2019年英語新外研選修七講義Module1SectionⅠIntroductionReading-Pre-reading

PeachBasketsandSoccerBallsDr.JamesNaismith,aneducator,physician,andminister,isresponsibleforthehistoryofbasketball.HedevelopedthegamewhenheservedasaninstructorattheY．SchoolinSpringfieldMassachusettsin1891.Studentsneededaformofindooractivityduringthewintermonths，soNaismithcombinedfootball,soccerandhockeytodevelopthesport.Heattachedwoodenpeachbasketstothewallsasgoals.Theballneededtoberetrieved(取回，重新得到)fromthebasketaftereachsuccessfulshot.Often,spectators(觀眾)wouldinterferewithshots.Thus,thebackboardwasintroducedin1906.CollegeTeamsandProfessionalLeaguesThegamebecamepopular,andsoon,schoolsacrosstheU．S.andCanadaadopteditsuseasaformofphysicalactivity.DuringWorldWarⅡ，U．S.armedforcesplayedpick-upgamesthatdrewcrowdsoflocals,introducingthegametoaninternationalcrowd.AlthoughmanycollegesintheU．S.formedteamsduringthelate1890s,interestgrewwhencollegeteamsmetinMadisonSquareGardeninNewYorkCity.OnceestablishedasamajorcollegesportTheNationalBasketballLeagueformedin1898.Itspurpose:preventplayerexploitation(剝削)andpromoteasafegame.Thisorganizationlastedamere(僅僅)fiveyears.Otherleaguesshotup,butin1949,theNBLjoinedtheBasketballAssociationofAmericatoformtheNBA—NationalBasketballAssociation.FirstThefirstevercollegebasketballgamewasplayedonJanuary18,1896,whentheUniversityofIowainvitedstudentathletesfromthenewUniversityofChicagoforanexperimentalgame.Finalscore:Chicago15,Iowa12,abitdifferentfromthehundred-pointscoresoftoday.In1963,collegegameswerefirstbroadcastonnationalTV,butitwasn'tuntilthe1980sthatsportsfansrankedbasketballuptherewithfootballandbaseballSectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Pre-readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈現(xiàn)])eq\a\vs4\al([讀文清障])MichaelJordan—HeadandShouldersAbovetheRest!Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebest-known①athleteintheworld.Hewasthetopscorer②intheNBA,andplayedfortheChicagoBullsfrom1984to1993.Hewasnamedtheirmostvalued③playerfivetimes.Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt④，MichaelJordanbecamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryof⑤thegame.JordanwasborninNewYorkandgrewup⑥inNorthCarolina.Heattended⑦theUniversityofNorthCarolinaforayearbeforeleavingtojointheChicagoBulls.Hefinishedhisfirstseason(1984－In1987,Jordanbecameonlythesecondplayertoscore⑩morethan3,000pointsinaseason.HewasthetopscorerintheNBAforsevenconsecutive?seasons(1987－1993).Duringthistime,theaveragenumberofpointshescored?wasmorethan30pointspergame.Withhim,theBullswontheirfirstNBAchampionshipin1991.Duringthissuccessfulperiodtheywonthetitle?againin1992and1993.JordanwasalsointheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam”，whichwonthegoldmedal?atthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain?.①best-known(＝mostwell-known)最著名的well-known著名的②scorer/'sk??r?/n.(進(jìn)球得分的)運(yùn)動員thetopscorer頂尖球員③valued/'v?lju?d/adj.有價(jià)值的valuableadj.貴重的，有價(jià)值的valuelessadj.無價(jià)值的；沒有用的valuevt.重視，珍惜n.價(jià)值④現(xiàn)在分詞短語Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt作狀語。⑤inthehistoryof在……歷史上⑥growup成長，長大grown-up成年人⑦attend/?'tend/v.