Unit6Whenwasitinvented?SectionB2a-2ePre-readingWhatdoyouknowaboutbasketballfromthesenumbers?11222524onecourt(球場)oneballtwocompetingteamstwobasketstwowaystogetpoints.fiveplayersoneachteamgettheballintothebasketin24secondsPre-readingJustlookatthetitleandpicture,predictwhatthepassageisabout?Thehistoryofbasketball.Howtoplaybasketball.Whatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutbasketball?2b.

Lookthroughthepassageandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Fast-readingThepopularityofbasketballaroundtheworld.Howbasketballwasinvented.Thehistoryofbasketball.para.1para.2para.3Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportthatisenjoyedbymanyforfunandexercise.Itisover100yearsoldandisplayedbymorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.ItisbelievedthatthefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayedonDecember21,1891.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecameaneventattheOlympics.While-readingReadpara.1carefully,thencircleallthenumbersinpara.1.Findoutwhatthesenumbersmean?A.over100B.morethan100millionC.over200D.onDecember21,1891E.in1936__thedaywhenthefirstbasketballgamewasplayed__thedaywhenbasketballbecameanOlympicevent__thenumberofpeoplewhoplaybasketball__thecountrieswherebasketballisplayed__Howlonghasbasketballbeenaround?DEBACWhile-readingReadpara.1carefully,thenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdopeoplethinkofthissport?2.Canyoufindoutthefactthatbasketballissopopular?Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesport.Itisover100yearsoldandisplayedbymorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.Basketballhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Howwasitinvented?Peopleenjoyplayingbasketballforfunandexercise.3.WhyweretheBerlinOlympicsimportantforbasketball?Itwassoimportantbecauseitbecameanevent.While-readingReadpara.2carefully,thenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whoinventedbasketball?2.Whydidheinventbasketball?ACanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861,inventedbasketball.Hewasaskedtothinkofagamethatcouldbeplayedinthewinter.Becauseit'stoocoldtoplayoutside.3.Whatdidhedo?While-readingReadpara.2carefully,thenfillintheblanks.1.Dr.Naismith_________agametobeplayed_______onahardfloor.2.He_______themeninhisclass_____twoteamsand_______themtoplayhisnewgame.createdinsidedividedintotaughtWhile-readingReadpara.2carefully,thenfillintheblanks.4.Howwasbasketballplayed?3.Players_______________mustworktogetherto_____theball_________________basket.4.

_______________,theyneedto______thecompetingteam______gettingtheballintotheirownbasket.onthesameteamgetintheotherteam'sAtthesametimestopfromSohowisbasketballplayednow?While-readingReadpara.3carefully,thenanswerthequestions.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld.1.Howpopularisbasketball?2.InChina,youcansometimesseepeopleplayingbasketballinparks,schoolsandevenfactories.3.Ithasalsobecomeapopularsporttowatch.2.Whataretheprofessionalbasketballgroupsmentionedinthepassage?NBAinAmerica.CBAinChina.1.Manyyoungpeopledreamofbecomingfamousplayers.supportingdetails:While-readingReadpara.3carefullyandgetmoreinformationaboutNBAandCBA.1.HowpopularisNBA?1.HowpopularisCBA?2.ArealltheplayersintheNBAAmerican?2.ArealltheplayersintheCBAChinese?NBAisthemostfamous.CBAgamesarebecomingmorepopularinChina.No.Thenumberofforeignplayers,includingChineseplayers,intheNBAhasincreased.No.TherearealsomoreandmoreforeignplayersintheCBA.WhydoNBAandCBAwantotherforeignplayers?While-reading2c.

Completethemindmapwiththeinformationinthepassage.floortwotheballbasketmorethan100million200Dr.JamesNaismithDec.21,1891Berlin1939NBACBAWhile-readingReadpara.3carefullyandgetmoreinformationaboutNBAandCBA.1.Withthepopularityofbasketballrisingaroundtheworld,whatdoyoungpeopledo?Theydreamofbecomingfamousplayers.2.Whydoyoungpeoplehavethedream?Theylookuptothesebasketballheroesandwanttobecomelikethem.Thesestarsencourageyoungpeopletoworkhardtoachievetheirdreams.Howdotheyencourageus?Post-readingTheirstoriesofbecomingsuccessfulencouragedusthatwecanworkashardasthem.Sincetheycanworkhardtoachievetheirdreams,socanwe.Everytimewealmostwanttogiveup.Theirstorieswillgiveusthecouragetomoveon.B