9.Basketball,Past and Present
In 1891,a teacher invented a new exercise in Springfield,Massachusetts.A particularly cold winter meant that Dr.James Naismith's students couldn't exercise outdoors,and he needed to find a way that would both entertain them and make sure they got enough exercise.He nailed a peach basket up at one end of the gym and began to develop the rules of what is now one of the most popular sports in the world:basketball.
As colleges began to adopt the game at the turn of the 20th century,basketball undertook a number of rapid changes.Five-person teams became the norm around 1898.Metal hoops replaced peach baskets in 1906.Though it was short lived,the first basketball league was formed in 1898.Under the direction of President Roosevelt,in the 1930s college sports were reorganized to change the rules,largely to prevent injury to players.This organization became the National Collegiate Athletic Association,or NCCA.The first professional league,later to become the National Basketball Association,or NBA,was put together in 1948.
The game as we know it is still standardized very carefully.In the NBA and the NCAA,games are played for four quarters of 12minutes each.A regulation court is 94feet by 50feet,though international basketball leagues sometimes use a somewhat smaller court.It has been suggested that because the athleticism of professional players has increased so much since 1891the sport might be best served by increasing court size,though this change seems unlikely given the large amount of money that would be required to improve courts.
Outside of the professional and collegiate leagues,there seems to be no end to the introduction of new varieties of basketball from very corner of the world:water basketball,wheelchair basketball,even a new form called slamball(極限籃球).One might even say that Dr.James Naismith's creative achievement to sport exists in each one.And the basketball is significant for another reason:women have been playing almost since its inception:the first game of women's basketball was played in 1891,the same year the sport was invented.
64.What purpose does the first paragraph serve?A
A.To provide the origin of basketball.
B.To stress the importance of basketball.
C.To offer basic knowledge of basketball.
D.To catch the reader's attention by telling a story.
65.Which of the following statements reflects the basketball inventor's spirit?B
A.Basketball is now making a large profit.
B.Many new,creative varieties of basketball exits.
C.Americans are still very successful at basketball.
D.Basketball has become an international sport now.
66.The underlined word"inception"probably meansB.
A.golden age
B.beginning
C.booming
D.fading period.
分析 本文主要介紹了籃球的起源.
解答 ABB
64 A 推理判斷題.本段內容主要介紹了籃球的起源,故答案為A.
65 B 細節(jié)理解題.根據最后一段中One might even say that Dr.James Naismith's creative achievement to sport exists in each one.可知有許多新穎的、有創(chuàng)造性的籃球形式存在,故答案為B.
66 B 詞義猜測題.根據下劃線詞后面的句子可知女子籃球運動開始于1891年,籃球這項運動也是在同年發(fā)明的.說明女性自從籃球運動一開始就一直參加.故答案為B.
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