Question

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.
Nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.
【小题1】The story tell us that people began to enjoy roller-skating ______.

A．before the year 1750

B．before the invitation

C．because of Joseph Merlin

D．because it was dangerous

【小题2】People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.

A．he slept and dreamed a lot

B．he was full of different ideas

C．he invented the first roller skates

D．he always made people’s dreams come true

【小题3】___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.

A．Merlin’s work	B．Merlin’s violin
C．A huge mirror	D．An important party

【小题4】What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

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.

【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Joseph Merlin’s Story

B．How Roller Skating Was Invented

C．A Surprising Entrance to the Party

D．Roller Skating

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】B

解析试题分析：这篇文章通过一个故事讲述了滑旱冰是怎样被发明的。Merlin是一个梦想家，总是有很多新奇的主意，他想去参加聚会时引人注意，发明了旱冰鞋。
【小题1】根据That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.故选C。
【小题2】根据Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.
，故答案应为B。
【小题3】根据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.故选D。
【小题4】根据There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating，故选A。
【小题5】这篇文章通过一个故事讲述了滑旱冰是怎样被发明的，故选B。
考点：故事类短文阅读理解
点评：本题型考查了对文章段落或某一板块的理解概括能力。先阅读问题，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。在词义与句义理解的基础上，结合上下文总结归纳某一段或几段的大意，对于把握文章主旨，分析全文结构都是至关重要的。对文章有了详细而全面的理解之后，就要按照文章内容、上下文的逻辑关系，作出推理判断。阅读理解涉及词汇、语法、句型、段落结构、文化背景等各方面知识。答题时，领会句子之间的逻辑关系，特别是相邻句子之间的关系，这样有利于理解全文。表示逻辑关系的标志词是连接词、副词、代词、介词短语、关系词、插入语等，通读时应特别注意。如：if, because, though, as, which, it, and, but, however, therefore, so, for example, so that, so...that, on one hand...on the other hand... 等词语。它们在上下文中具有条件、原因、让步、指代、递进、对比、列举、结果、目的、承上启下等作用，正确理解并掌握这些词汇的作用，对做阅读理解是大有好处的。