上(學(xué))attendto處理，照料⑧withanaverageof平均為……⑨per/p?/prep.每⑩the＋序數(shù)詞＋n.＋todo第幾個(gè)做……的……?consecutive/k?n'sekj?tIv/adj.連續(xù)的，不間斷的?hescored是省略了that/which的定語從句。?title/'taItl/n.(重大體育比賽中的)冠軍title的常見意思是“頭銜，稱號；標(biāo)題”。?goldmedal金牌silvermedal銀牌bronzemedal銅牌?過去分詞短語knownas...作后置定語，意思是“被稱為，作為……而聞名”。whichwonthegoldmedal...是非限制性定語從句，修飾“theDreamTeam”。邁克爾·喬丹——籃壇超人！[第1～3段譯文]20世紀(jì)90年代，邁克爾·喬丹可能是世界上最著名的運(yùn)動員。他是NBA的頂尖球員，1984年到1993年間效力于芝加哥公牛隊(duì)。他5次榮膺最有價(jià)值球員稱號。身著著名的23號球衣，邁克爾·喬丹成為籃球運(yùn)動史上最成功的球員。喬丹出生于紐約，在北卡羅來納州長大。在加入芝加哥公牛隊(duì)之前，他在北卡羅來納大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)了一年。在第一個(gè)賽季(1984－1985)，他就以平均每場28.2分的成績成為聯(lián)盟得分最高的球員之一。1987年，喬丹成為僅有的第二個(gè)在一個(gè)賽季中得分超過3000分的球員。以后連續(xù)七個(gè)賽季(1987－1993)，他都是NBA的頂尖球員。這期間，他每場比賽的平均得分超過30分。有了他的加入，公牛隊(duì)在1991年首次獲得NBA冠軍。在這段日子里，捷報(bào)頻傳，他們在1992年和1993年又蟬聯(lián)了冠軍。喬丹也是人稱“夢之隊(duì)”的美國奧林匹克籃球隊(duì)的成員，這支球隊(duì)在1992年西班牙巴塞羅那奧運(yùn)會上獲得了金牌。

Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretired?beforethe1993－1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemore?championshipswiththemfrom1996to1998.HeplayedagainfortheWashingtonWizardsbeforefinallyretiringfromsportin2003attheageof40.Millionsoffansadmire?hisathleticability,motivation?andconfidence.TheyhavefantasticstoriestotellaboutMichaelJordan,suchasthetime?whenherescuedeq\o(○,\s\up1(21))theBullsfromendingagameonatieeq\o(○,\s\up1(22)).Hesteppedtothelineeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))andmadetwofreethrows.Eachtimehethrewtheballstraighteq\o(○,\s\up1(24))throughthebasket—andeachtimehehadhiseyesclosedeq\o(○,\s\up1(25)).Offthebasketballcourteq\o(○,\s\up1(26))，MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteakeq\o(○,\s\up1(27))restaurantbecausehelovessteaksomuch.HealsofoundsuccessasanactorinthefilmSpaceJamalongsideeq\o(○,\s\up1(28))thefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny!Thereisonlyonewordtodescribethebestplayerintheworld—awesomeeq\o(○,\s\up1(29))！?retirev．退役；退休retirefrom從……退役(休)?threemore＝anotherthree又三個(gè)，再三次?admirev．欽佩，羨慕admiresb.for(doing)sth.羨慕某人(做)某事?motivation/?m??tI'veI?n/n.動力motivatevt.激發(fā)，使有動機(jī)?when引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾先行詞time。eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))rescuev．營救，拯救rescue...from...把……從某種狀況下解救出來eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))tie/taI/n.平局eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))theline罰球線eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))straightadv.直接；挺直adj.直的；筆直的eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))hadhiseyesclosed是“have＋賓語＋賓補(bǔ)”結(jié)構(gòu)。eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))court/k??t/n.球場eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))steak/steIk/n.牛排eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))alongside/?'l???saId/prep.靠著；并排eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))awesome/'??sm/adj.了不起的awfuladj.可怕的awfullyadv.可怕地；非常[第4～6段譯文]1993－1994賽季之前喬丹退役，引起舉世震驚，但后來他又回到了芝加哥公牛隊(duì)，并和隊(duì)友們一起在1996年到1998年間又獲得了三次冠軍。2003年40歲的喬丹在最終退出體壇前，還曾效力于華盛頓奇才隊(duì)。數(shù)百萬的球迷們都很欽佩喬丹的運(yùn)動才能、動力和自信。