Basketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.

　　Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.

　　Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful 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 the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name.

1. How long is it since basketball was invented?

　　A. 1000 years                      　　　　　　　　　　B. More than 100 years

　　C. 1100 years                       　　　　　　　　　　D. Less than 100 years

2. The students felt unhappy because _______.

　　A. they had much homework to do

　　B. they often got into fights

　　C. they couldn't play outdoors 

　　D. they had little time to study

3. Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?

　　A. Some students                    　　　　　　　　B. Some teachers

　　C. Some students' parents           　　　 D. Some of his friends

4. When a student ______ , he makes a score.

　　A. receives the ball.               　　　　　　

　　B. throws the ball to another student

　　C. runs quickly with the ball in his hand  

　　D. throws the ball into the basket

5. Which sentence is right?

　　A. Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.

　　B. It was easy to invent the game.

　　C. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad.

　　D. The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor.

 

 

--Have you ever seen “Home with Kids”?

　　--Yes, I like it a lot. It's one of _______________TV plays I've ever seen.

　　A. the most interesting 　　　　　　　　　 B. more interesting

　　C. the least interesting　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

 

 

A hobby（嗜好） 　1　 be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time.People who take 　2　 hobbies are hobbyists.They paint pictures,sing pop songs,　3　 music instruments（乐器） and 　4 stamps or other things.They grow flowers,go fishing and hunting.They climb 　5　,swim,skate and play games.?

People today have 　6　 time than ever for hobbies.In early times,people were 　7　 busy making a living to have hobbies.Nowadays machines have taken the 　8　 of many workers.More people retire （退休）at an earlier age.They have hobbies 　9　 these activities offer them enjoyment,　10　,knowledge,and relaxation（放松）.

（1）.A.can　　　　　　　　　　 B.must　　　　　　　　 C.has to　　　　　　　　　　 D./?

（2）.A.on　　　　　　　　　　　　B.up　　　　　　　　　　 C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.off?

（3）.A.play　　　　　　　　　　 B.take　　　　　　　　 C.grow　　　　　　　　　　　　D.smell?

（4）.A.buy　　　　　　　　　　 B.sell　　　　　　　　　　 C.collect　　　　　　　　　　 D.use?

（5）.A.trees　　　　　　　　　　 B.mountains　　　　 C.the wall　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.down?

（6）.A.much　　　　　　　　 B.more　　　　　　　　 C.less　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.little?

（7）.A.very　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.so　　　　　　　　　　 C.too　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.such?

（8）A.place　　　　　　　　　　B.job　　　　　　　　　　 C.time　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.room?

（9）.A.so　　　　　　　　　　　　B.because　　　　　　 C.with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.if

（10）.A.friendship（友谊）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.money

C.books　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.feeling

There are many wetlands (湿地) in China and some of them have become the world‘s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve(自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
　　The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
　　Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2^nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.
【小题1】The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the _______ of China.

A．east

B．south

C．west

D．north

【小题2】Usually the weather in the wetlands is _______.

A．hot

B．pleasant

C．cold

D．dry

【小题3】   The World Wetlands Day is on _______.

A．April 22

B．June 25

C．February 2

D．March 22

【小题4】We must protect wetlands because _______.

A．they are home for wildlife

B．they can prevent flood

C．they can offer food to the animals and birds

D．all of the above

【小题5】The best title for the passage is _______.

A．China‘s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List

B．Wetlands—Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

C．Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

D．Wetlands—Valuable Recourses(资源) of Land on the Earth