10.Today,roller skating is easy and fun.But many years ago,it wasn't easy at all.Before 1750,people never tried skating on wheels.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin's work was making instruments.In his free time he liked to play the violin.Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams.People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party.He was very pleased and a little excited.As the day of the party came near,Merlin began to think.He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party.Merlin had an idea.He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally,he decided to put two wheels under each shoe.These were the first roller skate shoes.Merlin was very proud of them.He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin.He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room,playing his violin.Everyone was really surprised to see him.There was just one problem.Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating.He rolled on,playing the violin.Then,with all eyes on him,Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall.The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise.But nobody forgot Merlin's wonderful entrance after that.
66.The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skatingC.
A.before the year 1750
B.before the invitation
C.because of Joseph Merlin
D.because it was dangerous
67.People called Merlin a dreamer becauseB.
A.he slept and dreamed a lot
B.he was full of different ideas
C.he was a talented violinist
D.he always made people's dreams come true
68.Dmade Merlin think of skating on wheels.
A.Merlin's work
B.Merlin's violin
C.A huge mirror
D.An important party
69.What was Merlin's problem after he rolled into the room?A
A.He couldn't stop his roller-skating.
B.He couldn't attract a lot of attention.
C.Everyone was surprised at him.
D.He couldn't play the violin while rolling.
70.The text is mainly aboutC.
A.a(chǎn) strange man
B.a(chǎn)n unusual party
C.how roller skating began
D.how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century.
分析 這篇文章通過一個故事講述了滑旱冰是怎樣被發(fā)明的.Merlin是一個夢想家,總是有很多新奇的主意,他想去參加聚會時引人注意,發(fā)明了旱冰鞋.
解答 66.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.可以知道人們喜歡滑旱冰是由于Joseph Merlin方面發(fā)明了旱冰鞋,故選C.
67.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams.People called him a dreamer.可以知道Merlin是一個有許多想法的人,故選B.
68.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第二段He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party可以得知他發(fā)明旱冰鞋的契機(jī)是為了在一場重要派對上博人眼球.故選D.
69.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)There was just one problem.Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating,可以知道沒有方法能使Merlin停止滑旱冰,故選A.
70.C 主旨大意題.文章主要講述旱冰鞋被發(fā)明的來源,所以選擇C
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