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 asan instructor at the YM.C.A.Training School in Springfield Massachusetts in 1891.Students needed a form of indoor activity during the
2、 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 backboard was introduc
3、ed 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 pick-up games that drew crowds of locals,introducing the game to an international crowd.Although m
4、any 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 establishedas a major college sport,interest in the game extended(扩大)to the professional ranks.The National Basketball League formed in 1898.Its purpose:preve
5、nt 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 GameThe first ever college basketball game w
6、as 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 hundred-point scores of today.In 1963,college games were first broadcast on national TV,but it wasnt u
7、ntil the 1980s that sports fans ranked basketball up there with football and baseball.多积词汇be responsible for 成为起因serve as 担任(职务)a form of 一种attach v.把固定interfere v.干扰crowd n.人群establish v.设立promote v.促进Section Introduction&ReadingPre-readingMichael Jordan Head and Shoulders Above the Rest!During the
8、 1990s,Michael Jordan was probably the best-known 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 playerbest-known(most well-known)最著名的well-known 著名的scorer/skr/n.(进球得分的)运动员the top scorer 顶尖球员valued/vljud/adj.有价值的
9、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.价值原文呈现读文清障现在分词短语 Wearing his famous number 23 shirt 作状语。in the history of 在历史上grow up成 长，长 大 grown-up 成年人attend/tend/v.上(学)attend to 处理，照料with an average of 平均为per/p/prep.每原文呈现读文清障five times.Wearing his famous number 23 shirt，Michael Jorda
10、n became the most successful basketball player in the history of the game.Jordan was born in 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
11、league,with an average of 28.2 points per game.the序数词n.to do 第几个做的 consecutive/knsekjtIv/adj.连续的，不间断的 he scored是 省 略 了that/which 的定语从句。In 1987,Jordan became only the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a season.He was the top scorer in the NBA for seven consecutive seasons(19871993).Dur
12、ing this time,the average number of points he scored was more than 30 points per game.With him,the Bulls won原文呈现读文清障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silver 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”。
13、原文呈现读文清障their first NBA championship in 1991.During this successful 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.迈克尔乔丹篮坛超人！第 13 段译文20 世纪 90 年代，迈克
14、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
15、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 1993 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。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Jordan surprised everyone when he retir
16、ed 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 from sport in 2003 at the age of 40.Millions of fans admire his athletic ability,motivation and confidence.T
17、hey have fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan,such as the原文呈现读文清障when 引导定语从句，修饰先行词time。21 rescue v营救，拯救rescue.from.把从某种状况下解救出来22 tie/taI/n.平局23 the line 罚球线24 straight adv.直接；挺直 adj.直的；笔直的25 had his eyes closed 是“have宾语宾补”结构。原文呈现读文清障time when he rescued21the Bulls from ending a game on a t
18、ie22.He stepped to the line23 and made two free throws.Each time he threw the ball straight24through the basket and each time he had his eyes closed25.Off the basketball court 26，Michael Jordan opened his own steak 27restaurant because he loves steak so much.He also found success as an actor in the
19、film Space Jam alongside28the famous cartoon character Bugs Bunny!There is only one word to describe the best player in the world awesome29！26 court/kt/n.球场27 steak/steIk/n.牛排28 alongside/lsaId/prep.靠着；并排29 awesome/sm/adj.了不起的awful adj.可怕的 awfully adv.可怕地；非常原文呈现读文清障第 46 段译文 19931994 赛季之前乔丹退役，引起举世震惊，
20、但后来他又回到了芝加哥公牛队，并和队友们一起在 1996 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 t
21、he Stilt the Tower of Power!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 tall30.His father William worked in a shipy
22、ard31 and his mother Olivia was a cleaner.As a child 32，Chamberlain had various33 health problems.He had pneumonia and almost died when he was ten.原文呈现读文清障30 who was very tall 是定语从句，修饰 the only one。31 shipyard/Ipjad/n.造(修)船厂；船坞32 As a childWhen/As/While he was a child 当他还小的时候。33 various/veris/adj.各
23、种 各 样的；不同的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vary from 不同于Chamberlain is the only NBA player who averaged34over 50 points per game for an entire35 season.At one point36，Chamberlain was so much better than all the other players that they changed the rules of the game to try t
