但是，尽管篮球运动员们穿着专门设计的鞋袜来减弱他们跳跃时的能量，但除了一件背心和一条短裤，他们没有其他的保护措施。

　　4．Joe immediately took possession of the ball and ran，...and suddenly 80 kilos hit the Chandler star，who howled loudly in pain and fell，with his nose bleeding and a cut on his left cheek.

　　乔立即抓住球，快跑，......突然他80千克的体重撞到了查德勒的明星队员。这位队员疼得大叫起来，摔倒在地上，他的鼻子流着血，左脸颊上有道伤口。

　　　阅读P9课文，回答下列问题

　　1．What does the head coach of the team think of Yao Ming?

　　2．If Yao Ming wants to be a star，what does he have to do?

　　3．Is there anything Yao Ming is not very used to？What is it?

　　【答案】　1.He is a selfless and kind person.

　　2．He has to be more aggressive and to be rude to his teammates if necessary.

　　3．Yes.He is not used to being impolite and selfish.

　　　阅读P11课文，并从四个选项中选择最佳答案

　　1．Basketball is one of the safest sports because .

　　A．the direction of the players' energy means there is less chance of a collision

　　B．the players are well­protected

　　C．the players make abrupt changes of direction

　　D．the players accelerate across the court，bouncing the ball

　　【答案】　A

　　2．According to the writer，a typical basketball player would be .

A．able to accelerate and bounce the ball at the same time