選修七　Module 1 　 Basketball

　　From its inception as a league in 1949, the National Basketball Association (NBA) had grown from a small league garnering little interests from the American public to a global juggernaut responsible for making basketball into the fastest growing sport in the world! The history of the NBA is filled with remarkable stories and captivating characters. Starting as a league featuring 8 teams to its current 30 teams. From the first superstar, center George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers, to its current star, Chinese center Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets.

　　Here at RingSurf NBA, we realize that true fans appreciate the history and evolution of the game in the world's greatest basketball league. That is why we are devoting a special segment documenting the History of the NBA, highlighting significant changes, moments, and players of the game. Our special segments trace the dynasties of the Minneapolis Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Chicago Bulls, as well as recording the significance of such great players and ambassadors of the game from George Mikan, Bill Russell,

　　Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Shaquille O'Neal.

　　1．教材原句：

　　The giant player joined the NBA's... and was an immediate success.

　　真題呈現(xiàn)

　　(全國(guó)卷) I'm sure that your letter will get________attention.They know you're waiting for the reply.

　　A．continued

　　　 B．immediate

　　C．careful

　　D．general

　　考題巧解　B　句意：我確信你的信立即就會(huì)受到注意，他們知道你在等待答復(fù)。

　　2．教材原句：

　　Which record do they both hold?

　　真題呈現(xiàn)

　　(江蘇高考)—Is Peter there?

　　—________， please. I'll see if I can find him for you.

　　A．Hold upB．Hold onC．Hold outD．Hold off

　　考題巧解　B　hold up“阻礙，延誤”；hold on“等一下，別掛斷；堅(jiān)持住”；hold out“維持，堅(jiān)持”；hold off“阻止，擋住”。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　(Ⅰ)單詞速記

　　A．聯(lián)想記憶法

　　1．a(chǎn)ttend v．上(學(xué))→attend ________sb. 伺候某人→attend ________處理；對(duì)付；照料

　　2．forward n．(球賽的)前鋒；adv. 向前；進(jìn)展；adj.前進(jìn)的→________forward 提前

　　3．deserve v．應(yīng)得；值得→deserve well ________sb. 應(yīng)該受到某人好的待遇

　　4．a(chǎn)dequate adj.適當(dāng)?shù)?，足夠的，充分的→be adequate ________對(duì)……是足夠的

　　5．confirm v．(尤指通過(guò)提供更多證據(jù))證實(shí)，進(jìn)一步確定→confirm sb. ________ sth.批準(zhǔn)某人做……

　　6．popularity n．流行；普及→be popular________ 受歡迎的

　　答案：1.on/upon；to　2.put　3.of　4.to/for　5.as/in　6.with

　　B．構(gòu)詞記憶法

　　1．valued adj.有價(jià)值的→________n．價(jià)值

　　2．commit v．犯(錯(cuò)誤，罪行)；承諾，保證→________n．承諾；奉獻(xiàn)；投入

　　3．immediate adj.立刻的，即刻的→________adv.立刻，馬上

　　4．instant adj.立刻的→________adv.立刻，馬上

　　5．a(chǎn)ppoint v．任命，委派→________n．約會(huì)；預(yù)約

　　6．a(chǎn)pologise v．道歉，謝罪→________n．道歉

　　答案：1.value　2.commitment　3.immediately　4.instantly　5.appointment　6.apology

　　(Ⅱ)短語(yǔ)突破

　　1．________ possession of占有，擁有

　　be ________of 具有某種品質(zhì)

　　2．________ the time一直

　　at ________ time一度，曾經(jīng)

　　3．be rude ________對(duì)……粗魯

　　be friendly ________對(duì)……友好

　　4．________ the history of 在……歷史上

　　________ history 載入史冊(cè)；青史留名；創(chuàng)造歷史

　　5．be ________on 以……為基礎(chǔ)，根據(jù)

　　be ________in 以……為背景

　　6．draw sb.'s attention ________引起某人注意(某事物)

　　________ one's attention 吸引某人的注意力

　　7．in one's ________ 性質(zhì)上；本性；本質(zhì)

　　________ nature本質(zhì)上；事實(shí)上

　　8．if ________如果有必要的話

　　if ________如果有可能的話

　　答案：1.take；possessed　2.all；one　3.to；to　4.in；make　5.based；set　6.to；attract　7.nature；in　8.necessary；possible

　　(Ⅲ)句型總結(jié)

　　經(jīng)典句型

　　1．He finished his first season as one of the top scorers in the league，________________________(平均每場(chǎng)比賽28.2分)

　　2．At one point，Chamberlain was_________________ _______(太好了以致于其他所有運(yùn)動(dòng)員)they changed the rules of the game to try to stop him!

　　3．______________________(一直到他退役時(shí))，Wilt held many NBA records...

　　4．But ________________(毫無(wú)疑問(wèn))he deserves the title“outstanding player of his generation.”

　　5．To do this，he told Yao to be more aggressive and，______________(如果需要)，to be rude to his teammates.

