59．At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?

　　　 A．Basketball was already a worldwide game．

　　　 B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side．

　　　 C．Basketball was an Olympic sport．

　　　 D．Basketball was still played using footballs．

58．Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?

　　　 A．It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball．

　　　 B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born．

　　　 C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game．

　　　 D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played．

57．In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?

　　　 A．Summer．　　 　　　 B．Winter．　　 　 C．Spring．　　 　 D．Autumn．

56．Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?

　　　 A．Teach P．E in school．　　　 　　　 B．Write some books．

　　　 C．Work at hospital．　　　　　 　　 D．Take part in the Olympic Games．

70. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. The discovery has drawn the leading experts’ attention.

　 B. A lot of cultural relics have been discovered in Henan.

　 C. 40 horses have been discovered together with the chariot pit.

　 D. The discovered carts in the chariot pit are similar in size.

答案：66-70 CADBA

山东省德州市夏津县第一中学10-11学年高二上学期期中试题

A

During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P．E and wrote several books．While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing．He was the inventor of basketball．

　　　 Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA．One day the school headmaster told James he was having a problem with the students．Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside．He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something．

　　　 It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea．The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game．It was quite different from the basketball games of today．It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs．Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets．

　　　 Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin．

69. Careful plans for the uncovering are needed because ______.

　 A. another 40 horses are likely to be found as well

　 B. the whole uncovering could be destroyed easily

　 C. experts are too busy to spare time for it

　 D. the government hasn’t agreed to it

68. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that ______.

　 A. all dead people had sacrifices in ancient China

　 B. the discovered pit is the most well-known in the world

　 C. the discovered pit dates back to the Qin Dynasty

　 D. Emperor Qinshihuang wanted to maintain his power after death

67. According to Ma Juncai, the uncovering of the three pits is a miracle because ______.

　 A. it shows there may be a tomb group there

　 B. it’s helpful in discovering Emperor Qinshihuang’s tomb

　 C. the relics are dated such a long time ago

　 D. the relics are more than 300 years older than the ones in Shan’xi

66. What’s the passage mainly about?

　 A. The dead people’s sacrifices in ancient China.　　　 B. China’s archaeological studies.

　 C. The discovery of a large chariot pit in Henan.　　　 　D. The history of Chinese civilizations.

65. What is Ivy’s opinion about the game?

　 A. It is not good for students to play. 　　 B. Teenagers can have fun together.

　 C. Teenagers can relax themselves. 　　　 D. Students will learn to face the world.

答案：61-65 CCBCA　

C

The largest-ever chariot pit (战车坑) of relics with carts and horse bones has been discovered in Henan Province. It may lead to the uncovering of chariot pit groups that could be a key to understanding Chinese civilizations that existed more than 2,000 years ago.

　　 Experts said the relics are dated more than 300 years earlier than the famous warriors (武士) in Shaanxi Province. What excited the experts were two other projects that located two huge pits with similar features.

　“It is absolutely a miracle. These relics indicate that there could be a tomb group in this area, which is likely to be important for China’s archaeological (考古学的) studies,” said Ma Juncai, a leading relic researcher in the province.

　　 In ancient China, carts, sheep, spoons and so on were buried to ensure that dead people had a happy afterlife. The number and quality of the sacrifices indicated the social status of the dead. The custom was carried into the Qin Dynasty. Emperor Qinshihuang’s tomb, located near Xi’an, the capital of Shanxi Province, is accompanied by thousands of wood or clay figures of warriors and horses. The tomb is probably the most well-known.

　　 The discovered pit measures 10.4 meters long, 8.4 meters wide and 5 meters deep. It holds 20 carts in different sizes. The smallest one is 1.05 meters long and 1.3 meters wide.

　　 Experts think that 40 horses are likely to be found as well. Careful plans need to be made to deal with the demanding uncovering. “The clay is very weak and a small misstep can destroy the whole project. That’s why we need to take every step very carefully to protect these cherished cultural relics,” Ma said.