Question

　　Man invented a lot of sports equipment. The first true piece was the ball.

　　Thousands of years ago, in Egypt, the children's favorite game was throwing stones. But a badly thrown stone could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the people in Egypt made the first balls.

　　At first, they used tree leaves to make balls. They used vines (藤) to keep the leaves together. Later they began to use pieces of animals'skin and filled them with some light things. These balls were much better than the old ones.

　　Before long they invented a lot of ball games, and each had its own rules. They began to play these ball games according to the rules. They thought that ball playing was one of the best ways to teach the young men to be brave and strong.

(1) The Egyptians invented ________ very long ago.

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A．many different games with balls

B．throwing stones

C．dangerous games

D．many different kinds of games

(2) At first, the children liked ________ best.

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A．playing balls

B．throwing stones

C．swimming

D．running

(3) ________, so the Egyptians invented balls instead.

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A．Throwing stones was a popular game for children

B．Stones were too heavy to throw

C．Stones might hurt children

D．They hadn't so many stones

(4) The Egyptians made the first balls with ________.

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A．animal skin

B．something light

C．leaves and vines

D．paper

(5) Ball playing ________.

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A．could be the best way to study well

B．could be more interesting

C．would teach the young men how to play games

D．would make the young people healthier

Answer 1

答案：A;B;C;C;D
解析：

整体把握：本文介绍球的由来。 (1) 点拨：由第四段第一句“Before long they invented a lot of ball games...”可知。 (2) 点拨：由第二段第一句可知，数千年前，在埃及，孩子们最喜欢的游戏是扔石子。 (3) 点拨：由第二段第二、三句可知，如果石子扔不好就会伤到孩子，为了减少危险，人们发明了球。 (4) 点拨：由第三段第二句“They used vines to keep the leaves together.”可知。 (5) 点拨：由文章最后一句“They thought that ball playing was one of the best ways to teach the young men to be brave and strong.”可知。