Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of fans in at least 100 countries. It's one of the best-known sports in the world.It all began in 1891.
Dr. James A.Naismith, the father of basketball, was an instructor at a YMCA (基督教青年会)training school. The school trained people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were concerned about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't attend them because the school did not have a good winter sports program. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.
Naismith studied current games. He found that all the most popular games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided.But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors . So he put two peach baskets up on poles. The players had to try to throw a soccer ball into them, Naismith then made thirteen rules for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today.Just seven years after the game began, professional basketball teams were formed.
And that's how basketball was born.
31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Birth of Basketball.
B.YMCA and Basketball.
C.Basketball – an Indoor Game.
D.A Winter Sports Program.
答案：A
[解析]本题是主旨题，这篇文章主要讲述了篮球的由来，根据这篇文章的最后一句And that's how basketball was born.这就是篮球怎样产生的。因此可以判断出答案是A。
32.The YMCA training school officials asked Naismith to invent a new game because ______.
A. people didn't have enough outdoor exercise in the winter
B. basketball would become popular among the young students
C. they hoped that would attract more people to their school
D. kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors
答案：C
[解析]本题是细节题，根据文章第二段，基督教青年会培训学校担心在冬天来上课的人少，因为学校在冬天没有一个很好的运动项目，所以他们让Naismith帮忙，想出来一个新的室内运动——篮球。
33. First basketball teams were formed ______.
A. around 1898
B. in 1891
C. at the time when YMCA was established
D. when Naismith came to the YMCA training school
答案：A
[解析]本题是细节题，文章的第一段最后一句话It all began in 1891.篮球起始于1891年。而文章的最后一句话：Just seven years after the game began , professional basketball teams were formed. 这项运动开始7年后，职业篮球队才形成。因此可判断第一个篮球队大约是在1898年成立的。所以选A。 |
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