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　　A history teacher was talking to his class about the ancient Romans (罗马人). “They were very strong, brave people, and they were good soldiers,”he said. “They always wanted to have strong bodies ,so they played a lot of games. ”

　　“Did they like swimming?”one of the girls asked,“That makes people very strong. ”She was very good at swimming.

　　“Oh, yes, some of them swam a lot, ”the teacher answered.

　　Then he told them a story about one famous Roman.

　　“There was a big, wide river in the middle of Rome,”he said. “It was the Tiber, and this man swam across it three times every day before breakfast. ”

　　The girl laughed when she heard this.

　　“Why are you laughing?”the teacher asked her angrily. “Have I said anything funny(可笑) ?”

　　“Well, sir,”the girl answered,“why didn't he swim across the river four times to get back his clothes?”

1．The students were having a ________ class.

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2．Romans played a lot of games because ________.

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A．they wanted to keep themselves healthy

B．they wanted the other people to be interested in them

C．they wanted to be clever and hard working

D．they wanted to be famous in the world

3．The girl asked the teacher the question because ________.

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A．she liked swimming very much

B．she liked the Romans very much

C．she liked her history teacher a lot

D．she wanted to be the top student in her class

4．Why did the girl laugh after the teacher told them a story about one famous Roman?

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A．Because her teacher was angry.

B．Because her teacher said something funny.

C．Because she thought the Roman was foolish.

D．Because she had heard the story before.

　　A history teacher was talking to his class about the ancient Romans（古罗马人）.“They were very strong people,”he said.“They always wanted to have strong bodies, so they played a lot of games.”

　　“Did they like swimming.”One of the girls asked.“That makes people's bodies strong.” She was very good at swimming.“Oh yes, some of them swam a lot.” The teacher answered. Then he told them a story about one famous Roman.

　　“There was a big, wide river in the middle of Rome.”he said,“and this man swam across the river three times every day before breakfast.”

　　The girl laughed when she heard this. “Why are you laughing?” the teacher asked her angrily,“Have I said anything funny?”

　　“Well, sir.”the girl answered, “Why didn't he swim across the river four times, to get back his clothes again?”

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(2) Ancient Romans always wanted__________．

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(4) Who was the teacher talking about when he said, “Some of them. swam a lot”?

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A．Because the Roman swam before breakfast.

B．Because the Roman did not finish swimming near his clothes.

C．Because the teacher was angry.

D．Because the Roman liked swimming so much.

阅读理解：

Tom:  You've got mud (泥)on your jeans.

Nick: So what? The prospectors' (探矿者)jeans were

　　  much dirtier.

Tom:  You mean during the Californian Gold (金) Rush?

　　  Did they wear jeans then?

Nick: They say that the prospectors were the first

　　  people to wear jeans. They didn't wear their best

　　  clothes to look for gold, you know. Tom: Who invented

　　 (发明) jeans?'

Nick: Levi Strauss made the first pair of jeans in America

　　 in 1850. He was a tailor. He was travelling from New

　　 York to San Francisco, when he met some men who were

　　 digging for gold in a cold, muddy river.

1. Nick has got _____ on his jeans.

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A. water　　　B. milk　　　C. mud　　　D. coke

2. Who were the first people to wear jeans?

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A. Chinese　　　B. Americans　　　C. Tom　　　D. prospectors

3. During the Californian Gold Rush, people went to California for _______.

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A. gold　　　B. jeans　　　C. clothes　　　D. food

4. ______ invented the first pair of jeans.

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A. Nick　　　　　　　　B. Prospectors

C. Levi Strauss　　　　D. A tailor

5. Jeans could keep the ____ out of the men who were digging for gold.

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A. sun　　　B. cold　　　C. river　　　D. gold