外研版（2019）高中英语必修第二册 学案Unit3 阅读技能突破.docx

PAGE2 / NUMPAGES2 Unit3 阅读技能突破 时文领读 主题：人与社会——体育精神 语篇类型：说明文 词数：408 难度：中 阅读用时：8分钟 背景导入：本文介绍了NBA取消了对球员球鞋颜色的限制，因为越来越多的人意识到，限制球鞋的颜色实际上是限制了球员的个人表达能力和讲故事的能力，文章还列举了一些球员鞋子图案背后的故事。 阅读技巧：利用定位词寻找细节信息。 原文 Perhaps there is no sport in the world more connected to sneakers than basketball. Many NBA players wear them to send important messages and showcase their personalities on court. And now, thanks to a new policy, the NBA will strengthen its status as the most stylish sports league in the world. When the 2018--2019 NBA season kicked off in October, the NBA lifted its colour restrictions on players’ sneakers. It is the first time in the league’s 72-year history that it has allowed shoes to be of any colour a player likes, as long as no reflective① material is included. In the past, the NBA required “uniformity② of uniform”, meaning each player’s shoes had to match those worn by the rest of the team. Their sneakers had to be at least 51% black or white, with an element of team colour. This landmark rule change is part of the NBA’s collective effort. More and more people realise that limitation of the colour of players’ shoes actually constrains③ their personal expression and storytelling. Sometimes a pair of shoes are worn in a memorable game, or the design of a shoe has meaning for the player. Before Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar Kobe Bryant nicknamed “the black Mamba”, retired, it was said that he wore a new pair of sneakers to each game and stored his used sneakers. Kobe brought the low-top style of sneaker with a Mamba print to the forefront in 2008 to symbolise the spirit of perseverance④ and bravery. In 2013, Kobe added nine red stitches（一针） to the back of his shoe to represent the nine stitches from his Achilles tendon surgery. Kyrie Irving wears probably the most famous signature sneakers. Inspired by his mother, who died when he was four, he has a rose on one side of his shoes to represent her. All of his sneakers are also inscribed⑤ with the words, “JBY(Just Be You)”. “