NBA championship in 1991. During this successfu
11、l period they won the title again in 1992 and 1993. Jordan was also in the United States Olympic Basketball Team, known as “the Dream Team”， which won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.bestknown( most wellknown)最著名的wellknown著名的scorer/skr/n.(进球得分的 )运动员the top scorer 顶尖球员valued/v
12、ljud/adj.有价值的valuable adj.贵重的，有价值的valueless adj.无价值的；没有用的value vt.重视，珍惜 n.价值现在分词短语 Wearing his famous number 23 shirt 作状语。in the history of 在历史上grow up 成长，长大 grownup 成年人attend/tend/v.上(学)attend to 处理，照料with an average of 平均为per/p/prep.每th e序数词 n.to do 第几个做的consecutive/knsekjtIv/adj.连续的，不间断的he scored
13、 是省略了 that/which 的定语从句。title/taItl/n.(重大体育比赛中的)冠军title 的常见意思是“头衔，称号；标题 ”。gold medal 金牌来源:学科网 ZXXKsilver medal 银牌 bronze medal 铜牌过去分词短语 known as .作后置定语，意思是“被称为，作为而闻名” 。which won the gold medal .是非限制性定语从句，修饰“the Dream Team”。迈克尔乔丹篮坛超人！第 13 段译文20 世纪 90 年代，迈克尔乔丹可能是世界上最著名的运动员。他是 NBA 的顶尖球员，1984 年到 1993 年间效
14、力于芝加哥公牛队。他 5 次荣膺最有价值球员称号。身着著名的 23号球衣，迈克尔乔丹成为篮球运动史上最成功的球员。乔丹出生于纽约，在北卡罗来纳州长大。在加入芝加哥公牛队之前，他在北卡罗来纳大学学习了一年。在第一个赛季(19841985) ，他就以平均每场 28.2 分的成绩成为联盟得分最高的球员之一。1987 年，乔丹成为仅有的第二个在一个赛季中得分超过 3 000 分的球员。以后连续七个赛季(19871993)，他都是 NBA 的顶尖球员。这期间，他每场比赛的平均得分超过 30分。有了他的加入，公牛队在 1991 年首次获得 NBA 冠军。在这段日子里，捷报频传，他们在 1992 年和 19
15、93 年又蝉联了冠军。乔丹也是人称“梦之队”的美国奥林匹克篮球队的成员，这支球队在 1992 年西班牙巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了金牌。Jordan surprised everyone when he retired before the 19931994 season, but he rejoined the Chicago Bulls and won three more championships with them from 1996 to 1998. He played again for the Washington Wizards before finally retiring fr
16、om sport in 2003 at the age of 40. Millions of fans admire his athletic ability, motivation and confidence. They have fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan, such as the time when he rescued the Bulls 21 from ending a game on a tie .He stepped to the line and made two free throws. Each time
17、he 22 23 threw the ball straight through the basket and each time he had his eyes closed . 24 25 Off the basketball court ， Michael Jordan opened his own steak restaurant because 26 27 he loves steak so much. He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam alongside 28 the famous cartoon cha
18、racter Bugs Bunny!There is only one word to describe the best player in the world awesome ！ 29 retire v 退役；退休retire from 从退役(休)three moreanother three 又三个，再三次admire v 钦佩，羡慕admire sb. for (doing) sth.羡慕某人( 做)某事motivation/mtIveIn/n.动力motivate vt.激发，使有动机when 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 time。rescue v 营救，拯救 21 rescue .
