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（發(fā)明）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（球場）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.
【小題1】How long is it since basketball was invented?

Mr. Jackson works in a college. He likes reading and often   1    some books from the library. He keeps   2    to the radio every morning and reading   3    after dinner. So he knows much and teaches well. He is also good   4   his students. His students   5   him very much. Mike, Mr. Jackson's little son is only nine. He   6   likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Jackson always thinks his son is too   7   to understand him, so he chooses（選擇）  8   ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied (對……滿意) with them.

One day Mike read something about the electric lights and was   9   them. When his father told him to do housework, he went on（繼續(xù)）thinking  10   it. He asked him   11   questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly（自豪地），“Fathers always know   12   than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said, “  13   .” “Oh, why?” Mike didn't answer but asked. “  14    invented（發(fā)明） the electric lights?” “Thomas Edison.” answered Mr. Jackson “Why didn't his father invent them then?” Mike asked again.

Looking at his son, Mr. Jackson didn't know   15   to answer.

1.                A．borrows        B．reads          C．sells D．finds

2.                A．watching        B．listening        C．reading   D．touching

3.                A．messages       B．letters          C．stories   D．newspapers

4.                A．to             B．with           C．for  D．a(chǎn)t

5.                A．like            B．dislike          C．hate D．likes

6.                A．never          B．even           C．still  D．a(chǎn)lso

7.                A．clever          B．bright          C．old  D．young

8.                A．difficult         B．wrong          C．easy D．right

9.                A．a(chǎn)fraid of        B．tired of         C．interested in   D．worried about

10.               A．to             B．a(chǎn)t             C．a(chǎn)bout D．from

11.               A．a(chǎn) little          B．a(chǎn) few          C．little  D．few

12.               A．many          B．much          C．more D．most

13.               A．I think so.       B．I don’t think so. C．I hope so.  D．I hope not.

14.               A．Which         B．Who           C．When D．Why

15.               A．what           B．when          C．which D．where

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（發(fā)明）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（球場）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．100 years                             B．Less than 100 years

C．110 years                             D．More than 100 years

2.The students felt unhappy because _______.

A．they had little time to study                B．they often got into fights

C．they had much homework to do            D．they couldn’t play outdoors

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

B．It was easy to invent the game.

C．Dr. Naismith had to use fruit baskets to throw the ball.

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

Mr. Jackson works in a college. He likes reading and often   1    some books from the library. He keeps   2    to the radio every morning and reading   3    after dinner. So he knows much and teaches well. He is also good   4   his students. His students   5   him very much. Mike, Mr. Jackson's little son is only nine. He   6   likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Jackson always thinks his son is too   7   to understand him, so he chooses（選擇）  8   ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied (對……滿意) with them.
One day Mike read something about the electric lights and was   9   them. When his father told him to do housework, he went on（繼續(xù)）thinking  10   it. He asked him   11   questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly（自豪地），“Fathers always know   12   than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said, “  13   .” “Oh, why?” Mike didn't answer but asked. “  14    invented（發(fā)明） the electric lights?” “Thomas Edison.” answered Mr. Jackson “Why didn't his father invent them then?” Mike asked again.
Looking at his son, Mr. Jackson didn't know   15   to answer.