他們可以講述很多關(guān)于邁克爾·喬丹的傳奇故事，例如一次他在比賽的關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻拯救了公牛隊(duì)，從而避免比賽打成平局等等。他走向罰球線罰了兩次球。每次他都把球直接投進(jìn)籃筐——而且每次都是閉著眼睛投進(jìn)去的。離開籃壇，邁克爾·喬丹開了一家自己的牛排餐廳，因?yàn)樗軔鄢耘Ｅ?。在和著名卡通人物賓尼兔一起演出的影片《空中大灌籃》中，他也獲得了成功！對于這位世界上最優(yōu)秀的球員，只有一個(gè)詞能用來形容他——了不起！WilttheStilt—theTowerofMichaelJordanwasthesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason—butthefirstwasWiltChamberlain.ChamberlainwasborninPhiladelphiaon21stAugust1936.Hewasoneofthe11children,theonlyonewhowasverytalleq\o(○,\s\up1(30)).HisfatherWilliamworkedinashipyardeq\o(○,\s\up1(31))andhismotherOliviawasacleaner.Asachildeq\o(○,\s\up1(32))，Chamberlainhadvariouseq\o(○,\s\up1(33))healthproblems.Hehadpneumoniaandalmostdiedwhenhewasten.ChamberlainistheonlyNBAplayerwhoaveragedeq\o(○,\s\up1(34))over50pointspergameforanentireeq\o(○,\s\up1(35))season.Atonepointeq\o(○,\s\up1(36))，Chamberlainwassomuchbetterthanalltheotherplayersthattheychangedtherulesofthegametotrytostopeq\o(○,\s\up1(37))himeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))！eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))whowasverytall是定語從句，修飾theonlyone。eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))shipyard/'?Ipja?d/n.造(修)船廠；船塢eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))Asachild＝When/As/Whilehewasachild當(dāng)他還小的時(shí)候。eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))various/'ve?ri?s/adj.各種各樣的；不同的varietyn．多樣化，種類avarietyof各種各樣的varyv．變化，改變varywith隨……而變化varyfrom不同于eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))average/'?vrId?/v.平均的；n.平均數(shù)on(the)average平均來看eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))entire/In'taI?/adj.全部的；整個(gè)的eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))atonepoint曾經(jīng)，一度atonetime曾經(jīng)，一度eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))stopv．阻止，限制stopsb.(from)doingsth.阻止某人做某事eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))so...that...如此……以至于……，引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句。高蹺威爾特——神力之巔！[第1～2段譯文]邁克爾·喬丹是一個(gè)賽季中得分超過3000分的第二人——但是第一人是威爾特·張伯倫。張伯倫于1936年8月21日出生于費(fèi)城。他是家里11個(gè)孩子中唯一一個(gè)長得很高的。父親威廉在造船廠干活，母親奧莉維亞是一名清潔工。孩童時(shí)的張伯倫有各種各樣的健康問題。他得過肺炎，10歲時(shí)差點(diǎn)兒死去。張伯倫是整個(gè)賽季中平均每場得分超過50分的唯一一名NBA球員。曾幾何時(shí)，張伯倫比其他所有球員都優(yōu)秀得多，以至于他們改變了比賽規(guī)則來試圖限制他！Thegianteq\o(○,\s\up1(39))playerjoinedtheNBA'sPhiladelphiaWarriorsinthe1959－1960seasonandwasanimmediateeq\o(○,\s\up1(40))successeq\o(○,\s\up1(41)).During14seasonswithfourdifferentteams,Chamberlainwasnamedeq\o(○,\s\up1(42))themostvaluedplayerintheleaguefourtimes.On2ndMarch1962,hescored100pointsinasinglegame—noonehaseverdonethatsinceeq\o(○,\s\up1(43))！ThefinalscorewasWarriors169NewYorkKnicks147!Heendedhiscareereq\o(○,\s\up1(44))afterfiveamazingeq\o(○,\s\up1(45))seasonswiththeLosAngelesLakers.Bythetimeheretiredeq\o(○,\s\up1(46))，Wiltheldeq\o(○,\s\up1(47))manyNBArecords:hescored50ormorepoints118timesand60ormorepoints32times.WasWiltChamberlainbetterthanMichaelJordan?Whoknows?Buteq\o(○,\s\up1(48))thereisnodoubtthathedeserveseq\o(○,\s\up1(49))thetitle“outstandingeq\o(○,\s\up1(50))playerofhisgenerationeq\o(○,\s\up1(51))”．eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))giantn．