初三英语课文Do you know when basketball was invented?80词左右,

If you travel around China you will notice a very popular activity --basketball。The sport of basketball is a little over a hundred years old。It was invented by James Naismith,he was asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters。Then he created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor。The aim of basketball is for players to get a ball into the "basket" Players move towards one end of the court while throwing the ball to each other。The first basketball game was played on December 21st,1891。Then in 1936 in Berlin,it became an Olympic event。Since then,the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide。Basketball has also become a more popular sport for people's watching。给分吧~