1、The The Road Road To To SuccessSuccess小前锋控球后卫投球后卫中锋大前锋What do you know about these positions?ABCDE 1.usually the best ball handler and/or best passer2.usually the main shooter playing on the wing3.usually the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and outside the key控球后卫Point Guard 1.u
2、sually the best ball handler and/or best passer2.usually the main shooter playing on the wing3.usually the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and outside the keyShooting Guard投球后卫 1.usually the best ball handler and/or best passer2.usually the main shooter playing on the wing3.usua
3、lly the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and outside the keySmall Forward小前锋 4.usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point5.usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorerPower Forward
4、大前锋 4.usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point5.usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorerCenter中锋Stephen CurryHight1.91mWeight84kgResponsibility the most specialized(专业专业的的)role of any position.r
5、un the teams offense(进进攻攻)by controlling the ball.Point GuardChoose the writers purpose in writing the passage1.To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people.2.To inform people about Stephen Currys basketball skills.3.To inspire people with Stephen Currys determination to succeed.Match the
6、 main ideas to the paragraphsThe Road To SuccessDifficulties on the way to successSuccess in NBAReasons for successPara 13Para 4Para 5 Near the small town of Grottoes,Virginia,a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Currys grandfather to the woods nearby.A far cry from the bright lights an
7、d shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA),it was along this road that Stephensgrandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.Did Stephen Curry live in a poor or rich family?Find out the evidence.Read para 1 carefully and answer the question Nea
8、r the small town of Grottoes,Virginia,a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Currys grandfather to the woods nearby.A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA),it was along this road that Stephensgrandfather built a simple basket by attach
9、ing a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.Read para 1 carefully and answer the questionVS Near the small town of Grottoes,Virginia,a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Currys grandfather to the woods nearby.A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball As
10、sociation(NBA),it was along this road that Stephensgrandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.Read para 1 carefully and answer the questionVS Stephen Curry suffered from _ when he was a kidpovertyHow did Stephen sharpen his skillsCausesEffectsSolutionswith
11、every shot,the _ plastic backboard _Knowing where the ball would go wasnt _his own playing style_and _ lined the road under the basket caused the ball to_Only shots _its center went into the heavy thick basket.shoot with great _ Read para 2 carefully and complete the chartHow did Stephen sharpen his
12、 skillsCausesEffectsSolutionswith every shot,the _ plastic backboard _Knowing where the ball would go wasnt _his own playing style_and _ lined the road under the basket caused the ball to_Only shots _its center went into the heavy thick basket.shoot with great _ weakgave waybumpsrocksbounce in all d
13、irectionseasyperfectly aiming atadjustaccuracyHe learnt to be _ and_ as a playercreativeflexible Despite his fathers successful career,Stephen was thought by many people,including his high school teammates and coaches,to be too short,too thin and too weak to follow in his fathers footsteps.But Steph
14、en carried on.Playing basketball was his dream.He would not give up.He finally ended up playing college ball at a small,little-known school,Davidson College,not too far from where he lived.His creativity and perseverance made him Davidsons star player.Which experiences reflected the perseverance of
15、David?Despite his fathers successful career,Stephen was thought by many people,including his high school teammates and coaches,to be too short,too thin and too weak to follow in his fathers footsteps.But Stephen carried on.Playing basketball was his dream.He would not give up.He finally ended up pla
16、ying college ball at a small,little-known school,Davidson College,not too far from where he lived.His creativity and perseverance made him Davidsons star player.Although Stephen was thought to be not as _ as his father,he _talentedperseveredDavidson College1.What did Stephen achieve in NBA2.Whats th
17、e philosophy of Stephen?3.How did Stephen inspire others?Read paragraph 45 carefully and answer the questions Selected for the NBA in 2009,Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors.In 2015,Stephen Curry won his first NBA championship,and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.He a
18、lso received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row.What did Stephen achieve in NBAc加州金勇士队加州金勇士队林书豪林书豪 Selected for the NBA in 2009,Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors.In 2015,Stephen Curry won his first NBA championship,and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1
19、975.He also received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row.What did Stephen achieve in NBAc Selected for the NBA in 2009,Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors.In 2015,Stephen Curry won his first NBA championship,and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.He als
20、o received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row.What did Stephen achieve in NBAcWhats Stephens philosophy?“I never really set out to change the game What I wanted to do was just be myselfI know it inspires a lot of the next generation,a lot of people who love the game of basketball
21、to value the skill of it,value the fact that you can work every single day to get better.Youve got to be able to put in the time and the work.Thats how I got here.Thats how I continue to get better every single day.”Use some adjectives to summarize the philosophy of Stephenconfidenthard-workingpersi
22、stentHow did Stephen inspire others?Inspiring others to believe in themselves,Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you doesnt have to influence what you become.Through self-belief,hard work,perseverance and some help from an old hoop,Stephen Curry has shown that anything is
23、possible.Stephen Curry has become an _ for other people.He shows that as long as you have _,_ and _,you can achieve _.inspirationself-beliefhard workperseveranceanythingStephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry.He spent his childhood years practising basketball on 1_.The poor co
24、nditions helped him develop his own playing style.He also learnt to 2_.Despite this,it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player,as he was 3_.Fill in the blankStephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry.He spent his childhood years practising b
25、asketball on 1_.The poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style.He also learnt to 2_.Despite this,it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player,as he was 3_.a muddy basketball court be creative and flexible too short,too thin and too weakNonetheless,S
26、tephen refused to 4_,and ended up playing college ball for Davidson College.In 2009,he joined the NBAs Golden State Warriors.In 2015,he led them to their first NBA championship since 1975.Stephen achieved his dream through 5_.give up self-belief,hard work,perseverance and some help from an old hoop
27、Nationality:6_ Occupation:7_ Awards:8_ American basketball player the most valuable playerSelf-beliefHard workPerseveranceDespite many peoples thinking he couldnt _,he _playing basketball._helped Stephen sharpen his skillsnever _and valued the fact that _follow in his fathers footstepscarried onPractising day in and day outgave uphe could work every single day to get betterThink and share Can you think of any other famous basketball players?Which of their qualities inspire you?
