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外研选修七英语课文

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Module1Basketball

MichaelJordan—HeadandShouldersAbovetheRest!

Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebest-knownathleteintheworld.HewasthetopscorerintheNBA,andplayedforthe

ChicagoBullsfrom1984to1993.Hewasnamedtheirmostvaluedplayerfivetimes.Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt,MichaelJordanbecamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryofthegame.

JordanwasborninNewYorkandgrewupinNorthCarolina.HeattendedtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaforayearbeforeleavingtojointheChicagoBulls.Hefinishedhisfirstseason（1984-1985）asoneofthetopscorersintheleague,withanaverageofpointspergame.

In1987,Jordanbecameonlythesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason.HewasthetopscorerintheNBAforseven

consecutiveseasons（1987-1993）.Duringthistime,theaveragenumberofpointshescoredwasmorethan30pointspergame.Withhim,the

BullswontheirfirstNBAchampionshipin1991.Duringthissuccessfulperiodtheywonthetitleagainin1992and1993.Jordanwasalsoin

theUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam,whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.

Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretiredbeforethe1993-1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemorechampionships

withthemfrom1996to1998.HeplayedagainfortheWashingtonWizardsbeforefinallyretiringfromsportin2003attheageof40.Millions

offansadmirehisathleticability,motivationandconfidenee.They

havefantasticstoriestotellaboutMichaelJordan,suchasthetimewhenherescuedtheBullsfromendingagameonatie.Hesteppedtothelineandmadetwofreethrows.Eachtimehethrewtheballstraightthroughthebasket—andeachtimehehadhiseyesclosed.

Offthebasketballcourt,MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteakrestaurantbecausehelovessteaksomuch.HealsofoundsuccessasanactorinthefilmSpaceJamalongsidethefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny!

Thereisonlyonewordtodescribethebestplayerintheworld—

awesome!

MichaelJordanwasthesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason-butthefirstwasWiltChamberlain.ChamberlainwasborninPhiladelphiaon21stAugust1936.Hewasoneofthe11children,theonlyonewhowasverytall.HisfatherWilliamworkedinashipyardandhismotherOliviawasacleaner.Asachild,Chamberlainhadvarioushealthproblems.Hehadpneumoniaandalmostdiedwhenhewasten.

ChamberlainistheonlyNBAplayerwhoaveragedover50pointspergameforanentireseason.Atonepoint,Chamberlainwassomuchbetterthanalltheotherplayersthattheychangedtherulesofthegametotrytostophim!

ThegiantplayerjoinedtheNBA'sPhiladelphiaWarriorsinthe

1959-1960seasonandwasanimmediatesuccess.During14seasonswithfourdifferentteams,Chamberlainwasnamedthemostvaluedplayerintheleaguefourtimes.On2ndMarch1962,hescored100pointsinasinglegame—noonehaseverdonethatsince!

ThefinalscorewasWarriors169NewYorkKnicks147!

HeendedhiscareerafterfiveamazingseasonswiththeLosAngeles

Lakers.Bythetimeheretired,WiltheldmanyNBArecords:

hescored

50ormorepoints118timesand60ormorepoints32times.

WasWiltChamberlainbetterthanMichaelJordan?

Whoknows?

Butthereisnodoubtthathedeservesthetitle“outstandingplayerofhis

generation”.

IsYaoMingTooNicetoBeaStar?

JeffVanGundy,theheadcoachoftheHoustonRockets,hasadream.

HewantsYaoMingtobelikeotherplayers.Starplayers,saysGundy,are“selfish”andwanttheballallthetime.“Let'sputitthisway,”hesaid.“Whentheyaskfortheball,theydon'tsay

‘please'!

”

Yao,however,isaselflessandkindperson.Hehasbeenbroughtup

andtrainedinthisway.Itisnotinhisnaturetobe“selfish”

and“rude”.

WhenhefirstarrivedintheUS,Yaowasaninstanthitamong

basketballfansnationwide.Theyalllovedthiskind,gentlebutpowerfulgiant.VanGundywantedtobuildhisteamaroundthetalentedChineseplayer.Todothis,hetoldYaotobemoreaggressiveand,ifnecessary,toberudetohisteammates.

“He'sawonderfulguy,hehaseveryphysicalbasketballskillandheputstheteamfirst,”VanGundysaid.“ButIwanthimtobeastar,notjustagreatteamplayer.He'sgottothinkthathe'sthebestplayeroutthere.Thatway,hecandominatethegame.”

“Atfirst,Ididn'treallyunderstandwhatthecoachwanted,”Yao

said.“ButnowIdo.InChina,everyonegavemetheball,Ididn't

havetoask!

Here,Ihavetobealittle‘impolite'!

I'mnotquiteusedtoityet.Ifyougivemealittletime,Icangetmoreusedtoit.Ihavetolearntobealittlemore‘selfish'.”

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