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1、外研社选修7课文原文(每个模块4篇)Module1BasketballMichaelJordan-HeadandShouldersAbovetheRest!Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebest-knownathleteintheworld.HewasthetopscorerintheNBA,andplayedfortheChicagoBullsfrom1984to1993.Hewasnamedtheirmostvaluedplayerfivetimes.Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt,MichaelJordan

2、becamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryofthegame.JordanwasborninNewYorkandgrewupinNorthCarolina.HeattendedtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaforayearbeforeleavingtojointheChicagoBulls.Hefinishedhisfirstseason(1984-1985)asoneofthetopscorersintheleague,withanaverageof28.2pointspergame.In1987,Jord

3、anbecameonlythesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason.HewasthetopscorerintheNBAforsevenconsecutiveseasons(1987-1993).Duringthistime,theaveragenumberofpointshescoredwasmorethan30pointspergame.Withhim,theBullswontheirfirstNBAchampionshipin1991.Duringthissuccessfulperiodtheywonthetitleagainin1

4、992and1993.JordanwasalsointheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam”,whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretiredbeforethe1993-1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemorechampionshipswiththemfrom1996to1998.heplayedagainfortheW

5、ashingtonWizardsbeforefinallyretiringfromsportin2003attheageof40.Millionsoffansadmirehisathleticability,motivationandconfidence.TheyhavefantasticstoriestotellaboutMichaelJordan,suchasthetimewhenherescuedtheBullsfromendingagameonatie.Hesteppedtothelineandmadetwofreethrows.Eachtimehethrewtheballstraig

6、htthroughthebasket-andeachtimehehadhiseyesclosed.Offthebasketballcourt,MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteakrestaurantbecausehelovessteaksomuch.HealsofoundsuccessasanactorinthefilmSpaceJamalongsidethefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny!Thereisonlyonewordtodescribethebestplayerintheworld-awesome!WilttheStilt-th

7、eTowerofPower!MichaelJordanwasthesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason-butthefirstwasWiltChamberlain.ChamberlainwasborninPhiladelphiaon21stAugust1936.Hewasoneofthe11children,theonlyonewhowasverytall.HisfatherWilliamworkedinashipyardandhismotherOliviawasacleaner.Asachild,Chamberlainhadvario

8、ushealthproblems.Hehadpneumoniaandalmostdiedwhenhewasten.ChamberlainistheonlyNBAplayerwhoaveragedover50pointspergameforanentireseason.Atonepoint,Chamberlainwassomuchbetterthanalltheotherplayersthattheychangedtherulesofthegametotrytostophim!ThegiantplayerjoinedtheNBAsPhiladelphiaWarriorsinthe1959-196

9、0seasonandwasanimmediatesuccess.During14seasonswithfourdifferentteams,Chamberlainwasnamedthemostvaluedplayerintheleaguefourtimes.On2ndMarch1962,hescored100pointsinasinglegame-noonehaseverdonethatsince!ThefinalscorewasWarriors169NewYorkKnicks147!HeendedhiscareerafterfiveamazingseasonswiththeLosAngele

10、sLakers.Bythetimeheretired,WiltheldmanyNBArecords:hescored50ormorepoints118timesand60ormorepoints32times.outstanWasWiltChamberlainbetterthanMichaelJordan?Whoknows?ButthereisnodoubtthathedeservesthetitleplayerofhisgenerationIsYaoMingTooNicetoBeaStar?JeffVanGundy,theheadcoachoftheHoustonRockets,hasadr

11、eam.HewantsYaoMingtobelikeotherplayers.Starplayers,saysGundy,are“selfish”andwanttheballallthetime.putitthis“Letsway,”hesaid.“Whentheyaskfortheball,theydontsayYao,however,isaselflessandkindperson.Hehasbeenbroughtupandtrainedinthisway.Itisnotinhisnaturetobe“selfish”and“rude”.WhenhefirstarrivedintheUS,

12、Yaowasaninstanthitamongbasketballfansnationwide.Theyalllovedthiskind,gentlebutpowerfulgiant.VanGundywantedtobuildhisteamaroundthetalentedChineseplayer.Todothis,hetoldYaotobemoreaggressiveand,ifnecessary,toberudetohisteammates.“Hesawonderfulguy,hehaseveryphysicalbasketballskillandheputstheteamfirst,”

13、VanGundysaid.“ButIwanthimtobestar,notjustagreatteamplayer.Hesgottothinkthatheplayeroutthere.Thatway,hecandominatethegame.”“Atfirst,Ididnretallyunderstandwhatthecoachwanted,”Yaosaid.“ButnowIdo.InChina,everyonegavemetheball,Ididnthavetoask!Here,Ihavetobealittleimpolite!Iusedtoityet.Ifyougivemealittlet

14、ime,Icangetmoreusedtoit.Ihavetolearntobellittlemoreselfish.”DizzyHeightsofSchoolBasketballBasketballisoneofthesafestsports.Unlikewrestlingorboxing,itnotusuallydangerous.Onereasonforthisisthattheplayersenergyispartlydirectedupwards,ata90-degreeangletotheground,andovertheheadsoftheothers.Sotherelesssr

15、iskofacollisionbetweentwoplayers.Inothersports,suchasbaseballandAmericanfootball,theplayerenergymovesparalleltothegroundandtowardstheiropponents,sotheywearhelmetswhichgiveadequateprotectiontotheirheads.Butalthoughbasketballplayerswearsocksandsneakerswhicharespeciallydesignedtoabsorbenergywhentheybou

16、ndintotheair,theywarnootherprotection,justavestandshorts.Ifthereisanabruptchangeofdirectionintheirenergy,fromverticaltohorizontal,suchaswhentheyaccelerateacrossthecourt,bouncingtheball,thereisarealdangerofpersonalinjury.Forexample,intheKentStateHighSchoolBasketballtournament,ChandlerHighwasplayingSt

17、MaryCentralandattheintervalthescorewas50-52.butStMaryhadappointedacaptainwhowasnotatypicalbasketballplayer.Whereaseveryoneelsewastallandslimwithshorthaircuts,JoeJohannsenwasshortandstout,withlonghairandalargebelly.Buthewasreallyfast,andwhenheobtainedcontroloftheball,hecouldmakeacircuitofthecourtandr

18、eachtheopposingteamoundasrbywithinseconds.Anyhow,twelveminutesintothesecondhalf,FrankSackler,theChandlerstarplayer,madeacontroversialpassoverJoeJoesteppedasideanddippedhisheaddown.Sacklerbouncedoffhimandcommittedafoul.Therefereeinterruptedthematch,andtherewasasuspensionofplay.ButJoewasunhurt,shortth

19、epenalty,andthescorewas88-90.therewerethreeminutestogo.Joeimmediatelytookpossessionoftheballandran,andsuddenly80kiloshittheChandlerstar,whohowledloudlyinpainandfell,withhisnosebleedingandacutonhisleftcheek.Foramoment,helayverystill,andtherefereeevencheckedhispulse,butsoonconfirmedhewasOK.ButwhenSack

20、lerstooduphewasdizzy,sotheyputabandageroundhishead,ablanketroundhisshoulders,andcalledanambulancetotakehimtothehospital.Joewasaconsiderateguy,andapologizedasSacklerleft,sniffingandweeping,eitherinpainorinfrustration.Chandlerscoredwiththepenalty,andtheirteamworkhadwonthematch.ButFrankSacklerstillhast

21、hescaronhisfaceasasouvenirofthetournament.HowDidTheyStart?HowdidAmericanfootballstart?Football-orsoccer-startedinEngland800yearsago.Thegamewasplayedwitharoundballthatplayerskickedbutcouldnotcarry.Thereweretwoteams,buttherewereoftenahundredplayersoneachteam!However,in1823,WilliamWebbEllis,apupilatRug

22、bySchoolinEngland,pickeduptheballduringasoccergameandranwithit.TeachersattheschoolwereshockedandangrybutWebbEllissschoolmatesenjoyedthisnewgame,whichtheynamedaftertheschool.Eventually,rugbywasplayedwithanovalballthatcouldbebothcarriedandthrown.RugbywasexportedtotheUnitedStates,changedalotandbecameth

23、esportthatAmericansnowcallfootball.DuringagameofAmericanfootball,theballcanbekicked,thrownorcarried.Howdidbasketballstart?Basketballwasinventedin1891inagymnasiuminSpringfield,MassachusettsbyDrJamesNaismith,aphysicaleducationteacher.Naismithwantedtocreateagamethatwouldprovideexerciseforanoisyclassthr

24、oughtheclodwintermonths.Naismithattachedtwobasketstotwotallpolesateachendofthegymnasiumandgavetheplayersasoccerballandtoldthemtotrytothrowtheballintothebaskets.Naismithlaterwrote13ruleswhicharethebasisofmodernbasketballrules.Howdidbaseballstart?Theexactoriginofbaseballisunknown,butitisprobablybasedo

25、nanoldEnglishgamecalledrounders.IntheUSA,aversionofthegamebecamepopularintheearly19thcenturyandeventually,amancalledAlexanderCartwrightwrotetherulesorbaseballin1845.CartwrightIcalled“thefatherofbasebalslethemo”debrnecrauulesofthegameareverysimilartohisoriginalrules.Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYearHig

26、hlightsofMySeniorYearhas come and gone, and IIcanhardlybelieveit,butmyschoollifeisalmostover.Promnightvereceivegdhmscyhhoioldiplomaatlast.timm gItasgoodthingthattheexamsarefinished.Ifeeltooexcitedtothinkclearly.Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdayswalkingoutoftheschoolgatesforever.ThefirstthingIdoisto

27、takealongvacation!Meanwhile,Ifindmyselflookingbackatmysenioryear,andthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened.Ivedecidedtowritethemdownsothatoneday,yearsfromnow,whenIrereadthem,thememorieswillcomeback.Theressomuchtoremember.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisyearhasbeenworkingasanartseditorforthisn

28、ewspaper.IsoenjoyeditIlovewriting,andworkingonthispaperismyfirststeptowardsbecomingajournalist,sothishasbeenarealsuccessforme.SomethingelseIvegreatlyenjoyedisworkingasapeermediator,someonewhohelpsstudentstosettleproblemsthattheyhavewithotherstudents.Atthestartoftheschoolyear,weweregiventraininginhow

29、todothis,anditsclearthatthiskindofworkcanreallyhelppeople.IthinkIlclontinuetoworkasamediatorwhenIgotocollege.DuringtheEastervacation,IwentonashortschoolskiingtriptotheRockyMountains.Ivebeenskiingquiteafewtimes,butneverwiththeschool,andsincetwogoodfriendscameonthetrip,wehadgreatfunracingeachotherdown

30、theskislopes.Itswell-knownthatAmericansarecompetitive,andIdidenjoyitwheneverIwonourraces!OtherthingsI'mpleasedabgettinggoodgradesonmyfinalexams,andreceivingtheseniorprizeforEnglishLiterature.IwasgivenacarbymyparentssoIvebeenabletodrivetoschool,whichisbrilliant.Andofcourse,Illnefvoerrgetbeingelec

31、tedtothestudentcouncil.Ireallyenjoyedmeetingtheteachersandtellingthemhowwe,thestudents,feelaboutthing,andwhatwethinkshouldhappenintheschool!Allthesethingshavebeenwonderful.ButIhavetosay,thehighlightoftheyearwastheseniorprom.ForanAmericangirl,itssoimportantthatyouhaveagoodtimeattheprom.Well,IdidDanie

32、l,aboyinmyEnglishclass,askedmetogotothepromwithhim,andIwassopleased-I'beenhopinghewouldaskme.Ifoundadressthatsuitedmeperfectly,andhadmyhairspeciallydoneonthedayoftheprom.Ittooktwohoursbutitwasworthit,aseveryonetoldmeIlookedveryelegant!Agroupofusrentedanicecartotakeustotheprom.Thefoodwasdelicious

33、andIatesomuchthatIhadtostopdancingforawhile!Wesharedatablewithsomegoodfriends,andlaughedandtoldjokesallevening.Itsagrethatitsprobablythelasttimethiswillhappen.DanielandIdancedmostofthedancestogether.ButthebigsurpriseoftheeveningwaswhenIwaselectedpromqueen!Thiswassounexpected,andIcanttellyouhowgoodth

34、ismademefeel!Aftertheprom,agroupofusdrovedowntothecoast,andsatonthebeachinourlongdressesanddinnerjackets.Ishallneverforgetwatchingthesunriseoverthesea-itwasunforgettable!Afterwards,wewentandhadanenormousbreakfastinanearbyhotel-itwasaperfectendingtoaperfectschoolyear.After-schoolActivitiesInAmerica,t

35、hedevelopmentofsocialskillsisconsideredasimportantasthedevelopmentofintellectualskills.Tohelpstudentsdevelopthesesocialskills,schoolsoffersalargenumberofafter-schoolactivities,inotherwords,activitiesthattakeplaceoutsideclassroomlessons.Whendecidingwhichstudentstoaccept,employersandcollegeslookforstu

36、dentswhohaveskillsinseveralareas.Examgradesareveryimportant,butsoaretheafter-schoolactivities.Bytakingpartintheseactivities,studentsshowtheirspecialtalents,theirabilitytolead,andtheirabilitytogetonwithothers.Competitivesports,forexample,baseball,areprobablythemostpopularofalltheafter-schoolactivitie

37、s.Thisisbecause,formanyAmericanparents,itisimportantthattheirchildren,particularlyboys,learnhowtocompetesuccessfully.Youngpeopleareencouragedtotakepartinteamsportssuchasfootballandbasketball,sincethesegamesteachtohavethe“winningspiritsomestudentsandtheirparents,highschoolsportisconsideredmoreimporta

38、ntthanacademicachievements.Duringthelongsummerholidays,itisacustomforAmericanchildrentospendseveralweeksatsummercamps.Therearethousandsofcamps,andtheycanbefoundalloverthecountry.Whatthesecampsofferisanopportunitytotakepartinmanydifferentkindsofoutdooractivities,forexample,horseridingandwaterskiing.O

39、lderteenagersaremorelikelytogetsummerjobsorgocampingwithagroupoffriends.Manygobackpackinginthemountainsofthewest.MySchooldaysTheysaythatschooldaysarethehappiestdaysofyourlife,butnotforme!Myfatherworkedabroad,soIwassenttoaboardingschoolwhenIwasseven.Likemostschoolchildren,Ihadalreadybeentonurseryscho

40、ol.Icouldrecitethealphabet,andreadsomesimplebooks,butthiswasmyfirstexperienceoftheinstitutionmyparentscalled“bigschoolIn.fact,theonlypreparationIhadforthisadventurewaswatchingasmymothersewedmynametagintomyshirts,trousersandwoolensweaters.Iarrivedwithonesuitcase,myonlyluggageforaterm.Iwasshowntothedo

41、rmitorywhereIwouldsleepwithfiveotherinnocentboys.Thebeddingwasapillow,asheetandathinquilt.Thereweretwowornarmchairs,afewshabbycushions,anelectrickettletoheatwaterfortea,somepostersfordecorationbutnocurtains.Thewashroomhadabasinandabathtub,butnoheating.ImashameadmitthatIsobbedasIfellasleepthatnight.I

42、rememberthatmyfirstlessonwasarithmetic.Myfirsttaskwastomultiplysevenbythree.Nooneexplainedwhy.Ittookmeyearstounderstandthegreatermysteryofalgebra,geometry,andconceptssuchascubicmetres,acresandgrams.WehadadynamicEnglishteacher,abachelorwhohadplentyoftimeforusboysandinspiredmylife-longloveofliterature

43、.Therewasalsoateacherofbotanicalscience,whointroducedmetomypassionforflowersandplants.Wespenthoursstudyingthestructureofleavesunderthemicroscope.Schoolregulationswerestrict.Beingpunctualforclasseswasessential,noonewasallowedtobelate.Sportwascompulsory,andeveryweekwehadtogoforafive-kilometrerun,weari

44、ngjustaT-shirtandapairofshortsevenonfreezingcoldNovemberdays.Weallhadtoattendmorningassembly,everyweekday,exceptforboysofotherfaiths,whowereallowedtostayintheirclassrooms.IwantedtobecomeaCatholicsimplysoIcouldstaywithmybooks!Buttherewerealsosomanysillyrulestofollow,whichirritatedorevenupsetme.Forexa

45、mple,everyonehadtopolishtheirshoeseveryday,andnoonewasallowedtrouserswithzippers,onlybuttons!OnSundays,itwascompulsorytowritehome.EverydayIwouldcheckmymailbox,lookingforwardtomymummyairmaislletter.ButmyparentslivedinAsiaandtomygreatdisappointment,Ionlygotareplyonceafortnight.Ileftelevenyearslater,wi

46、thmyschoolleavingcertificate,andascholarshiptostudyatOxfordUniversity.Manypeopletalkabouttheirhappinessatschool,butforme,ateighteen,allIfeltwasasenseofliberation.TheAmericanArtofCheerleadingWhatisacheerleader?Acheerleaderisamemberofateamthatdancesanddoesgymnasticsbeforeandduringcompetitivegamessucha

47、sbaseball.Theydothisinordertoencouragecrowdstocheertheirsportsteams.Theteamiscalledcheerleadingsquad.CheerleadingonlyexistsinAmerica,andtodayitismostlygirlthatdoit.Whatisthehistoryofcheerleading?Cheerleadingbeganinallmencollegesinthelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies.Astimepassed,moreandmoreco

48、llegesstartedcheerleading,andmorewomenstarteddoingitthanmen.Itwasnotuntilthe1920sthatpompomsbegantoplayanimportantpartincheerleading.Ataboutthesametime,cheerleadersbegantoincludegymnasticsintheirroutines.Bythe1950s,mostAmericanhighschoolshadcheerleadingsquads.In1978,theNationalCheerleadingChampionsh

49、ipswereshownontelevision,anduniversitiesbeganofferingcoursesincheerleading.Today,cheerleadingcompetitionsareanimportantpartofschoolandcollegelifeandformanysquads,cheerleadingisaveryseriousactivity.Cheerleadingsquads,canbefundatmostathleticevents.HowdoAmericansfeelaboutcheerleading?Forcheerleaders,th

50、eirsportisjustasseriousasbaseballorfootball.However,manyAmericansareamusedbycheerleadingandseeitasratherastupidactivity.Cheerleadersreplythatalotoftrainingisneededtodothedanceandgymroutines.Manygirlstrytobecomecheerleadersbutveryfewareaccepted.Tobeacheerleaderistoplayaveryimportantpartinyourschool.I

51、nfact,cheerleadingisconsideredsoimportantinAmericanthatseveralmovieshavebeenmadeaboutit!Module3LiteratureOliverAsksforMoreTheroominwhichtheboyswerefedwasalargestonehall,withalargepotatoneend.Thewarden,helpedbytwowomen,servedthesoupfromthispotatmealtimes.Eachboywasallowedonebowlofsoupandnomore,except

52、onspecialholidayswhenhewasgivenanother60gramsofbread.Thebowlsneverneededwashing,astheboyscleanedthemwiththeirspoons,tryingtoeateverybitofsoup.Thisnevertookverylong,asthespoonswerealmostaslargeasthebowls.Whentheyhadcleanedtheirbowlsinthisway,theywouldsitstaringatthepotwitheagereyes,asiftheywantedtoea

53、tit.Boysusuallyhaveexcellentappetites.OliverTwistandhiscompanionsslowlystarvedforthreemonthsuntilfinally,theybecamequitewildwithhunger.Therewasoneboywhowastallforhisage,andwasnotusedtobeinghungryallthetime,ashisfatherhadkeptasmallcookshop.Thisboytoldhisfriendsthathehadtohaveanotherbowlofsoupeachday.

54、Ifhedidnot,hewasafraidthatonenighthemighteatthesmallyoungboywhosleptnexttohim.Thetallboyhadawild,hungrylookinhiseyeandeveryonebelievedhim.Theboyshadameeting.Theydecidedthatoneofthemshouldwalkuptothewardenaftersupperthateveningandaskformorefood.Theywrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandpickedoneout.ItwasO

55、liverTwistwhowaschosen.Theeveningarrivedandtheboyswenttotheirplaces.Thewardenstoodbythepotwithhisassistantsinalinebehindhim.Thesoupwasservedanddisappeareddowntheboy'sthroats.Theboyswhisperedtoeachother,andthosenexttoOlivernudgedhim.Oliver,whowasdesperatewithhungerandmisery,rosefromthetableandwal

56、kedtowardthemasterwithhisbowlandspooninhishand.Frightenedbyhisowncourage,hesaid,"pleasesir,iwantsomemore."Thewardenwasafat,healthyman,buthisfacebecameverypale.Hestaredincompleteastonishmentatthechildandheldontothepotforsupport.Notuntilatleastthirtysecondshadpassed,wasthemanabletospeak.&quo

57、t;What?"hesaidfinally,inaweakvoice."Please,sir,"repliedOliver,"iwantsomemore."nosoonerhadtheboyspokenthesewordsthanthewardenhithimontheheadwiththesoupspoon.ThenheseizedOliverarmsandheldhim,whileheshoutedforMr.Bumble.ThemanagersoftheworkhousewerehavingameetingwhenMrBumblerush

58、edintotheroomingreatexcitement.Speakingtotheleaderofthemeeting,hesaid,"Mr.Limbkins,iamsorry,sir!OliverTwisthasaskedformore!"Thefacesofeveryoneintheroomshowedcompleteastonishment."Formore!"saidMrLimbkins."Thinkcarefully,MrBumble,andanswermeclearly.DoIunderstandthatheaskedform

59、ore,afterhehadeatenhisbowlofsoup?""Hedid,sir,"repliedBumble."NeverhaveIheardanythinglikeit!"saidMrLimbkins."Theywillhangthatboy,"saidagentlemaninawhitejacket."iknowthattheywillhanghim."Nobodydisagreedwiththegentleman'sopinion.Alivelydiscussiontookplace.Oliverwasimmediatelylockedinaroom.Thenextmorninganoticewasputuponthedooroftheworkhouse,offeringarewardtoanybodywhowouldemployOliverTwist."Ineverwasmoresureofanything