巨人，偉人adj.特大的，巨大的eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))immediate/I'mi?di?t/adj.立刻的；即刻的eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))successn．成功此處是抽象名詞具體化，表示“一名成功的運(yùn)動員”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))namev．命名為nameafter以……命名eq\o(○,\s\up1(43))since是副詞，與完成時(shí)連用，表示在過去的某一時(shí)間以后，在現(xiàn)在以前。eq\o(○,\s\up1(44))careern．職業(yè)eq\o(○,\s\up1(45))amazingadj.令人驚異的amazedadj.驚訝的eq\o(○,\s\up1(46))bythetime...到……時(shí)候，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))hold/h??ld/v.保持holdarecord保持紀(jì)錄eq\o(○,\s\up1(48))thereisnodoubtthat...毫無疑問……thathedeservesthetitle...是同位語從句，對nodoubt進(jìn)行解釋和說明。eq\o(○,\s\up1(49))deserve/dI'z??v/v.應(yīng)得；值得eq\o(○,\s\up1(50))outstanding/a?t'st?ndI?/adj.杰出的；優(yōu)秀的；出色的eq\o(○,\s\up1(51))generation/?d?en?'reI?n/n.一代人[第3～5段譯文]1959－1960賽季間，這位籃球巨人加盟NBA費(fèi)城勇士隊(duì)并立即獲得成功。在為4支不同球隊(duì)效力的14個(gè)賽季期間，張伯倫4次被評為聯(lián)盟最有價(jià)值的球員。1962年3月2日，他單場比賽得了100分——迄今為止還沒有人打破這一紀(jì)錄！最后的比分是勇士169對紐約尼克斯147！在加盟洛杉磯湖人隊(duì)度過了5個(gè)令人驚異的賽季后，威爾特結(jié)束了他的職業(yè)生涯。一直到退役，威爾特還保持著多項(xiàng)NBA紀(jì)錄：118次單場比賽得50分或50分以上，32次得60分或60分以上。威爾特·張伯倫比邁克爾·喬丹優(yōu)秀嗎？誰知道呢？但是毫無疑問，他無愧于“一代杰出球員”這一稱號。Pre-readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．a(chǎn)verageA．togoregularlytoaplace2．immediateB．toprotectyourowngoaltostopyouropponentsfromscoring3．deserveC．someonewhoplaysasportasajobratherthanforenjoyment4．holdD．a(chǎn)llpeopleofaboutthesameage5．generationE．tokeepsb./sth.inaparticularposition6．professionalF．tohaveearnedsomethingbygoodorbadactionsorbehavior7．defendG．happeningordonenow,withoutanydelay8．a(chǎn)ttendH．theresultofaddingseveralamountstogether,findingatotal,anddividingthetotalbythenumberofamounts1～45～8答案：1～4HGFE5～8DCBALead-in(Ⅰ)Areyoufamiliarwiththefollowingplayers？Pleasewriteouttheirnames.答案：(1)YaoMing(2)YiJianlian(3)MichaelJordan(4)JeremyShu-HowLin(5)WiltChamberlain(6)KobeBryant(Ⅱ)DoyouknowNBA?WhatdoesNBAstandfor?參考答案：Yes.NBAstandsfortheNationalBasketballAssociation.While-readingFast-reading(Ⅰ)Skimthetwotextsandcompletethefollowingsentence.ThepassageintroducestwofamousplayerseverplayingintheNBA.(Ⅱ)Readthetwotextsandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Text1MichaelJordan1．Para.1A．2．Para.2 B．ThereisonlyonewordtodescribeMichaelJordan(thebestplayerintheworld)—awesome!3．Para.3C．MichaelJordanbecamethetopscorerintheNBAinhisfirstseason(1984－19854．Para.4 D．Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebest-knownathleteintheworld.5．Para.5E．MichaelJordan,thesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason,madecontributionstotheBullsandtheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam.6．Para.6F．MichaelJordan,whoonceretiredfromthesport1～6答案：1～6DCEFABText2WiltChamberlain1．Para.1A．2．Para.2 B．WiltChamberlainheldhisownrecords.3．Para.3C4．Para.4 D．WiltChamberlain,thefirstplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason,usedtohavevarioushealthproblemsinhischildhood.5．Para.5E．WiltChamberlainwasmuchbetterthanalltheotherplayersofhisgeneration.1～5答案：1～5DEABCCareful-readingReadthetextagainandchoosethebestanswers.1．HowmanyNBAchampionshipsdidtheBullswinwithMichaelJordan?A．