外研选修七英语课文.docx

1、外研选修七英语课文选修7Module 1 BasketballMichael Jorda n Head and Shoulders Above the Rest!During the 1990s, Michael Jordan was probably the best-known athlete in the world. He was the top scorer in the NBA, and played for theChicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993. He was namedtheir most valued player five times. We

2、aring his famous number 23 shirt, Michael Jordan became the most successful basketball player in the history of the game.Jordan was born in NewYork and grew up in North Carolina. He attended the Uni versity of North Caroli na for a year before leav ing to join the Chicago Bulls. He finished his firs

3、t season (1984-1985) as one of the top scorers in the league, with an average of points per game.In 1987, Jorda n became only the sec ond player to score more tha n 3,000 poi nts in a seas on. He was the top scorer in the NBA for seve nconsecutive seasons (1987-1993). During this time, the average n

4、umber of points he scored was more tha n 30 points per game. With him, theBulls won their first NBAchampi on ship in 1991. During this successful period they won the title again in 1992 and 1993. Jordan was also inthe United States Olympic Basketball Team, knownas “the DreamTeam , which won the gold

5、 medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.Jorda n surprised every one whenhe retired before the 1993-1994 seas on, but he rejoined the Chicago Bulls and won three more champi on shipswith them from 1996 to 1998. He played again for the Washington Wizards before fin ally retiri ng from sport in

6、 2003 at the age of 40. Millio nsof fans admire his athletic ability, motivati on and con fide nee. Theyhave fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan, such as the time when he rescued the Bulls from ending a game on a tie. He stepped to the line and madetwo free throws. Each time he threw the

7、ball straight through the basket and each time he had his eyes closed.Off the basketball court, Michael Jordan opened his own steak restaura nt because he loves steak so much. He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jamal on gside the famous carto on character Bugs Bunny!There is on ly o

8、ne word to describe the best player in the world awesome!Michael Jordan was the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a seas on - but the first was Wilt Chamberla in. Chamberla in was born in Philadelphia on 21st August 1936. Hewas one of the 11 children, the only one whowas very tall. Hi

9、s father William worked in a shipyard and his mother Olivia was a clea ner. As a child, Chamberla in had various health problems. He had pneumonia and almost died when he was ten.Chamberla in is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per gamefor an en tire seas on. At one point, Chamberla i

10、n was so muchbetter than all the other players that they changed the rules of the game to try to stop him!The giant player joined the NBA s Philadelphia Warriors in the1959-1960 seas on and was an immediate success. During 14 seas ons with four differe nt teams, Chamberla in was n amed the most valu

11、ed player in the league four times. On 2nd March 1962, he scored 100 points in a single game no one has ever done that since! The final score was Warriors 169 New York Knicks 147!He en ded his career after five amaz ing seas ons with the Los An gelesLakers. By the time he retired, Wilt held many NBA

12、records: he scored50 or more points 118 times and 60 or more points 32 times.WasWilt Chamberlain better than Michael Jordan? Whoknows? But there is no doubt that he deserves the title “ outsta nding player of hisgeneration ”.Is Yao Ming Too Nice to Be a Star?Jeff Van Gun dy, the head coach of the Ho

13、ust on Rockets, has a dream.He wants Yao Ming to be like other players. Star players, says Gundy, are “selfish ” and want the ball all the time. “Let s put it this way,” he said. “When they ask for the ball, they don t say please ! ”Yao, however, is a selfless and kind person. He has been brought up

14、and trained in this way. It is not in his nature to be “selfish ”and “rude ”.When he first arrived in the US, Yao was an instant hit amongbasketball fans n ati on wide. They all loved this kind, gen tle but powerful giant. Van Gundywanted to build his team around the talented Chin ese player. To do

15、this, he told Yao to be more aggressive and, if n ecessary, to be rude to his teammates.“ He s a won derful guy, he has every physical basketball skill and he puts the team first, ” Van Gundy said. “But I want him to be a star, not just a great team player. He s got to think that he s the best playe

16、r out there. That way, he can domin ate the game. ”“ At first, I did n t really un dersta nd what the coach wan ted, ” Yaosaid. “ But now I do. In China, every one gave me the ball, I did n thave to ask! Here, I have to be a little impolite ! I m not quite used to it yet. If you give me a little time, I can get more used to it. I have to learn to be a little more selfish . ”Dizzy Heights