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      Skim the passage. Which paragraphs are about the popularity of  basketball?  泛读该文章。哪一段是关于篮球的流行?
Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented?  你知道篮球是什么时候发明的吗？
Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise.  篮球是一项深受人们喜爱、积极的运动项目。篮球因充满乐趣和 锻炼而受到很多人的钟爱。
It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.  篮球有超过100年的历史,在200多个国家中有超过1亿人的人 口打篮球。
In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even in factories.  在中国,你有时会看到人们在公园和学校里面打篮球, 甚至在工厂里。
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was  born in 1861.  篮球是加拿大名叫詹姆斯奈史密斯的医生发明的,他出生于1861 年。
When he was at college, his teacher asked the class to think of a game that can be played in the winter.  当他在读大学的时候,老师让全班想一个在冬天 可以玩的游戏。
Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on  a hard floor.  奈史密斯医生创造了一个在室内硬地板上玩的游戏。
Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game.  奈史密斯医生把班上的人分成两队,教他们玩他的新游戏。
The purpose of the game is for players to get a ball into the “basket”.  这个游戏的目的是让玩家把球投进“篮子”里。
Players on the same team must work together to help each other get  the ball in the other team’s basket.  同一个队的玩家必须共同努力,互相帮助,以 把球投到对方的篮子里。
At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from get ing the ball into their own basket.  与此同时,他们需要阻止竞争对手把球投进入自己的 篮子里。
It is believed that on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played.  据说在1891年12月21日，进行了历史上第一次篮球比赛。
Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an event at the Olympics.  然后在1936年在柏林,篮球成为奥运会的一个项目。
Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players.  今天,篮球已在世界各地 得到普及,许多年轻人梦想成为著名的运动员。
Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, it has also become a more popular sport to watch.  篮球不仅成为一个流行的体育运动,它也成为 一种观众爱看的运动。
Although America’s NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming popular in China.  尽管美国的NBA比赛是最著名的,CBA比赛在中国也越来越 受欢迎。
The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased.  外籍球员的数量,包括中国球员在内，在NBA已经变得越来越多。
And there are also more and  more foreign players in the CBA.  还有越来越多的外籍球员加入到CBA中。
Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become  like them.  许多年轻人崇拜这些篮球英雄,想成为像他们一样的人。
Theese stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams.  这些篮球明星鼓励年轻人努力拼搏来实现他们的梦想。
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男孩2：真的吗？你的意思是什么？
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男孩2：那是什么时候？
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