初中阅读理解之人物传记/故事阅读类pa ss a ge 1D u r ing his life D r Jam e s Nais m ith wor ke d a s a d oc tor, taugh t P、E and wro t e s e veral b ook s、 W hile he never t hou g ht it very i m p o r ta n t, D r Naismi t h is t o day be st kno w n for on e thing、 He wa s t he inve n tor o f bas k et ball、Dr Jam es Naismith wa s b o rn in Cana d a i n 1861 a nd h i s firs t j o b was a t a special s p orts s ch ool i n th e USA、 On e day the sch oo l p rin cipal told James he was ha vi ng a problem with t he st u d ent s、 Because o f hea v y snow, the students cou l d not go outsi de、 He told James that they ne e d ed a sport th e b o ys cou ld play indoor s a n d g ave t h e t e ache r two weeks to think o f somet hi n g、 I t w as on t he very las t day tha t Ja m e s cam e up with his idea、 The “birth of b a sk etb a ll” i s said to b e on De cember 21, 18 9 1, wh en two t ea ms from the sc hool play e d the f i rst g a me、 I t wa s q u i t e d i f ferent from t h e b a s k etbal l games o f tod ay、 I t h ad 9 playe r s on each team a nd football s wer e used in stead of b aske tba l l s、 So o n a ft e r, the game c h a n ged t o 5 pl ayers on eac h s id e, us i n g special “baske t b a lls” t hroug h net s、Altho u gh Dr Na i smith did no t liv e to s e e b a sk e t bal l bee the w or ldwide game it is tod a y, in 1 9 3 6, j us t thr...