任务型阅读。
During the 1890s, basketball was becoming the most popular gym game in America. But basketball was not a good
sport for older people to play, because of much running in the game.
So in 1895, William Morgan, a gym teacher in Holyoke, Massachusetts, America, decided to invent a new game that
would be good for older persons too. He invented a game which was played with the same kind of ball as basketball,
but more like tennis.
At first Morgan called the game "minonette". But when he watched players hitting the ball back and
forth(向前)
with their hands, or "
volleying(凌空截球)", he changed the name to volleyball.
Volleyball and basketball, which were both invented in the nineteenth century, have become two of the most
popular games. Today, volleyball has more and more players and
spectators(观众) around the world.
根据短文内容,将下面表格中的信息补充完整。
| Information about volleyball |
| Where was it invented? |
In (1)___________. |
| Who invented it? |
A (2)___________ called William Morgan. |
| What's the good thing about volleyball game? |
There isn't much (3)___________ in the volleyball game, which is (44)___________ for older people. |
| Situation now |
Volleyball has more (5)__________ and spectators worldwide. |