　　6．Teachers at the school were shocked and angry but Webb Ellis's schoolmates enjoyed this new game，__________________(他們用學(xué)校的名字給它命名)．

　　答案：1.with an average of 28.2 points per game　2.so much better than all the other players that　3.By the time he retired　4.there is no doubt that　5.if necessary　6.which they named after the school

　　典句仿寫(xiě)

　　There is no doubt that...毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)……

　　仿寫(xiě)：毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)他是我最好的朋友。

　　_________________________________________________

　　答案：There is no doubt that he is my best friend.

　　(Ⅳ)教材設(shè)問(wèn)

　　1．________ his famous number 23 shirt, Michael Jordan became the most successful basketball players in the history of the game.

　　A．Wearing

　　B．To wear

　　C．Worn

　　D．Having worn

　　2．He ________ the University of North Carolina for a year before leaving to ________ the Chicago Bulls.

　　A．a(chǎn)ttended; attended

　　B．a(chǎn)ttended; join

　　C．joined; attended

　　D．joined; join in

　　1．defend v. 防守，保護(hù)，防御；辯護(hù)

　　搭配

　　defend sb./sth. from... 保護(hù)某人/某物免遭……

　　defend sb./sth. against... 保衛(wèi)某人/某物抵御……

　　defend oneself against... 對(duì)……為自己辯護(hù)

　?、貽ur soldiers are determined to defend the island against invasion.

　　我們的戰(zhàn)士決心保衛(wèi)這座島嶼不受侵犯。

　?、赟he defended_herself_against the charge.

　　她為自己辯護(hù)，駁斥對(duì)她的指責(zé)。

　　辨析：defend, guard, protect

　　1)defend指積極地抵抗、防御或挫敗迫在眉睫的危險(xiǎn)或侵襲，也可指為某人或論點(diǎn)辯護(hù)。

　　2)guard指為了保證安全而站立守衛(wèi)，含有警惕之意，意為“保衛(wèi)；警衛(wèi)；看守”。

　　3)protect指借助某種東西作為防御、保護(hù)工具，使人或物免受傷害。

　?、賅hen the dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick.

　　那狗撲向我時(shí)，我用棍子自衛(wèi)。

　　It's important to guard_against diseases.

　　預(yù)防疾病是很重要的。

　　They tried their best to protect the old temple.

　　他們盡了全力保護(hù)這座古廟。

　　鏈接：defence n. 防衛(wèi)；防護(hù)

　　in defence of 保護(hù)……

　　defensive adj. 防御的；防衛(wèi)的

　　defensive works 防御工事

　　defendant n. 被告

　　即學(xué)即用

　　用defend，guard，protect填空

　　To ________ herself from being bitten，she had to________ herself against the ________ dog.

　　2．a(chǎn)ttend v. 上(學(xué))；出席，參加；照顧，護(hù)理

　　搭配

　　attend a meeting/lecture 出席會(huì)議/聽(tīng)演講

　　attend a wedding/a funeral 參加婚禮/葬禮

　　attend school/church 上學(xué)/去教堂做禮拜

　　attend to sb./sth. 照顧、關(guān)照某人/某事物

　　attend on/upon 伺候；照料

　?、賂he school was attended almost entirely by local children.

　　在這所學(xué)校讀書(shū)的幾乎全是當(dāng)?shù)氐暮⒆印?/p>

　　②Attend_to your work and stop talking.

　　專(zhuān)心工作，不要說(shuō)話。

　?、跦e did not attend_the_meeting yesterday.

　　昨天他沒(méi)有參加會(huì)議。

　　辨析：attend, join, take part in

　　attend 正式用詞，一般用于指參加會(huì)議、出席典禮或招待會(huì)等，也可以指上學(xué)、聽(tīng)課、聽(tīng)演講或講座等。

　　join 作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)用于加入某個(gè)組織(join a club加入俱樂(lè)部)，join sb.表示隨同某人，與某人一起；作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，可表示參加某種活動(dòng)，后接介詞in再加賓語(yǔ)(join in the game參加游戲)。

　　take part in 表示參加、參與，強(qiáng)調(diào)與他人共同參加某種活動(dòng)并起作用。

　　圖解助記

　　即學(xué)即用

　　用attend，join；join in，take part in填空

　?、貶is brother ________ the army two years ago.

　?、贛ay I ________ your discussion?

　?、跰any athletes will ________ the Asian Games in Jilin this year.

　?、躀 ________ a wedding yesterday.

　　答案：①joined?、趈oin in?、踭ake part in?、躠ttended

　　3．deserve v．應(yīng)得；值得

　　搭配

　　deserve sth.應(yīng)得；應(yīng)受……

　　deserve to do....

　　應(yīng)該……；應(yīng)得……

　　deserve doing sth.

　　……值得被做

　?、貱ongratulations on your success.You deserve it.

　　祝賀你成功了。你是得之無(wú)愧的。

　?、赥hose who don't work deserve_to_starve.

　　不勞動(dòng)者該挨餓。

　　提示：deserve doing...＝deserve to be done，動(dòng)名詞的主動(dòng)形式表達(dá)被動(dòng)含義。后接動(dòng)名詞表示被動(dòng)含義的還有：need，want(需要)，require，be worth等。

　　即學(xué)即用

　　句型轉(zhuǎn)換

　　Your suggestion deserves_consideration.

