basketball was first played ______Dec.21,1891, then in1936 it has become an event at the Olympics.

Basketball was invented by a __________(Canada) doctor _______(name) James Naismith. He divided the men into 2 groups. Players on the same team must work

together_______(get) the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from_________(get) the ball into their own basket.

Today the popularity of basket has risen around the world, with many young people____(dream) of becoming famous players. You can see people _______(play) basketball everywhere. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to watch, but it has also become a popular sport ____(watch). The number of foreign player,______(include) Chinese player, in the NBA has increased. Many young people look up to the basketball________(hero). These stars encourage young people to work hard and achieve their dreams.

(3a 选用）Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented ________(偶然)? Many people believe that tea was first _______(drink) about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese r_____ called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink.

One day Shen Nong ________(boil) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and r________ there for some time. It produced a nice ______(气味) so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks __________(invent).

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the _____(圣人) of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants ________(grow) and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea ______(leaf) were produced and what kinds of water _________(use). It is believed that tea__________(bring) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England , tea didn’t appear ______around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the n_____ drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries________(发生) in the 19th century. This helped to spread the ________(popular) of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are ________(毫无疑问) the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

【拓展阅读】

Volo Beauty(沃洛美） shows its new invention-cordless hair dryer(无绳吹风机). Volo Beauty is a firm.It is said that1._____ is the

world's first cordless hair dryer.

The firm 2. _____(show)its invention at CES last Sunday night before the

show’s

official

opening.

The

cordless

hair

dryer

was3.________award-winning product. It also showed how it takes less time to dry your hair. The advantages of the cordless hair dryer are 4._______(many)than the traditional dryer.

According 5._______Volo, the cordless hair dryer can use for more Than 20 minutes on a single charge(一次充电). The firm says it can dry long hair in just about ten6._________ (minute).

The cordless hair dryer is called Volo Go. The system of Volo Go has a battery in the handle. So it 7. ______(real)gets rid of thee limit of rope.So the cordless hairdryer is very convenient for users. 8.________the product isn't cheap. Volo Beauty says its cordless dryer will be sold at $399.

Volo Go wa9._____________(invent)the system of the cordless hair dryer. Ryan Goldman(瑞安.戈德曼） told Dailymail. com that he was tired of 10.________(see)all of the ropes from the traditional hair dryer.Ryan Goldman is the CEO and co-founder of Volo Beauty.

【话题训练】

when：...be invented.....by mistake

.

Whom: ...be invented by...

the history of Potato Chips

Why: ...be sent back because

How: first： ...cut....thin

then: ...cooked for....until....crispy

finally: ...put...on...so...

学案答案

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was accepted BBD 【词汇百变】