24、o stop37 him38！34 average/vrId/v.平均的；n.平均数on(the)average 平均来看35 entire/IntaI/adj.全部的；整个的36 at one point 曾经，一度 at one time 曾经，一度37 stop v阻止，限制stop sb.(from)doing sth.阻止某人做某事38 so.that.如此以至于，引导结果状语从句。原文呈现读文清障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 个孩子
25、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 39 player joined the NBAs Philadelphia Warriors in the 19591960 season and was an immediate 40 success 41.During 14 seasons with four different te
26、ams,Chamberlain was named 42 the mostvalued player in the league four times.On 2nd March 1962,he scored 100 points in a single game no one has ever done that since43！The final score was Warriors 169 New York Knicks 147!39 giant n巨人，伟人 adj.特大的，巨大的40 immediate/Imidit/adj.立刻的；即刻的41 success n成功此处是抽象名词具体
27、化，表示“一名成功的运动员”。42 name v命名为name after 以命名43 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。原文呈现读文清障He ended his career 44after five amazing45 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers.By the time he retired46，Wilt held47many NBA records:he scored 50 or more points 118 times and 60 or more points 32 times.44 career n
28、职业45 amazing adj.令 人 惊 异 的 amazed adj.惊讶的46 by the time.到时候，引导时间状语从句。47 hold/hld/v.保持hold a record 保持纪录原文呈现读文清障48 there is no doubt that.毫 无 疑问that he deserves the title.是同位语从句，对 no doubt 进行解释和说明。49 deserve/dIzv/v.应得；值得50 outstanding/atstndI/adj.杰出的；优秀的；出色的51 generation/denreIn/n.一代人原文呈现读文清障Was Wilt
29、 Chamberlain better than Michael Jordan?Who knows?But48 there is no doubt that he deserves49the title“outstanding50player of his generation51”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！最后的比分是勇士 169 对纽约尼克斯 147！
30、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。.Match the word with its meaning.1defend A应得；值得2talented B各种各样的3complicated C防守4hold D有天资的；有才能的5valued E动力6attend F复杂的7average G保持8motivation H平均数9vario
31、us I上(学)10deserve J有价值的答案：15 CDFGJ 610 IHEBA.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1On hearing the news I was completely lost at one point._2She dreamed about a handsome young prince coming to rescue her from her misery._3Although his new book was not an immediate success,he didnt give
32、up._当时把某人从中救出立刻获得成功4Thanks to their efforts,the game didnt end on a tie._5The class improves its score with an average of 5._6I want to be a doctor when I grow up._7There have been many changes in the history of the English language._8Mo Yan is known as a very famous writer in China._平局平均为成长，长大在的历史上
33、作为而出名1Write down the names of the following sports.（1）basketball（2）baseball（3）football（4）volleyball（5）tennis（6）badminton2(1)What does NBA stand for?(2)Do you know some NBA basketball players?Who are they?NBA stands for the National Basketball Association.Yao MingYi JianlianMichael JordanJeremy ShuHo
34、w LinWilt ChamberlainKobe Bryant.Fast-reading1The text mainly talks about _.AMichael Jordan Head and Shoulders Above theRestBWilt Chamberlain the Tower of PowerCtwo famous players ever playing in the NBADhow better is Jordan than Wilt Chamberlain答案：C2Read the part of“Wilt the Stilt the Tower of Powe
35、r！”and match the following paragraphs with their main ideas.Para.1 AOther example of his best performance.Para.2 BThe title of“outstanding player of his generation”for Chamberlain.Para.3 CChamberlains family background and his early health problems.Para.4 DThe NBA records he held.Para.5 EChamberlain
36、s excellent performance in court.答案：Paras.15 CAEDB.Careful-readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1We can use the word“awesome”to describe Jordan because.Ahe had confidence and motivationBhe had good athletic abilitiesChe played very wellDall of the above2Which of the following is
37、 NOT true about Michael Jordan according to the passage?A He played for“the Dream Team”and the Washington Wizards.BHis fans admire him only for his athletic ability.CHe once scored more than 3,000 points in a season.DHe was successful both in sports and acting.3 From the passage we know that Wilt Ch
38、amberlain_.Awas born in New YorkBcame from a rich familyCwas very weak when he was youngD retired after five amazing seasons with the Philadelphia Warriors4 The Chicago Bulls won _NBA championships with Michael Jordan.A3 B4C5 D6答案：14 DBCD.Study-readingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the
39、 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.尝试翻译 句式分析 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夺取了金牌。2Jordan surprised everyone when he retired before the 19931994 season,but he r
40、ejoined the Chicago Bulls and won three more championships with them from 1996 to 1998.句式分析 本句是一个并列复合句，but 转折词连接两个并列句。Jordan surprised everyone.为第一分句，he rejoined the Chicago Bulls.为第二分句，第一分句中的 when 引导时间状语从句。尝试翻译 19931994 赛季前，乔丹退役，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 1996到 1998 年间又获得了三次冠军。“课时跟踪检测”见“Module 1 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看