3. B．4.C．5. D．6.2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWiltChamberlainisNOTtrue?A．HewasborninPhiladelphia.B．Hescored60ormorepoints118times.C．Hewasnotstrongwhenhewasyoung.D．Hescored100pointsinasinglegame.3．WhydidtheotherNBAplayerschangetherulesofthegametotrytostopChamberlain?A．Becausehedidn'tplayaccordingtotherules.B．Becausehewasverytallandstrong.C．Becausehewasnamedthemostvaluedplayer.D．Becausehealwaysplayedbestinthegame.4．Whoisbetter,WiltChamberlainorMichaelJordanaccordingtothepassages?A．WiltChamberlainisbetterthanMichaelJordan.B．MichaelJordanisbetterthanWiltChamberlain.C．Theauthordoesn'tmentionit.D．WiltChamberlainisnobetterthanMichaelJordan.答案：1～4DBDCStudy-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．JordanwasalsointheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam”，whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.[句式分析]本句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句，“whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain”為非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞“theDreamTeam”；“knownas‘theDreamTeam’”為過去分詞短語作定語。[嘗試翻譯]喬丹也是人稱“夢之隊(duì)”的美國奧林匹克籃球隊(duì)的成員，這支球隊(duì)在1992年西班牙巴塞羅那奧運(yùn)會上獲得了金牌。2．Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretiredbeforethe1993－1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemorechampionshipswiththemfrom1996to1998.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]1993－1994賽季之前喬丹退役，引起舉世震驚，但他后來又回到了芝加哥公牛隊(duì)，并和隊(duì)友們一起在1996到1998年間又獲得了三次冠軍。Ⅰ.閱讀理解AWhenPhilFordwassixyearsold,hisfathercutthebottomoutofabarrel(桶)andnailedittoabackboardandapolebehindtheirhousethatwasaboutsevenoreightfeettall.ThatwasthebeginningofPhilFord'slovestorywithbasketball.Byhisjunioryearinhighschooltheattentionwaspouringin.Andbyhissenioryearhehadbeencalledbyover350schools.FordnarrowedhischoicesdowntoNCStateandNorthCarolina(UNC),andintheendUNCwon,duetotherelationshiphehaddevelopedwithCoachDeanSmith.DuringFord'sfouryearsatUNC,hewasthefirstfreshman(大一新生)tostartinthefirstgameofhisNorthCarolinacareerunderDeanSmith.Thatseason,histeamwontheACCTournamentChampionship,andFordalsobecamethefirstfreshmaninACChistorytowintheMVPawardfortheTournament.HewentontostartontheOlympicteamthatwongoldinMontrealduringhissecondcollegeyearandcontinuedtostandoutatCarolinauntilhebecameUNC'sall-timeleadingscorerwith2,290pointsbytheendofhiscareer.ThatamazingachievementwasonlypassedbyTylerHansbroughover30yearslater.Ford'scareerwasfurtherhonoredbybeingnamedawinneroftheJohnR.WoodenAward,awardedtothenation'stopplayers.OnlythreeotherNorthCarolinaplayers—MichaelJordan,AntawnJamison,andTylerHansbrough—havereceivedthehonor.Soonafter,FordwaschosenasthesecondoverallpickinthefirstroundoftheNBAtotheKansasCityKings.HespentsevenyearsintheNBAbeforeretiringandspendingtimeinthebankingworld.FordrejoinedUNCasapartofthecoachingstaffunderCoachSmithin1988whilebecomingCoachBillGuthridge'sfirstassistantwhenSmithretiredin1997.HeisnowdevotedtohelpingfightagainstchildhoodobesitythroughthePhilFordFoundation(基金會),alongsideexpertDr.ElianaPerrin.Thefoundation,likeUNC,issomethingthatisclosetoFord'sheart.語篇解讀：菲爾·福特是美國20世紀(jì)七八十年代一位非常著名的籃球運(yùn)動員，現(xiàn)在他投身于基金會的工作。