Module1Basketball篮球被誉为世界上最伟大的运动之一。“在墙上挂网子，然后把球扔向这个用网子做的篮子里”。这项运动是如何成为一项伟大的运动的呢？让我们一起到文中一探究竟吧！PeachBasketsandSoccerBallsDr.JamesNaismith,aneducator,physician,andminister,isresponsibleforthehistoryofbasketball.HedevelopedthegamewhenheservedasaninstructorattheY.M.C.A.TrainingSchoolinSpringfieldMassachusettsin1891.Studentsneededaformofindooractivityduringthewintermonths,soNaismithcombinedfootball,soccerandhockeytodevelopthesport.Heattachedwoodenpeachbasketstothewallsasgoals.Theballneededtoberetrieved(取回，重新得到)fromthebasketaftereachsuccessfulshot.Often,spectators(观众)wouldinterferewithshots.Thus,thebackboardwasintroducedin1906.CollegeTeamsandProfessionalLeaguesThegamebecamepopular,andsoon,schoolsacrosstheU．S.andCanadaadopteditsuseasaformofphysicalactivity.DuringWorldWarⅡ，U．S.armedforcesplayedpickupgamesthatdrewcrowdsoflocals,introducingthegametoaninternationalcrowd.AlthoughmanycollegesintheU．S.formedteamsduringthelate1890s,interestgrewwhencollegeteamsmetinMadisonSquareGardeninNewYorkCity.Onceestablishedasamajorcollegesport,interestinthegameextended(扩大)totheprofessionalranks.TheNationalBasketballLeagueformedin1898.Itspurpose:preventplayerexploitation(剥削)andpromoteasafegame.Thisorganizationlastedamerefiveyears.Otherleaguesshotup,butin1949,theNBLjoinedtheBasketballAssociationofAmericatoformtheNBA—NationalBasketballAssociation.FirstCollegeBasketballGameThefirstevercollegebasketballgamewasplayedonJanuary18,1896,whentheUniversityofIowainvitedstudentathletesfromthenewUniversityofChicagoforanexperimentalgame.Finalscore:Chicago15,Iowa12,abitdifferentfromthehundredpointscoresoftoday.In1963,collegegameswerefirstbroadcastonnationalTV,butitwasn’tuntilthe1980sthatsportsfansrankedbasketballuptherewithfootballandbaseball.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.holdv．保持2.attendv.上(学)3.averagen.平均数4.deservev．应得；值得5.outstandingadj.杰出的；优秀的；出色的6.generationn.一代人拓展词汇7.defendv．防守→defencen．防卫8.talentedadj.有天资的；有才能的→talentn．天资，天赋；才能9.valuedadj.有价值的→valuen．价值v．珍视；尊重→valuableadj.有价值的；贵重的10.motivationn．动力→motivatev．激励；激发……的热情11.variousadj.各种各样的→varietyn．种类→varyv．变化；不同12.immediateadj.立刻的；即刻的→immediatelyadv.立刻；立即13.entireadj.全部的；整个的→entirelyadv.全部地；完全地阅读词汇14.forwardn.(球赛的)前锋15.guardn.(球赛的)后卫16.refereen.裁判17.courtn.球场18.associationn.协会19.leaguen.联赛20.topclassadj.最优秀的；第一流的21.professionaln.职业球员22.complicatedadj.复杂的23.consecutiveadj.连续的，不间断的24.titlen.(重大体育比赛中的)冠军25.centren.(足球、篮球等的)中锋26.scorern.(进球得分的)运动员27.tien.平局28.steakn.牛排29.alongsideprep.靠着；并排30.awesomeadj.了不起的重点短语1.inthehistoryof在……历史上2.growup成长，长大3.withanaverageof平均为……4.rescue...from...挽救……免于……5.atonepoint一度，曾经重点句型1.分词短语作状语：Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt(身着著名的23号球衣),MichaelJordanbecamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryofthegame.2.分词短语作定语：JordanwasalsointheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam”(被称为“梦之队”),whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.3.“比较级＋thanalltheother＋名词复数”表示最高级：...
