Self Check & Reading1. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teamsand taught them how to play his new game. 内史密斯博士将班上的同学分成两组，教他们如何进行他这项新的活动。【要点指津】divide...into... 意为“把……分成……”。辨析 divide... into 与 separate... from①divide... into... 指把某个整体划分为若干部分。②separate... from... 表示“将……与……分开”，指把原来连在一起或靠近的部分分隔开来。【同步互动】① 老师把我们分成三组。Our teacher ________ us ________ three groups.② 病人应该与其他人隔离开。The patients should be ________ ________ others.dividesintoseparatedfrom2. It is believed that on December 21st, 1891, the firstbasketball game in history was played. 人们相信 1891 年 12 月21 日举行了历史上的第一场篮球赛。【要点指冿】It is believed that...=People believe that... 意为“人们相信 /认为……”，是一个常见句型，其中 it 作形式主语，真正的主语为 that 引导的从句。链接 It is reported that... 据报道……It is said that... 据说……It is thought that... 人们认为……It is proved that... 据证明……【同步互动】① 人们相信这是史上最大的灾难。________ ________ ________ that it is the biggest disaster inhistory.② 据报道，有上万人死于这次地震。_________ _________ _________ that more than 10 thousandpeople died from the earthquake.ItisbelievedItisreported3. Since then, the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide,and the number of foreign players in America’s NBA (NationalBasketball Association) has increased. 自从那之后，篮球变得在全球都很受欢迎，同时美国篮球协会的外籍球员数量也增加了。【要点指冿】(1)rise 意为“上升；达到较高的水平等”。辨析 rise 与 raise①rise 意为“上升”，是不及物动词，没有被动语态。②raise 表示“举起；升起；立起；增加”等，为及物动词。(2)the number of 意为“……的数量”，作主语时谓语动词用单数。链接 a number of 意为“许多的；大量的”，后接可数名词复数形式。修饰主语时，谓语动词用复...
