1、Module 1 BasketballSection Introduction&Reading PrereadingStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5返回 返回 返回 1What do you know about the NBA playoffs(季后赛)?2Tell your classmates about the NBA draft as much as you can.返回 返回 The National Basketball Association(NBA),with teams from the United States and Canada,is t
2、he major professional basketball league in the world.The 29 NBA teams in the US are divided into two conferences,the Eastern and Western,each of which has two divisions.Each NBA team conducts a training camp in October to determine its 12player roster.Training camp allows each team to evaluate playe
3、rs,especially rookies(firstyear players),to assess the teams strengths and 返回 weaknesses,and to prepare players for the upcoming season through a series of oncourt drills and practice of offensive and defensive strategy.After a series of exhibition games,the NBA begins its 82game regular season in t
4、he first week of November.返回 In February the NBA interrupts its season to celebrate the annual NBA AllStar Game,featuring the games best players as selected by the general balloting of fans throughout the United States and Canada.After the NBA season concludes in April,a total of 16 teams qualify fo
5、r the playoffs(8 teams from each conference).In each conference the two division winners are guaranteed a playoff spot.The remaining playoff spots in each conference are awarded on the basis of winloss records to the six nextbest teams,regardless of division.The playoffs返回 start with the first teams
6、 with better records playing the teams with worse records in a bestoffive series,in which the winner is the first team to win three games.In subsequent rounds bestofseven series are played,with the team to earn four victories winning the round.The playoffs continue in this elimination scheme until a
7、 conference champion is crowned.The champions from the Eastern and Western conferences then meet in a bestofseven series to determine the NBA champion.返回 Every June the league conducts its amateur draft(业余选秀),in which each team obtains the rights to the professional services of the best collegiate(学
8、院的)and international players.Any player whose high school class has graduated and who is at least 18 years old qualifies for the NBA draft.Generally,players attend at least one year of college before turning professional.To determine the draft order the NBA uses a draft lottery,introduced in 1985.Th
9、ose teams that failed to qualify for the playoffs the previous season are eligible(合格的)for the lottery.返回 The lottery determines the first three teams to select in the draft.The remaining teams,including those that qualified for the playoffs the preceding season,draft according to their winloss reco
10、rd of the previous season,so that teams with poorer records draft earlier than those with better records.The NBA draft consists of only two rounds,with a total of 58 players chosen.Those players not selected in the draft can be invited to play for a team and are sometimes signed to playing contracts
11、 as free agents.返回 1Are you familiar with the following players?答案：(1)Yao Ming(2)Yi Jianlian(3)Michael Jordan(4)Jeremy ShuHow Lin(5)Wilt Chamberlain(6)Kobe Bryant返回 2Do you know NBA?What does NBA stand for?_参考答案：NBA stands for the National Basketball Association.返回 True(T)or False(F)1Michael Jordan
12、was probably the bestknown athlete in the world during the 1980s.()2Jordan finished his studies before he joined the Chicago Bulls.()3Jordan was the first person to score more than 3,000 points in a season.()4Jordan was also a success in a cartoon film as an actor.()FFFT返回 5Wilt Chamberlain was tall
13、er than his brothers and sisters.()6Chamberlain is the second NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season.()7The NBA changed their rules to try to stop Chamberlain being so successful.()8Chamberlain played for the same team for the last five years of his career.()TFTT返回.Choo
14、se the best answer according to the passage.1.Which team won the basketball gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona?AThe Chicago Bulls.BThe Washington Wizards.CThe Dream Team.DThe Los Angeles Lakers.返回 2.Why did Michael Jordan open his steak restaurant after retiring from sport?ABecause he love
15、s steak very much.BBecause he had nothing to do.CBecause he wanted to get more money.DBecause he had pneumonia.返回 3_ was the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a season,and_ was the first.AMichael Jordan;Wilt ChamberlainBWilt Chamberlain;Michael Jordan CMichael Jordan;Kobe Bryant DKobe
16、 Bryant;Wilt Chamberlain返回 4.Who is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season?AMichael Jordan.BWilt Chamberlain.CKobe Bryant.DTracy McGrady.答案：1.C 2.A 3.A 4.B返回.Read Parts 12 and match the main idea with each paragraph.Part 1 Michael Jordan1Para.1 AMichael Jordan
17、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 top scorer in the NBA in his first season(19841985).返回 4Para.4 DDuring the 1990s,Michael Jordan was probably the bestk
18、nown 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 Basketball Team.6Para.6 FMichael Jordan,who once retired from the sport,rejoined the Bulls and was admired by his fans.答案：1.D
19、2.C 3.E 4.F 5.A 6.B返回 Part 2 Wilt Chamberlain1Para.1 AWilt Chamberlain played for four teams and was named the MVP.2Para.2 BWilt Chamberlain held his own record.3Para.3 CWilt Chamberlain deserves the title“outstanding player of his generation”.返回 4Para.4 DWilt Chamberlain,the first player to score m
20、ore 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.答案：1.D 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.C返回 Fill in the blanks according to the passage.Michael Jordan was born in New York and grew up in North
21、 Carolina.He 1.the University of North Carolina for a year and then 2.the Chicago Bulls.In 1987,Jordan became only the second player to 3.over 3,000 points in a season.With him,the Bulls won their first NBA 4.in 1991 and again in 1992 and 1993.Jordan 5.everyone when he retired before theattendedjoin
22、edscore championshipsurprised返回 19931994 6.,but he rejoined the Chicago Bulls and won three more championships from 1996 to 1998.7._ his famous number 23 shirt,Michael Jordan became the most successful basketball player in the history of the game.He was named the most 8.player five times.Off the bas
23、ketball 9.,Michael Jordan opened his own steak restaurant because he loves steak so much.He also found success as an 10.in the film Space Jam.courtactorwearingvaluedseason返回 What can we learn from Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain?_参考答案：I should improve my athletic ability,motivation and confidence like Michael Jordan.Besides,I will build up my body and try to possess Wilt Chamberlains fast speed.
