题目内容
Today millions of people enjoy the game of bowling throughout the world, in which they roll the bowling ball down the wooden lane （通道） and try to knock down ten wooden pins （木瓶）．
People have played and enjoyed bowling for thousands of years．It is believed that during the Stone Age the aboriginal (原来的) communities had already started to play a kind of bowling game．They rolled large rocks or pebbles (卵石) at bones or pointed stones and tried to knock them down．The ancient Egyptians played about 7,000 years ago．
During the Middle Ages, bowling was the favorite game for many people in Germany．There, the players rolled or threw stones at the wooden clubs(棒)．The game became popular in village gatherings and on festivals．
Bowling spread to England later．In the 1300s, it was so popular that King Edward III became worried．He was afraid that the game would keep men from practising archery (射箭术)，which was important in time of war．So it was outlawed(禁止)．But the sport did not die out．Instead, it was even played by the nobles．In 1530, King Henry VIII had bowling lanes built in one of his palaces．
Through the years, different forms of bowling were played in different countries in Europe．In Holland, the Dutch played a kind of bowling called“skittles”, or ninepins．When Dutch settlers came to America, they began to play skittles there．It was the skittles that led to our modern game of bowling．
(1) Aboriginal men played a kind of bowling game______．
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A．with pebbles or rocks
B．together with their dear wives
C．with wooden bottle-like clubs
D．all the year round
(2) The story does not say so, but it makes you think that______．
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A．the Egyptians were the first to bowl
B．bowling game made some European kings and emperors deeply worried
C．no one knows exactly when bowling first began
D．King Edward III built bowling lanes in his palace
(3) On the whole, the story is about______．
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A．life in the Middle Ages
B．the long history of bowling
C．when and how the game spread to England
D．how bowling ball is played
(4) Edward III, the king of England, outlawed bowling because______．
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A．he himself was too old and weak to play it
B．he could hardly stand the noise made by the balls and pins
C．he thought his men were spending too much money on it
D．he was afraid that archery would be neglected
(5) Which statement does the story lead you to believe?
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A．The Germans are the first to play bowling．
B．Men in England did not like bowling at all．
C．The primitive men played a game called“ninepins”．
D．Bowling did not begin in America．