19、from .把从某种状况下解救出来tie/taI/n.平局 22 the line 罚球线 23 straight adv.直接；挺直 adj.直的；笔直的 24 had his eyes closed 是“have宾语宾补”结构。 25 court/kt/n.球场 26 steak/steIk/n.牛排 27 alongside/lsaId/prep.靠着；并排 28 awesome/sm/adj.了不起的 29 awful adj.可怕的 awfully adv.可怕地；非常第 46 段译文19931994 赛季之前乔丹退役，引起举世震惊，但后来他又回到了芝加哥公牛队，并和队友们一起在 1
20、996 年到 1998 年间又获得了三次冠军。2003 年 40 岁的乔丹在最终退出体坛前，还曾效力于华盛顿奇才队。数百万的球迷们都很钦佩乔丹的运动才能、动力和自信。他们可以讲述很多关于迈克尔乔丹的传奇故事，例如一次他在比赛的关键时刻拯救了公牛队，从而避免比赛打成平局等等。他走向罚球线罚了两次球。每次他都把球直接投进篮筐而且每次都是闭着眼睛投进去的。离开篮坛，迈克尔乔丹开了一家自己的牛排餐厅，因为他很爱吃牛排。在和著名卡通人物宾尼兔一起演出的影片空中大灌篮中，他也获得了成功！对于这位世界上最优秀的球员，只有一个词能用来形容他了不起！Wilt the Stilt the Tower of Pow
21、er!Michael Jordan was the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a season but the first was Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain was born in Philadelphia on 21st August 1936. He was one of the 11 children, the only one who was very tall . His father William worked in a shipyard 30 and his mother
22、Olivia was a cleaner. As a child ， Chamberlain had various health 31 32 33 problems. He had pneumonia and almost died when he was ten.Chamberlain is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire 34 season. At one point ， Chamberlain was so much better than all the other play
23、ers that 35 36 they changed the rules of the game to try to stop him ！ 37 38 who was very tall 是定语从句，修饰 the only one。 30 shipyard/Ipjad/n.造( 修)船厂；船坞 31 As a childWhen /As/While he was a child 当他还小的时候。 32 various/veris/adj.各种各样的；不同的 33 variety n 多样化，种类 a variety of 各种各样的vary v 变化，改变 vary with 随而变化var
24、y from 不同于average/vrId/v.平均的；n.平均数 34 on (the) average 平均来看entire/IntaI/adj.全部的；整个的 35 at one point 曾经，一度 at one time 曾经，一度 36 stop v 阻止，限制 37 stop sb. (from) doing sth.阻止某人做某事so .that .如此以至于，引导结果状语从句。 38 高跷威尔特神力之巅！第 12 段译文迈克尔乔丹是一个赛季中得分超过 3 000 分的第二人 但是第一人是威尔特 张伯伦。张伯伦于 1936 年 8 月 21 日出生于费城。他是家里 11 个
25、孩子中唯一一个长得很高的。父亲威廉在造船厂干活，母亲奥莉维亚是一名清洁工。孩童时的张伯伦有各种各样的健康问题。他得过肺炎，10 岁时差点儿死去。张伯伦是整个赛季中平均每场得分超过 50 分的唯一一名 NBA 球员。曾几何时，张伯伦比其他所有球员都优秀得多，以至于他们改变了比赛规则来试图限制他！The giant player joined the NBAs Philadelphia Warriors in the 19591960 season and 39 was an immediate success . During 14 seasons with four different tea
26、ms, Chamberlain was 40 41 named the most valued player in the league four times. On 2nd March 1962, he scored 100 42 points in a single game no one has ever done that since ！ The final score was Warriors 169 43 New York Knicks 147!He ended his career after five amazing seasons with the Los Angeles L
27、akers. By the 44 45 time he retired ， Wilt held many NBA records: he scored 50 or more points 118 times and 46 47 60 or more points 32 times.Was Wilt Chamberlain better than Michael Jordan? Who knows? But there is no doubt 48 that he deserves the title “outstanding player of his generation ” 49 50 5
28、1 giant n 巨人，伟人 adj.特大的，巨大的 39 immediate/Imidit/adj.立刻的；即刻的 40 success n 成功 41 此处是抽象名词具体化，表示“一名成功的运动员” 。name v 命名为 42 name after 以命名since 是副词，与完成时连用，表示在过去的某一时间以后，在现在以前。 43 career n 职业 44 amazing adj.令人惊异的 amazed adj.惊讶的 45 by the time .到时候，引导时间状语从句。 46 hold/hld/v.保持 47 hold a record 保持纪录there is no
29、doubt that .毫无疑问 48 that he deserves the title .是同位语从句，对 no doubt 进行解释和说明。deserve/dIzv/v.应得；值得 49 outsta nding/atstndI/adj.杰出的；优秀的；出色的 50 generatio n/denreIn/n.一代人 51 第 35 段译文19591960 赛季间，这位篮球巨人加盟 NBA 费城勇士队并立即获得成功。在为 4 支不同球队效力的 14 个赛季期间，张伯伦 4 次被评为联盟最有价值的球员。1962 年 3 月 2 日，他单场比赛得了 100 分迄今为止还没有人打破这一纪录！
30、最后的比分是勇士 169 对纽约尼克斯 147！在加盟洛杉矶湖人队度过了 5 个令人惊异的赛季后，威尔特结束了他的职业生涯。一直到退役，威尔特还保持着多项 NBA 纪录：118 次单场比赛得 50 分或 50 分以上，32 次得 60 分或 60 分以上。威尔特张伯伦比迈克尔乔丹优秀吗？谁知道呢？但是毫无疑问，他无愧于 “一代杰出球员”这一称号。PrereadingPlease match the words with their proper meanings.1average Ato go regularly to a place2immediate Bto protect your ow
31、n goal to stop your opponents from scoring3deserve Csomeone who plays a sport as a job rather than for enjoyment4hold Dall people of about the same age5generation Eto keep sb./sth.in a particular position6professional Fto have earned something by good or bad actions or behavior7defend Ghappening or
