【英语阅读题!Duringhislife,Dr.JamesNaismithworkedasadoctor,taughtP.E.andwroteseveralbooks.Whileheneverthoughtitveryimportant,Dr.Naismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.Dr.JamesNaismithwasbor】
英语阅读题!
Duringhislife,Dr.JamesNaismithworkedasadoctor,taughtP.E.andwroteseveralbooks.Whileheneverthoughtitveryimportant,Dr.Naismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.
Dr.JamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschool
intheUSA.OnedaytheschoolprincipaltoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavysnow,thestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasport
theboyscouldplayindoorsandgavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.
ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisidea.The“birthofbasketball”issaidtobeonDecember21,1891,whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgame.Itwasquite
differentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandfootballswere
usedinsteadofbasketballs.Soonafter,thegamechangedto5playersoneachside,usingspecial
“basketballs”throughnets.
AlthoughDr.Naismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballbecometheworldwidegameitistoday,
in1936,justthreeyearsbeforehisdeath,basketballbecameanOlympicsportatthegamesin
Berlin.
36.WhichofthefollowingthingsdidDr.JamesNaismithNOTdo?
A.TeachP.E.inschool.B.Writesomebooks.
C.Workathospital.D.TakepartintheOlympicGames.
()37.InwhichseasondidDr.Naismithinventbasketball?
A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Spring.D.Autumn.
()38.WhyisDecember21thoughttobethebirthdayofbasketball?
A.ItwasonthisdaythatDr.Naismithcameupwithhisideaforbasketball.
B.ItwasthedayonwhichDr.Naismithwasborn.
C.ItwasthedayonwhichDr.Naismithwasaskedbyhisbosstoinventanewgame.
D.Itwasonthisdaythatthefirstgameofbasketballwasplayed.
()39.AtthetimeofDr.Naismith’sdeath,whichofthefollowingwastrue?
A.Basketballwasalreadyaworldwidegame.
B.Basketballwasplayedwith9playersoneachside.
C.BasketballwasanOlympicsport.
D.Basketballwasstillplayedusingfootballs.
()40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforth