Unit3Understandingideas课件高中英语选择性

UNIT3Faster，higher，strongerNearthesmalltownofGrottoes,Virginia,anarrow

dirtroadgoesfromthehouseofStephenCurry'sgrandfathertothewoodsnearby.AfarcryfromthebrightlighsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation

(NBA),itwasalongthisroadthatStephen'sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole.WhichofthefollowingisFalseaboutthebasketballcourtwhereheplayedinhischildhood?A.Itwasalonganarrowdirtroad.B.Itwasbuiltbyhisfather.C.Itwascoveredinmud.D.Itwaswhereheimprovedhisskills.Likehisfather,basketballstarDellCurry,Stephenspentmanychildhoodhoursplayingonthismuddybasketballcourt.Heprobablydidn'trealiseitatthetime,butitwaswherehelearnttobecreativeandflexibleasaplayer.Yousee,witheveryshot,theweakplasticbackboardgaveway.

Thebumpsandrocksthatlinedtheroadunderthebasketcausedtheballtobounceinalldirections.

Knowingwheretheballwouldgowasn'teasy.Hehadtoadjusthisownplayingstyleasaresult.Shootingwithgreat

accuracywasanotherthinghelearnt.Onlyshotsperfectlyaimedatitscentrewentintotheheavy,thickbasket.Inthisway,practisingdayinanddayouthelpedStephensharpenhisskills.

Q1:WheredidStephenplaybasketballinhischildhood?Q2:WhatdidStephenCurrylearnonthemuddybasketballcourt?Despitehisfather'ssuccessfulcareer,Stephenwasthoughtbymanypeople,includinghishighschoolteammatesandcoaches,tobetooshort,toothinandtooweaktofollowinhisfather'sfootseps.ButStephencarriedon.Playingbasketballwashisdream.Hewouldnotgiveup.Hefinallyendupplayingcollegeballatasmall,little-knownschool,DavidsonCollege,nottoofarfromwherehelived.HiscreativityandperseverancemadehimDavidson'sstarplayer.Q1:WhatdidStephen’sschoolteammatesandcoachesthinkofhim?Why?Q2:Facedwiththedisbelief(怀疑),whatdidStephendo?SelectedfortheNBAin2009,StephenjoinedtheGoldenStateWarriors.Heperformedbeyondeveryone'sexpectationswithhisaccurateshootingandcontinuous

efforts.In2015,StephenwonhisfirstNBAchampionship,andhe

ledtheWarriorstotheirfirstchampionshipsince1975.WhatsuccesshasStephenCurryachieved?WhatcontributedtoStephen’ssuccess?

StepⅠ

Fast-reading—Readthepassagequicklyandfillinthefollowingblankswithsuitablewords.simplecreativeweaknessesselectedchampionshipphilosophyworkperseveranceDespitemanypeople’sthinkinghecouldn’tfollowinhisfather’sfootsteps,hecarriedonplayingbasketball.PractisingdayinanddayouthelpedStephensharpenhisskills.Stephennevergaveupandvaluedthefactthathecouldworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.Completethemindmapwithsupportingdetails.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.1.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToexplainwhyStephenCurrywasdoubtedbymanypeopleB.ToinformpeopleaboutStephenCurry'sbasketballskillsC.ToinspirepeoplewithStephenCurry'sdeterminationtosucceed.D.ToinformpeopleaboutthehistoryofNBACStephenCurryisthesonofthefamousbasketballerDellCurry.Hespenthischildhoodyearspractisngbasketballon_______________________.Thepoorconditionshelpedhimdevelophisownplayingstyle.Heasolearntto____________________.Despitethis,itseemedunlikelytomanypeoplethatStephenwoudbeagreatbasketballplayer,ashewas_____________________.Nevertheless,Stephenrefusedto_________,andendedupplayingcollegeballforDavidsonCollege.In2009,hejoinedtheNBA'sGoldenStateWarriors.In2015,heledthemtotheirfirstNBAchampiorshpsince1975.Stephenachievedhisdreamthrough_____________________________.StephenCurryamuddybasketballcourttoshootwithaccuracytooshort,thinandweakgiveupself-belief,hardwork,perseveranceNationality:_______________Occupation:_______________Awards:_______________________________________theUSAbasketballerNBAchampionshiptwo-timeMostValuablePlayerSuccessself-beliefhardworkperseverancecuriosityrightmethod…Whatdoyouthinkareimportantfactorsontheroadtosuccessforabasketballplayer?Whoisthepersonyourespectmost?Whatqualitymakeshim/hersucceed？ThepersonIrespectmostis...He/Sheis...Ithinkitishis/herself-belief/hardwork/perseverance...thatmakehim/hersucceed.Ithinkhe/sheisaconfident/hard-working/persistent...person.He/She...ThepersonIrespectmostisStepenCurry.HeisaNBAbasketballplayer.Ithinkitishisself-belief,hardworkandperseverancethat