Reading The Shortest player in
the NBA
Michael Jordon
Yao Ming
Height:
226cm
Height:
198cm
Height:
Spud
Webb
斯伯特·韦伯于1963年出生，因为身高只有1
米70、被昵称为“土豆”的他，竟在1986年
“扣篮大赛”中从“人类电影精华”威尔金
斯手中不可思议地夺得“扣篮王”称号，成
为NBA的传奇。
Words review
junior high
try out for sth.
lose heart
score
senior high
stand
change one’s mind
leader
name
n. <美>初级中学
参加…选拔(或试演)
泄气，灰心
vt.&vi. 得分
n. <美>高级中学
n. 看台
改变主意
n. 领导者
vt. 命名
Words review
university n. 大学
simply adv. 仅仅；简直
junior college n. <美>两年制专科
学校
national adj. 国家的
championship n.锦标赛，大赛
succeed vi. 成功
succeed in doing sth. 成功地做某事
scholarship n. 奖学金
Words review
although
graduate
force
league
remain
take notice of
achievement
prove
matter
conj. 尽管，虽然
vi. 毕业
vt. 强迫，迫使
n. 联盟，社团
vi. 逗留；保持不变
注意，察觉
n. 成就，成绩
vt. 证明
vi. 要紧, 有重大影响
a achieve something that you
1 stand
have been trying to do
b
use
facts
to
show
that
2 national
something is true
Match
the
words
on
the
left
with
3 succeed
c a place where people stand
the meaningssitontothe
right.
watch sports
4scholarship
d be important
e of a whole country
5 prove
f money given to somebody
6 matter
that he or she continue
study
At first
Then
Junior
High
He was(1)
__
to
He did
play for the not(2)____.
school team.
Senior
High
He had to
He got the
(6)_____beca
coach to
use of his
(7)_____.
height.
He got
(10)______unive (12)____from
College/Uni rsity invited North Carolina
versity
him. He played State
at (11)_______. University
Achievements
He got the
(3)____and scored
(4)_____in his
first game.He
became the
(5)____of the
team.
He became
(8)_____of the
team .In his last
year,He was
named(9)____in
Texas.
He led his
team to
(13)____.
Simon: When was Spud Webb born?
David: He was born in (1) _______.
1963
Simon: Was he very tall?
David: No. he was (2) _____________
much smaller than the
other
kids atwants
school.to know more about
B3 Simon
Simon: When
did he become
an NBA
player?
Spud Webb.
He is asking
David
some
joined the Atlanta Hawks in 1985
David: He (3) ________
questions.
their
and
becameComplete
the (4) __________
player in
shortest
conversation
with
the information in
the
NBA at that
time.
Simon: What
was his proudest moment?
the article.
won the Slam Dunk Contest in
David: He (5) ________
1986.
Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type
matter We can do
really doesn’t (6) ________.
give up
almost anything if we never (7) _________.
a Spud Webb named Player of the Year
b Spud got a scholarship from a
university
B2 There are some important information
c Spud scored 20 points in his first game
on Spud Webb’s basketball career.
d Spud became an NBA player in 1985
Read the article and write the correct
e small Spud had a big dream
letters in the blanks.
e
Paragraph 1 _________
Paragraph 2 _________
c
Paragraph 3 _________
a
Paragraph 4 _________
b
d
Paragraph 5 _________
1. Preview words.
2. Write a summary about Spud
Webb.