32、done now, without any delay8attend Hthe result of adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts14 58 答案：14 HGFE 58 DCBALeadin()Are you familiar with the following players？Please write out their names.答案：(1)Yao Ming (2)Yi Jianlian (3)Michael Jordan(
33、4)Jeremy ShuHow Lin (5)Wilt Chamberlain(6)Kobe Bryant()Do you know NBA? What does NBA stand for?参考答案：Yes.NBA stands for the National Basketball Association.WhilereadingFastreading()Skim the two texts and complete the following sentence.The passage introduces two famous players ever playing in the NB
34、A.() Read the two texts and match the main idea with each paragraph. Text 1 Michael Jordan1Para.1 A Michael Jordan opened his own restaurant and even acted in a film.2Para.2 BThere is only one word to describe Michael Jordan (the best player in the world) awesome!3Para.3 CMichael Jordan became the t
35、op scorer in the NBA in his first season (1984 1985). 4Para.4 DDuring the 1990s, Michael Jordan was probably the bestknown athlete in the world. 5Para.5 EMichael Jordan, the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a season, made contributions to the Bulls and the United States Olympic Baske
36、tball Team.6Para.6 FMichael Jordan, who once retired from the sport, rejoined the Bulls and was admired by his fans.16 答案： 16 DCEFABText 2 Wilt Chamberlain1Para.1 A Wilt Chamberlain played for four teams and was named the MVP.2Para.2 BWilt Chamberlain held his own records.3Para.3 CWilt Chamberlain d
37、eserves the title “outstanding player of his generation”. 来源:Z&xx&k.Com4Para.4 DWilt Chamberlain, the first player to score more than 3,000 points in a season, used to have various health problems in his childhood.5Para.5 EWilt Chamberlain was much better than all the other players of his generation
38、.15 答案： 15 DEABCCarefulreadingRead the text again and choose the best answers.1How many NBA championships did the Bulls win with Michael Jordan?A3. B4.C5. D6.2Which of the following statements about Wilt Chamberlain is NOT true?AHe was born in Philadelphia.BHe scored 60 or more points 118 times.CHe
39、was not strong when he was young.DHe scored 100 points in a single game.3Why did the other NBA players change the rules of the game to try to stop Chamberlain?ABecause he didnt play according to the rules.BBecause he was very tall and strong.CBecause he was named the most valued player.DBecause he a
40、lways played best in the game.4Who is better, Wilt Chamberlain or Michael Jordan according to the passages?AWilt Chamberlain is better than Michael Jordan.BMichael Jordan is better than Wilt Chamberlain.CThe author doesnt mention it.DWilt Chamberlain is no better than Michael Jordan.答案：14 DBDCStudyr
41、eadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1Jordan was also in the United States Olympic Basketball Team, known as “the Dream Team”， which won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.句式分析 本句是一个复合句， “which won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain”为非
42、限制性定语从句，修饰先行 词“the Dream Team”； “known as the Dream Team”为过去分词短语作定语。尝试翻译 乔丹也是人称“梦之队”的美国奥林匹克篮球队的成员，这支球队在1992 年西班牙巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了金牌。2Jordan surprised everyone when he retired before the 19931994 season, but he rejoined the Chicago Bulls and won three more championships with them from 1996 to 1998.来源:Zxxk.
43、Com句式分析 尝试翻译 19931994 赛季之前乔丹退役，引起举世震惊，但他后来又回到了芝加哥公牛队，并和队友们一起在 1996 到 1998 年间又获得了三次冠军。.阅读理解AWhen 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
44、 Fords 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 Co
45、ach Dean Smith.During Fords 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 Tour
46、nament. 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 UNCs alltime leading scorer with 2,290 points by the end of his career.That amazing achievement was only passed by Tyler Hansbrough over 30
47、years later.Fords career was further honored by being named a winner of the John R. Wooden Award, awarded to the nations 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 N BA 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