Most of us may play ping-pong, but perhaps you don't know who invented it. The story is that
it started when two students at Cambridge University began knocking a cork (软木塞) to each other
across a table, using old boxes. In about the year 1800 an American businessman of sports goods
produced a game that he called Indoor Tennis. The Americans didn't find interest in it. He shipped
(用船运) it to London and it soon became popular in Britain. The game was then played across dining
room tables, or on the floor with the net string (网) between chairs. The players used a ball made of
cork or rubber. A few years later a hollow (空的) ball like the one we use today was invented.
People all over the world loved it at once. A man called Mr Wood in London, had the idea of covering
the bats (拍子) with rubber. Later a London businessman called this game "ping-pong". "Ping" meant
the sound of the bat hitting the ball, and "pong" was the sound of the ball hitting the table.
The game is played everywhere, but not everybody likes it. Some even think it's a silly game.
it started when two students at Cambridge University began knocking a cork (软木塞) to each other
across a table, using old boxes. In about the year 1800 an American businessman of sports goods
produced a game that he called Indoor Tennis. The Americans didn't find interest in it. He shipped
(用船运) it to London and it soon became popular in Britain. The game was then played across dining
room tables, or on the floor with the net string (网) between chairs. The players used a ball made of
cork or rubber. A few years later a hollow (空的) ball like the one we use today was invented.
People all over the world loved it at once. A man called Mr Wood in London, had the idea of covering
the bats (拍子) with rubber. Later a London businessman called this game "ping-pong". "Ping" meant
the sound of the bat hitting the ball, and "pong" was the sound of the ball hitting the table.
The game is played everywhere, but not everybody likes it. Some even think it's a silly game.
1. _______ at Cambridge University first played table tennis, using cork and _______.
2. A game called Indoor Tennis _______ in about the year 1800.
3. Although the American didn't like the game, _______ showed great interest in it
and it became popular.
4. After hollow balls were invented, the bats _______ were invented by Mr Wood.
5. 将文中画线部分译成汉语。
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2. A game called Indoor Tennis _______ in about the year 1800.
3. Although the American didn't like the game, _______ showed great interest in it
and it became popular.
4. After hollow balls were invented, the bats _______ were invented by Mr Wood.
5. 将文中画线部分译成汉语。
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| Cambridge (剑桥) is one of the top universities in the world, and it's a city as well. To the surprise of some visitors, there are no walls around the university. Classroom buildings, libraries and offices can be seen all over the city. Most of the members of the city are the students and teachers of thirty-one colleges (学院). It got its name "Cambridge" from the river called Cam and a bridge built over it. Before the university was founded 800 years ago, Cambridge was a developing town. It developed faster because of the opening of the railway and became a city in 1951. Now it has a population of more than one million. Many young students hope for the chance to study at Cambridge. Perhaps you'll be a member of Cambridge one day.
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| Halloween (万圣节) is celebrated on October thirty-first. On that night, many people will dress up and 1 frightening vampires (吸血鬼) or ghosts (鬼魂). They do this with the help of 2 clothing and face with different colors. Halloween traditions developed from people in ancient Britain. They believed that spirits (灵魂) of the 3 would return to their homes on October thirty-first, the day of the autumn feast (盛宴). They built huge fires to frighten spirits 4 when the night falls. Historians say many of the Halloween traditions of today developed from 5 of ancient times. They say that burning a candle inside a hollow pumpkin recalls (回想起) the fires many years ago in Britain. And they say that wearing a mask (面具) to hide a person' s face is similar to the way ancient villagers covered their faces to force spirits away. On Halloweeen night, American children 6 masks and other clothing. They go from home to home 7 "Trick or treat"! 8 the people in the houses do not give them a treat(招待), the children may play a trick on them. Some adults put on costumes and attend Halloween parties. They also decorate (装饰) their houses. They might 9 the insides of pumpkins (南瓜) and cut funny faces on the surface. They place the burning candle inside. Some hang fake (假冒的) bats, spider webs and other things 10 the home. | |||
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B. look at B. special B. died B. off B. these B. put on B. crying B. Before B. put into B. beside |
C. look for C. usual C. died C. away C. that C. wear C. shouting C. Although C. take back C. around |
D. look as D. simple D. dying D. into D. ones D. pull on D. suggesting D. If D. fetch D. at |
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| There are many words in the English language. You will never 1 the meaning of every word in English. When you read, you will often find many 2 you do not know. You will not have enough time to 3 reading and try to find every new word in a dictionary. Sometimes you can 4 a new word because you know some of the parts of the new word. For example, if a word ends 5 the letters "er", that word 6 be the name of a 7 or a thing that does a certain action (某个动作). A writer is a person who writes. 8 it is not 9 to know the parts of a new word to understand it, 10 it will help you many times. |
| ( )1. A. know ( )2. A. books ( )3. A. stop ( )4. A. find ( )5. A. in ( )6. A. can ( )7. A. friend ( )8. A. Then ( )9. A. helpful ( )10. A. but |
B. learn B. letters B. enjoy B. get B. off B. might (可能) B. boy B. Now B. useful B. and |
C. find C. stories C. keep C. study C. up C. should C. person C. Yet C. enough C. so |
D. look up D. words D. start D. guess D. by D. must D. girl D. Sometimes D. good D. for |