2.In addition to the official basketball world,various other types of basketball are practiced around the world.
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair basketball was invented in 1946 by former American basketball players,who,after wartime injury,wanted once again to experience the excitement of a highly athletic sport within a team environment.It is now played in more than 80 countries by over 25,000 men,women and children with a physical disability which prevents them from playing competitive basketball on their feet.
http://www.iwbf.org
Beach Basketball
Beach basketball is an exciting,non-stop action game played in the sand.The game was born more than forty years ago on the physical education fields of Gulf Shores School.This kind of basketball,invented by Philip Bryant,has grown from an extremely effective skill improvement game to a very popular,widespread competitive sport.
http://www.beachbasketball.com
Street Basketball
Street Basketball or streetball is mainly played as a leisure game,but streetball players can also compete against each other.There are no specific streetball rules and the game is played outdoors; the players make up their own rules to play.Streetball is very popular among younger players and allows players to publicly show their own individual skills.
http://www.streetball.com
Deaf Basketball
Basketball for the deaf (unable to hear in one or both ears) men and women has been played since the early 1920s.The game today has exactly the same rules as FIBA (International Basketball Federation).
http://www.dibf.org
Bankshot Basketball
Bankshot is a new game of skill and challenge that is often described as"mini golf,but with a basketball."Bankshot is the only sports system that allows the able-bodied and athletes with a disability to play together at the same time.This game is about no running,jumping,or body contact(接觸)and relies on the shooting skill.
http://www.bankshot.com
29.Which of the following types of basketball has the longest history?B
A.Bankshot Basketball
B.Deaf Basketball
C.Wheelchair Basketball
D.Beach Basketball
30.Which of the following types of basketball allows physically strong and disabled players to play together?C
A.Street Basketball?
B.Beach Basketball
C.Bankshot Basketball?
D.Wheelchair Basketball
31.What do we know from the text?A
A.Beach basketball was originally designed to improve one's skills.
B.Disabled players can play in two of the five types of basketball.
C.Wheelchair basketball was invented by Philip Bryant.
D.Streetball rules are very strict.
分析 本文介紹了各種球類的發(fā)展歷史,運(yùn)動特色以及在運(yùn)動生活中的社會地位.
解答 29.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中對于每一種球類時間的描述Wheelchair basketball was invented in 1946;Beach BasketballThe game was born more than forty years ago;Basketball for the deaf men and women has been played since the early 1920s;Bankshot is a new game.可見1920s是最早的年代,所以Deaf Basketball的年代最遠(yuǎn),故答案選B.
30.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子Bankshot is the only sports system that allows the able-bodied and athletes with a disability to play together at the same time.bankshot是唯一的運(yùn)動系統(tǒng),使身體健全的和殘疾人運(yùn)動員一起在同一時間運(yùn)動.所以答案選C.
31.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子This kind of basketball,invented by Philip Bryant,has grown from an extremely effective skill improvement game to a very popular,widespread competitive sport.這種籃球,由Philip Bryant發(fā)明,已經(jīng)從一個非常有效的技能改進(jìn)游戲發(fā)展到一個非常受歡迎的,廣泛的競技運(yùn)動.可見最初它是一種提高技能的運(yùn)動,所以答案選A.
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