Basketball is still a young game. It is not yet a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a college was having trouble that the students had to stay indoors. Since they could not enjoy their sports outside as usual, they were unhappy, and some of them even fight.

Finally, one of the teachers, J. E. Naismith, was asked to invent a new game for the students. It was not an easy joB. He thought for a few days and invented, a kind of ballgame. It was a fast, excitng game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two games. To make a score the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet high above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court, there was such a basket. At first, Naismith had planned to have the ball thrown into the box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use the fruit baskets. That is how the game got its name.

1 Basketball is________some of the other ball games.(　)

A. as old as　　　　　　　　　　    B. not as old as

C. older than　　　　　　　　　　    D. the oldest in

2 Basketball has a history of________.(　)

A. less than two hundreds　　　　　　　　　　    B. more than a century

C. about one hundred　　　　　　　　　　    D. more than two hundreds

3 What was used after Naismith used a box in the game?(　)

A. The wall.　　　　　　　　　　    B. A kind of bag.

C. A fruit basket.　　　　　　　　　　    D. The basketball team.

4 Which one is right?(　)

A. The name of basketball got its name from a wall.

B. The name of basketball got its name from a fruit basket.

C. The name of basketball got its name from a man.

D. The name of basketball got its name from a student.

5 The best title for the passage is________.(　)

A. How to play basketball?　　　　　　　　　　    B. When basketball was invented?

C. How basketball was invented?　　　　　　　　　　    D. Naismith invented the basketball.

 

A

Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书). She worked in an office all his life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.

Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital. Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy bear Lady.”

Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”

How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She brought the stocks(股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital.” No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!

1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because______.

A. she had too much money B. she had a lot of toy bears

C. she had never got married and had no children D. she liked children very much

2. People started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_______.

A. after she visited the children in hospital many times B. after she died

C. before her friend’s daughter was ill B. before she worked with his boss

3. Everyone was surprised that________.

A. Gladys lived such a long life B. Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago

C. Gladys had so much money D. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents

4. ________, so she got rich.

A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary B. Gladys did what the boss told her to do

C. Gladys got the money from the boss D. Gladys did another job in the hospital

5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,________.

A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things B. she stopped working

C. she still lived in the same way D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family

B

In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.

Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.

In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.

6.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.

A.      Franklin started the first subscription library

B.      in a subscription library people pay money to become members

C.      Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

D.     Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833

7.The underlined word “borrow” means_______.

A.      read and write with no help from another person

B.      use for a short time and then return

C.      like very much

D.     lend

8.The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.

A.      there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

B.      free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time

C.      the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D.     there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools

9.Havard University began_______.

A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638

10.At the library that Franklin started, ________.

A.      children could use books for no money at all

B.      people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that

C.      people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that

D.     both A and B

The British Museum is the biggest museum in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things to see.

    The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave his library, and the museum started to grow.

    The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn’t much time to see things. Visitors had to run though the rooms.

    By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt.

    King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since them many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year.

(  ) 1. Sir Hans Sloane was interested in _______________.

A. collecting all kinds of books　　　B. collecting all kinds of drawings

C. collecting all kinds of money　　　D. collecting all kinds of things

(  ) 2. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because __________.

A. the museum is empty　　　　　　　B. the museum is very big

C. there are too many things in it　　　　D. you are too small

(  ) 3. Sir Hans Sloane died ____________.

A. in 1753　　　B. in 1975    C. in 1765　　　D. in 1800

(  ) 4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum because ____________.

A. there are only several things to see             

B. the museum was the biggest one in the world

C. they were not interested in the things in it       

D. they had only one hour to see all the things in it

(  ) 5. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A. Sir Hans Sloane　　             B. George II   

C. the history of British Museum　  　D. the books in the museum

The British Museum is the biggest museum in the world. Inside, you feel smaller than usual. There are about a hundred things to see.

    The story of the British Museum goes back three hundred years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The doctor wanted everything to stay together when he died, so that people could come and have a look. The British Museum began. King George II gave his library, and the museum started to grow.

    The British Museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. At first the museum was only open three days a week and only ten people could enter in an hour. There wasn’t much time to see things. Visitors had to run though the rooms.

    By about 1800, things began to get better. Wonderful statues, three thousand years old, arrived from Egypt.

    King George IV sold all his books to the museum secretly. A hundred years ago not only old books but also new ones arrived at the museum, and more people came to read them. Since them many famous men have written and studied there. And the library is growing faster and faster. There are four kilometers of new shelves every year and there are about two million visitors every year.

(  ) 1. Sir Hans Sloane was interested in _______________.

A. collecting all kinds of books　　　B. collecting all kinds of drawings

C. collecting all kinds of money　　　D. collecting all kinds of things

(  ) 2. When you go inside the British Museum, you feel smaller than usual because __________.

A. the museum is empty　　　　　　　B. the museum is very big

C. there are too many things in it　　　　D. you are too small

(  ) 3. Sir Hans Sloane died ____________.

A. in 1753　　　B. in 1975    C. in 1765　　　D. in 1800

(  ) 4. At first, the visitors had to run through the museum because ____________.

A. there are only several things to see             

B. the museum was the biggest one in the world

C. they were not interested in the things in it       

D. they had only one hour to see all the things in it

(  ) 5. The passage is mainly about ______________.

A. Sir Hans Sloane　　             B. George II   

C. the history of British Museum　  　D. the books in the museum

Read the following passages and choose the right answers.（阅读下列短文，选出正确答案。）

Basketball is still a young game. It is over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891，a college was having trouble that the students had to stay indoors. Since they could not enjoy their sports outside as usual，they were unhappy，and some of them even fight.

Finally，one of the teachers，J.E.Naismith，was asked to invent a new game for the students. It was not an easy job. He thought for a few days and invented a kind of ballgame. It was a fast，exciting game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet high above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court，there was such a basket. At first，Naismith had planned to have the ball thrown into the box. As he could not find boxes of the right size，he had to use the fruit baskets. That is how the game got its name.

1.Basketball is ______ some of the other ball games.?

A. as old as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. not as old as

C. older than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. the oldest in

2.Basketball has a history of ______.

A. less than two hundreds

B. more than a century

C. about three hundred

D. more than two hundreds

3.What was used after Naismith used a box in the game?

A. The wall.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   B.A kind of bag.

C.A fruit basket.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. The basketball team.

4.Which one is right?

A. The name of basketball got its name from a wall.

B. The name of basketball got its name from a fruit basket.

C. The name of basketball got its name from a man.

D. The name of basketball got its name from a student.

5.The best title for the passage is ______.

A. How to play basketball?

B. When basketball was invented?

C. How basketball was invented?

D. Naismith invented the basketball.