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.

My name is Becky Smith. I'm eleven years old. I have one brother. His name's Jason and he's fourteen. I don’t have any sister. We live with grandma in a small house in Chesterfield, in the north of England. My friends and I often go to the cinema on Saturday. Do you like games? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester Unite(曼联队). I sometimes play football with my brother. I have seven pets: two birds and five goldfish. I want a dog and a cat, but my parents don't like them.
Do you want to be my penfriend? Please write to me soon.
【小题1】The girl wants to find         .

My name is Becky Smith. I'm eleven years old. I have one brother. His name's Jason and he's fourteen. I don’t have any sister. We live with grandma in a small house in Chesterfield, in the north of England. My friends and I often go to the cinema on Saturday. Do you like games? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester Unite(曼联队). I sometimes play football with my brother. I have seven pets: two birds and five goldfish. I want a dog and a cat, but my parents don't like them.

Do you want to be my penfriend? Please write to me soon.

1.The girl wants to find         .

2.The girl lives in         .

3.There are          people in Becky's family.

4.The girl's parents don't like          .

5.What does“pet”mean in Chinese?

My name is Becky Smith. I'm eleven years old. I have one brother. His name's Jason and he's fourteen. I don’t have any sister. We live with grandma in a small house in Chesterfield, in the north of England. My friends and I often go to the cinema on Saturday. Do you like games? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester Unite(曼联队). I sometimes play football with my brother. I have seven pets: two birds and five goldfish. I want a dog and a cat, but my parents don't like them.
Do you want to be my penfriend? Please write to me soon.

1. 1.

   The girl wants to find         .

   1. A.
      a sister
   2. B.
      a brother
   3. C.
      a penfriend
   4. D.
      pets
2. 2.

   The girl lives in         .

   1. A.
      a big house
   2. B.
      The west of England
   3. C.
      a small house
   4. D.
      a cinema
3. 3.

   There are          people in Becky's family.

   1. A.
      three
   2. B.
      four
   3. C.
      five
   4. D.
      six
4. 4.

   The girl's parents don't like          .

   1. A.
      birds and goldfishes
   2. B.
      birds and dogs
   3. C.
      dogs and cats
   4. D.
      goldfishes and cats
5. 5.

   What does“pet”mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      朋友
   2. B.
      宠物
   3. C.
      玩具
   4. D.
      同伴