　　＝Y(jié)our suggestion deserves ________.

　　＝Y(jié)ours suggestion deserves ________ ________ ________.

　　你的建議值得考慮。

　　4．valued adj. 有價(jià)值的

　　知識(shí)拓展

　　value n. 價(jià)值；估計(jì)；估價(jià) vt. 估價(jià)；評(píng)價(jià)

　　value sth. at... 估價(jià)為

　　valuable adj. 貴重的；很有用的；很有價(jià)值的

　　提示：

　　valueless adj. 無(wú)價(jià)值的；無(wú)效果的；沒(méi)有用的

　　invaluable adj. 無(wú)價(jià)的；非常寶貴的

　　priceless adj. 無(wú)價(jià)的

　　worthless adj. 無(wú)價(jià)值的

　　be of great value 很有價(jià)值的

　　注意：be of great value＝be valuable，類(lèi)似的單詞還有：help, importance等。

　　辨析：value, worth, expense, cost, price

　　1)value和worth指某物的實(shí)際價(jià)值。

　　2)cost指某一工作、商品所需花費(fèi)的成本或代價(jià)。

　　3)price指某商品出售的價(jià)格。

　　4)expense指經(jīng)費(fèi)、開(kāi)銷(xiāo)。

　?、資our advice has been of_great_value.

　　你的建議很有價(jià)值。

　　②He didn't realize the true worth of our friendship.

　　他沒(méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到我們友誼的真正價(jià)值。

　?、踂e travelled to France at our own expense.

　　我們自費(fèi)去的法國(guó)旅游。

　?、躎he total cost to you is ￡ 3,000.

　　你總共要支付3000英鎊。

　?、軮'm only buying it if it's the right price.

　　只有價(jià)錢(qián)合理我才會(huì)買(mǎi)這東西。

　　即學(xué)即用

　　He thought the painting was of little________， so he let me have it for only ten pounds.

　　A．cost

　　B．value

　　C．price

　　D．expense

　　答案：B　be of little value意為：“沒(méi)什么價(jià)值。”

　　5．dominate v. 支配；統(tǒng)治；控制；影響(人、事)等；在(某事物)中處于優(yōu)勢(shì)或占上風(fēng)；占最重要地位

　　知識(shí)拓展

　　dominant adj. 統(tǒng)治的，支配的

　　domination n. 支配，控制

　　dominate over 控制；凌駕

　　①He has authority, but he doesn't try to dominate others.

　　他有權(quán)威，但并不想控制別人。

　　She dominated the meeting by sheer force of character.

　　她單憑個(gè)人氣勢(shì)就鎮(zhèn)住了會(huì)場(chǎng)。

　　即學(xué)即用

　　Even as a child he showed a tendency to________over the other children.

　　A．dominateB．ruleC．governD．inspect

　　答案：A　dominate over“控制；凌駕”。意為：“盡管是個(gè)孩子，他就有控制他人的傾向。”

　　6．a(chǎn)bsorb v. 消減，緩沖；吸收；合并；完全吸引住(某人)的注意力或興趣

　　知識(shí)拓展

　　absorbed adj. 精神集中的

　　absorbing adj. 十分吸引人的

　　absorption n. 吸收；全神貫注

　　be absorbed into 被……吞并；被……所吸收

　　be absorbed in 專(zhuān)心于；全神貫注于

　　①The equipment is used to absorb the shock.

　　這臺(tái)設(shè)備是用來(lái)緩沖震動(dòng)的。

　　I was so absorbed in this book that I did not hear you come in.

　　我太入神地看這本書(shū)，沒(méi)聽(tīng)到你進(jìn)來(lái)。

　　即學(xué)即用

　　He is________in building a dam in the brook.

　　A．devoted

　　B．a(chǎn)bsorbing

　　C．bury

　　D．a(chǎn)bsorbed

　　答案：D　be absorbed in“專(zhuān)心于……”。句意為：“他專(zhuān)心致志在小河里建一個(gè)堤壩。”

　　7．obtain v. 獲得；得到

　　辨析：achieve, acquire, obtain, gain

　　1)achieve指達(dá)到既定目標(biāo)或?qū)崿F(xiàn)某種意愿，常與抽象名詞victory, aim等連用。

　　2)acquire指經(jīng)過(guò)一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的積累而獲得，如獲得知識(shí)、技能等。

　　3)obtain指經(jīng)過(guò)要求而得到，強(qiáng)調(diào)達(dá)到目的這一點(diǎn)。

　　4)gain指獲得、贏得想要或所需的事物。

　?、賅here can I obtain a copy of her latest book?

　　在哪里能買(mǎi)到她最新出版的書(shū)？

　?、赼cquire a good knowledge of English

　　學(xué)英語(yǔ)學(xué)得很好

　　③I've achieved only half of what I'd hoped to do.

　　我希望做到的，我僅完成了一半。

　　④His persistence gained him victory.

　　他因堅(jiān)持不懈而獲勝。

　　即學(xué)即用

　　Learning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, of________new knowledge.

　　A．getting

　　B．a(chǎn)chieving