Unit 2 Lesson 1 The Underdog 课文挖空练习-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第一册

The Underdog  

Pre-reading

What do you think an underdog is? Choose the correct option.

A. a dog that is defeated by other dogs

B. an athlete who seems to have little chance to win

C. a company that never wins

 

Background information

_____________ is the person who trains the players.

_____________ is the person who replaces the players.

_____________ is the place where players do sports.

_____________ is a long seat where players can sit.

 

Part 1

Paul and I were _____our school basketball team, The Lions. We loved basketball and were both ____________(超级粉丝) the NBA. When we weren’t playing on the ________(球场) ______ was __________(靠近/旁边) our building, we were watching a game on TV. My favourite player was LeBron James. Paul’s favourite player was Tyrone Bogues, a guy _______ played for the Charlotte Hornets, although we actually agree _______they are both ____________(冠军).

我和保罗都是学校狮子篮球队的队员。我们热爱篮球，都是NBA 的超级球迷。我们不在大楼附近的球场上打球，就在电视上看比赛。我最喜欢的球员是勒布朗·詹姆斯。保罗最喜欢的球员是蒂尼·博格斯，博格斯为夏洛特黄蜂队效力。事实上，我们认为他们都是冠军。

 

Bogues was only 1.6 metres tall, _______ made him the shortest player _____ in the NBA. Guess what? Paul was only 1.6 metres tall, too! Paul knew _______ being ______(short) than other players meant _______ he had to practise more. During all those hours of doing jump shots(     ) on ___(he) own, he used Bogues as his __________(激励). Paul once said, “If Bogues could ____________(成功做到), why not me?

博格斯身高只有一米六，是NBA 史上最矮的球员。你猜怎么着？保罗身高也只有一米六！保罗知道比其他球员矮意味着他必须加强练习。在他自己跳投的时候，他用博格斯激励自己。保罗有次说到，“如果博格斯能做到，为什么我不能呢？”

 

 

Our coach was not so sure. Paul had to ____________many times _____(参加选拔) making the team. He was still usually __________(坐“冷板凳”), being just a ____________(替补), _______ was really tough(      )on him. Everyone knew Paul had real skills, and was someone _______ worked really hard and __________________________(强烈的渴望) to play for the team. However, Paul didn’t get a chance.

我们的教练并不这么看。保罗多次参加选拔，方才入选球队。然而，他通常“坐板凳”作为替补队员，这对他来说是真够倒霉的。每个人都知道保罗有真本事，而且他非常努力，想为球队做出贡献。然而，保罗没有机会。

 

This week, The Lions were playing our ______________(劲敌), The Bears, a team _______ record(       ) this season had been perfect. They hadn’t lost a single game. It would be a tough one. Paul didn’t know he’d soon get the chance _____ ________________.(他一直等待的)

本周，狮子队正在与我们的劲敌熊队比赛，这是一支本赛季战绩完美的球队，他们没有输过一场比赛。这将是一个艰难的过程。保罗这时并不知道他很快就能拥有一直等待的机会。

Advantages:         Disadvantages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2

Suddenly, a player and I ___________(撞到一起) each other. Pain          (迅速蔓延) my body. My knee hurt badly. The team ___________(围拢过来), ____________（看起来） worried. The last quarter was about to begin, and my team was behind by 10 points.

突然，我和一名球员撞到了一起，疼痛在我身上迅速蔓延。我的膝盖受伤严重。球队围在我身边，看起来很担心。最后一节即将开始，我们队已经落后10分。

 

“I don’t think I can play anymore, coach,” I said quietly ______ the doctor put ___________(冰袋) on my knee.

我平静地说，“我可能不能继续上场了，教练。”医生把冰袋放在我的膝盖上。