Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Starting out &Understanding ideas—comprehending-2021-2022学年新教材高中英语选修第一册【金版新学案】教师用书（外研版）

Michael Jordan—Head and Shoulders Above the Rest! During the 1990s，Michael Jordan was probably the best­known athlete in the world.He was the top scorer in the NBA，and played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993.He was named their most valuable player five times.Wearing his famous number 23 shirt，Michael Jordan became the most successful basketball player in the history of the game. Jordan was born in New York and grew up in North Carolina.He attended① the University of North Carolina for a year before leaving to join the Chicago Bulls.He finished his first season (1984～1985)as one of the top scorers in the league②，with an average of③ 28.2 points per game. In 1987，Jordan became only the second player to score more than 3，000 points in a season.He was the top scorer in the NBA for seven consecutive (连续不断的) seasons (1987～1993).During this time，the average number of points he scored was more than 30 points per game.With him，the Bulls won their first NBA championship④ in 1991.During this successful period，they won the title⑤ again in 1992 and 1993.Jordan was also in the United States Olympics Basketball Team，known as “the Dream Team”，which won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona，Spain. Jordan surprised everyone when he retired before the 1993～1994 season，but he rejoined the Chicago Bulls and won three more championships with them from 1996 to 1998.He played again for the Washington Wizards before finally retiring from sport in 2003 at the age of 40.Millions of fans admire his athletic ability，motivation⑥ and confidence.They have fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan，such as the time when he rescued the Bulls from ending a game on a tie⑦.He stepped to the line and made two free throws⑧.Each time he threw the ball straight through the basket and each time he had his eyes closed. Off the basketball court，Michael Jordan opened his own steak restaurant because he loved steak so much.He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam alongside⑨