初中阅读理解之人物传记/故事阅读类passage1DuringhislifeDrJamesNaismithworkedasadoctor,taughtP.Eandwroteseveralbooks.Whileheneverthoughtitveryimportant,DrNaismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.DrJamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschoolintheUSA.OnedaytheschoolprincipaltoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavysnow,thestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasporttheboyscouldplayindoorsandgavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisidea.The“birthofbasketball”issaidtobeonDecember21,1891,whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgame.Itwasquitedifferentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandfootballswereusedinsteadofbasketballs.Soonafter,thegamechangedto5playersoneachside,usingspecial“basketballs”throughnets.AlthoughDrNaismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballbecometheworldwidegameitistoday,in1936,justthreeyearsbeforehisdeath,basketballbecameanOlympicsportatthegamesinBerlin.1. WhichofthefollowingthingsdidDrJamesNaismithNOTdo?A. TeachP.Einschool.B.Writesomebooks.C.Workathospital.D.TakepartintheOlympicGames.2. InwhichseasondidDrNaismithinventbasketball?A. Summer.B.Winter.C.Spring.D.Autumn.3. WhyisDecember21thoughttobethebirthdayofbasketball?A. ItwasonthisdaythatDrNaismithcameupwithhisideaforbasketball.B. ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasborn.C. ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasaskedbyhisbosstoinventanewgame.D. Itwasonthisdaythatthefirstgameofbasketballwasplayed.passage2"ListencarefullytowhatIsay,"thetimetravelersaid,"Ishalltellyousomethingthatyouwillnotagree.""Whywillwenotagree?"Iasked."Becausethescienceandmathematicsyouknowarenotcorrect,"hesaid."Youbelievethereareonlythreedimensions（三维空间）-length,breadth（宽）andthickness.""Thereisnothingtoarguewiththat,"theyoungestmemberofourlittlegroupsaid."Exactly!"thetimetraveleranswered,"Butthereisalsoafourthdimension-time.""Weallknowabouttime,"anothermemberofthegroupsaid."Timepassed.""Ido...
