TheShortestplayerintheNBAReadingWordsreviewjuniorhightryoutforsth.loseheartscoreseniorhighstandchangeone’smindleadernamen.美初级中学参加…选拔(或试演)泄气,灰心vt.&vi.得分n.美高级中学n.看台改变主意n.领导者vt.命名Wordsreviewuniversitysimplyjuniorcollegenationalchampionshipsucceedsucceedindoingsth.scholarshipn.大学adv.仅仅;简直n.美两年制专科学校adj.国家的n.锦标赛,大赛vi.成功成功地做某事n.奖学金Wordsreviewalthoughgraduateforceleagueremaintakenoticeofachievementprovematterconj.尽管,虽然vi.毕业vt.强迫,迫使n.联盟,社团vi.逗留;保持不变注意,察觉n.成就,成绩vt.证明vi.要紧,有重大影响1stand2national3succeed4scholarship5prove6matteraachievesomethingthatyouhavebeentryingtodobusefactstoshowthatsomethingistruecaplacewherepeoplestandsittowatchsportsdbeimportanteofawholecountryfmoneygiventosomebodythatheorshecontinuestudyMatchthewordsontheleftwiththemeaningsontheright.TogetspecificinformationaboutSpudWebbthroughthearticleTolearntheusefulwordsandexpressionsTolearntogiveabriefintroductionaboutsomeone’slifeObjectivesAreyougoodatit?Doyoulikeplayingbasketball?Howoftendoyouplaybasketball?KobeBryantYaoMingSpudWebbHeight:198cmHeight:226cmHeight:170cmWhatmakesapersonawonderfulbasketballplayer?Height?Skill?Whichismoreimportanttoabasketballplayer?Why?Let’sreadthearticle—TheshortestplayerintheNBA斯伯特·韦伯于1963年出生,因为身高只有1米69、被昵称为“土豆”的他,竟在1986年“扣篮大赛”中从“人类电影精华”威尔金斯手中不可思议地夺得“扣篮王”称号,成为NBA的传奇。SpudWebb1.SpudwantedtoplayintheNBAwhenhewasaboy.2.Withhiswonderfulperformance,SpudwasnamedPlayeroftheYearinTexasmorethanonce.3.Spuddidn’tleaveanotherbasketballleaguetotheNBAuntil1985.4.Spud’sexperiencetaughtusthatwecansucceedaslongaswenevergiveup.Scanning1.WhenandwherewasSpudWebbborn?2.Whatwashisdream?3.Whywasherefusedtoplayatfirst?4.Howmanypointsdidhescoredinhisfirstgame?ReadandanswerInTexas,theUSA,in1963.HewantedtoplayintheNBA.Becausehewastoosmall.Hescored20points.5.Whydidheoftenhavetositinthestandsinseniorhigh?6.WhatwashenamedinTexasinhislastyearofseniorhigh?7.Whywouldnouniversityinvitehimtoplaybasketballsimply?8.Whatdidhedecidetodo?9.Whatchampionshipdidheleadhisteam?BecauseofhisheightPlayeroftheYear.Becausehewasonly170cmtall.Hedecidedtoplayatajuniorcollege.Thenationalchampionship.10.WastheNBAwasinterestedinhimafterhewasagreatplayeratuniversity?11.Whatwashefacedtodoafterhegraduated?12.HowlongdidheremaintherebeforetheNBAtooknoticedofhim?13.Whatdidhejoinandbecomein1985?14.Whatdidhewinin1986?No,itwasn’t.Hewasfacedtoplayinanotherbasketballleague.Foraboutayear.HejoinedtheAtlantaHawksandbecametheshortestplayerintheNBAatthattime.HewontheSlamDunkContest.aSpudWebbnamedPlayeroftheYearbSpudgotascholarshipfromauniversitycSpudscored20pointsinhisfirstgamedSpudbecameanNBAplayerin1985esmallSpudhadabigdreamParagraph1_________Paragraph2_________Paragraph3_________Paragraph4_________Paragraph5_________ecabdTherearesomeimportantinformationonSpudWebb’sbasketballcareer.Readthearticleandwritethecorrectlettersintheblanks.B2Simon:WhenwasSpudWebbborn?David:Hewasbornin(1)_______.Simon:Washeverytall?David:No.hewas(2)_____________thantheotherkidsatschool.Simon:WhendidhebecomeanNBAplayer?David:He(3)________theAtlantaHawksin1985andbecamethe(4)__________playerintheNBAatthattime.Simon:Whatwashisproudestmoment?David:He(5)________theSlamDunkContestin1986.Simon:Great!Spudprovedthatsizeandbodytypereallydoesn’t(6)________.Wecandoalmostanythingifwenever(7)_________.1963muchsmallerjoinedshortestwonmattergiveupSimonwantstoknowmoreaboutSpudWebb.HeisaskingDavidsomequestions.Completetheirconversationwiththeinformationinthearticle.B31.Injuniorhigh,hewasrefusedtoplayatfirstbecausehewastoosmall,buthe_________________________________________________________________________.2.Inseniorschool,heoftenhadtositinthestandsbecauseofhisheightbuthe_____________________________________________________________________________.didnotloseheart.Whenhefinallygotthechance,hescored20pointsinhisfirstgamepractisedevenharderandgotthecoachtochangehismind.HewentontobecomeleaderoftheteamB4SimoniswritingaboutSpudWebb.HelphimfindouthowSpuddidnotgiveupatdifferentstagesofhislife.3.Afterhegraduatedfromhighschool,nouniversitywouldinvitehimtoplaybasketballbecausehewasonly170cmtall.Hedecided_____________________________________________________________.4.Afterhegraduatedfromuniversity,theNBAwasnotinterestedinhimbecauseallitsplayersweremorethan20amtallerthanhewas.Heremained__________________________________________________.inanotherbasketballleagueforaboutayearbeforetheNBAtooknoticeofhimtoplayatajuniorcollege.ThereheledhisteamtothenationalchampionshipSpudWebbYear&placeofbirthTexas,1963Height170cmDreamplayintheNBAJuniorHightryout,berefusedto,score20points,staroftheteamSeniorHighsitinthestands,changehismind,becomeleaderoftheteam,PlayeroftheYearCollege/Universityinviteto,ajuniorcollege,leadto,bringhimtotheattentionof,succeedinNBAbeinterestedin,beforcedto,takenoticeof,theAtlantaHawks,greatachievements,hisproudestmomentWhatheprovedhardwork,doesnotmatter,nevergiveupTrytoretellSpud’slifewiththehelpofinformationmentionedinthetable.1.Hewasverysmall—muchsmallerthantheotherkidsatschool.比较级前可以加much,alittle,quite,even等副词表示程度或加强比较。如:Shanghaiism