1．HowwasPhilFord'sperformanceinbasketballgamesasafreshmanatUNC?A．Itwasdisappointingintheend.B．Itwasamazingonthewhole.C．Itwasdisappointingatfirst.D．Itwasbetterthanexpected.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“Thatseason,histeamwontheACCTournamentChampionship,andFordalsobecamethefirstfreshmaninACChistorytowintheMVPawardfortheTournament.”可推斷，他當(dāng)時(shí)的表現(xiàn)一直很優(yōu)異，故選B項(xiàng)。2．WhatdoesthatamazingachievementmentionedinParagraph3referto?A．WinningagoldmedalintheOlympics.B．Scoring2,290pointsduringhiscareer.C．Becomingthebestall-timeleadingscorerintheUS.D．JoiningtheAmericanOlympicbasketballteamasacollegestudent.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“hebecameUNC'sall-timeleadingscorerwith2,290pointsbytheendofhiscareer.ThatamazingachievementwasonlypassedbyTylerHansbroughover30yearslater”可知，這一成就是指在職業(yè)生涯中得分2290分，故選B項(xiàng)。3．BymentioningsuchplayersasMichaelJordan,theauthorwantstoshowthat.A．NorthB．PhilFordbecameanNBAplayerforareasonC．PhilFordwasasuccessfulbasketballplayerD．PhilFordwasencouragedbytheseexcellentplayers解析：選C推理判斷題。菲爾·福特和邁克爾·喬丹等另外三位球員是北卡羅來納州僅有的四位獲JohnR.WoodenAward的球員，作者通過這一點(diǎn)想表明菲爾·福特是一位成功的籃球運(yùn)動員。4．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．ThefoundationalsomeansalottoFord.B．BoththefoundationandUNCarefamous.C．PhilFordlovesworkinginthebankingworld.D．PhilFordisreallyanxiousaboutchildhoodobesity.解析：選A句意理解題。根據(jù)語境可知，和UNC一樣，那個(gè)基金會對于菲爾·福特而言非常有意義，故選A項(xiàng)。BHaveyoueverwonderedhowyourfavoriteNBAteamreceiveditsfamousname?AllNBAteamshaveaninterestingstoryorahistorybehindtheirnames.Someofthenamesreflectedthecity'scultureorhistory,otherscamefrompreviousownersandmanywereselectedthrough“NametheTeam”contests.ForteamslikeLosAngelesandUtah,thenameswerenotalwaysareflectionofthecity.EventhoughLosAngeleshasnolakes,theLakernamehasbeenacitytreasureforalmost40years.BeforegoingtoLosAngeles,theteamoriginatedinMinneapolis,BecauseUtah'steamoriginatedinNewOrleans,Louisiana,itwascalledtheJazz.In1974,TheChicagoBulls'originalowner,RichardKlein,namedtheteamtheBulls.Hepickedthenamebecauseafightingbullisrelentless(不屈不撓的)andneverquits.Klein,whofoundedtheclubin1966,believedthesequalitieswerenecessaryforachampionshipteamandhopedhisChicagoathleteswouldliveuptotheteamname.MiamichosetheHeatfromnamessuchastheSharks,Beaches,andBarracudas.ThenameMagicwasthewinnerfortheOrlandoteambecausethecity'stourismsloganis“CometotheMagic.”TraditionplayedabigpartinnamingtheNewYorkKnicks.Chosenbytheclub'sfounderNedIrish,theKnicks'namewasalreadyimportantinNewIn1967,theIndianPacersselectedtheirteamnameinadifferentwayfrommostotherteams.TheirdecisionwasbasedonwhattheywantedtoaccomplishintheNBA.TeamofficialschosethePacersnamebecausetheorganizationwantedtosetthe“pace”inprofessionalbasketball.語篇解讀：本文主要講述了NBA一些球隊(duì)的名字的起源和它們的含義。5．WhichofthenamesreflectsthecultureofthecityNewA．TheJazz. B．TheIndianPacers.C．TheHeat. D．TheSharks.解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的“In1974,NewOrleansclubofficialschosethenametorepresentthecityforitsreputationasthe‘jazzcapitaloftheworld’．”可知。6．AccordingtoParagraph2,weknow.A．theLakerteamwasfirstsetupinLosB．LosC．MinnesotaisastatewithalotoflakesD．theLakerteamhasbeeninLos解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，湖人隊(duì)是1948年在Minnesota(明尼蘇達(dá)州)建立的，這個(gè)州有很多湖泊，所以給這個(gè)隊(duì)命名為theLaker。1960年這個(gè)隊(duì)遷到LosAngeles(洛杉磯)，洛杉磯沒有湖泊。由此可知選C。7．RichardKleinnamedtheteamtheBullsbecausehehopedhisteamwould.A．beasstrongasbullsB．setthe“pace”inprofessionalbasketballC．beNumber1foreverD．keepfightingandnevergiveup解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的“Hepickedthenamebecauseafightingbullisrelentless(不屈不撓的)andneverquits.”可知。8．HowdidtheHeatgetthename?A．Itwasnamedbyitsoriginalowner.B．ItwasnamedafterMiami'smotto.C．Itcamefromthenamesofotherteams.D．Itsownercampupwiththenamebyaccident.解析：選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段的“MiamichosetheHeatfromnamessuchastheSharks,Beaches,andBarracudas.”可知選C。CBEAVERTON,Ore.—JaimeNaredisnearly6-foot-1andblessedwithMichaelJordan-styleskills.Ingames,shecanmorethanholdherownagainsttheboysAndthere,accordingtohercoach,liestheproblem.“She'ssogood，”MichaelAbrahamsaid.“Shemakestheboyslooklikescrubs(灌木叢)．”Soshehasbeentoldshecannolongerplayonboys'teamsattheHoop,aprivateBeavertonbasketballfacilitythatrunsaleagueinwhichAbraham'steamscompete.Thetroublestartedlastmonth,whensomeparentstoldtheHoopmanagementtheydidn'tlikeJaimeplayingwiththeboys.HoopofficialsinformedAbrahamthatJaime,afteryearsononeofhisboys'teams,wasrefused.NealFranzer,theHoop'sdirectorofoperations,saidThursdaythattheparentswereadamant(堅(jiān)決的)buttheircomplaintshadnothingtodowithJaime'sskills.“Theysaidtheproblemwasthattheboyswereplayingdifferentlyagainstherbecauseshewasagirl，”hesaid.“They'dbeentaughtnottopushagirl,andthefocushadchangedfromplayingbasketballtonoticingagirlwasonthefloorwiththem.”Hoopofficialse-mailedAbrahamtoremindhimoftherules.Abraham,Jaimeandherparentsdidn'tbuyit.“Ithinkthecomplaintscomefromparentswhodon'tlikeseeingagirlthatgoodplayingagainsttheirsons，”Abrahamsaid.Jaime,whosaidshe“fellinlove”withbasketballwhenshewas8,likestheboys'teambecauseboysplayafast-pacedgame.Jaime'smum,ReikoWilliams,saidtheissueboiledoverafteraparticulargame.“Shescored30points，”Williamssaid.“Irememberoneplay.Shestoletheballandmadeabehind-the-backpasstoateammate.Hemissedthelay-in,andshegrabbedthereboundandputitin.Ithinkitwasjusttoomuchforsomeofthoseparents.”語篇解讀：本文主要講述了一個(gè)擁有極高籃球天賦的女孩JaimeNared的故事。9.Accordingtothepassage,MichaelAbrahamis.A．JaimeNared'sfatherB．JaimeNared'scoachC．JaimeNared'steammateD．theHoop'sdirectorofoperations解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，MichaelAbraham指導(dǎo)的球隊(duì)參加了這一比賽，可見Abraham是JaimeNared的教練。10．JaimeNared'sproblemliesinthat.A．shetakesadvantageoftheboysB．shecan'tkeeppacewiththeboysC．shedoesn'tobeytherulesofbasketballD．sheplaysevenbetterthanherboyteammates解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段和最后一段都可以看出，JaimeNared遇到的難題是她的球技高超，甚至勝過男孩子。11．JaimeNaredwasrefusedbytheboys'teamsbecause.A．shewastoorudeonthecourtB．shehadbetterskillsthantheboysC．theboysdidn'tliketoplaywithagirlD．theboyscouldn'tgetfocusedwhenplayingwithher解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段可知，男隊(duì)員的父母反對JaimeNared跟男