Question

【題目】Kites have a long history. They may date back(追溯到) long time ago. They were made of bamboo and silk in China. Nobody knows exactly how or when a kite was first flown, but it is said that when a Chinese farmer tied a string(繩子) to his hat to keep it from blowing away in a strong wind, the first kite was born.

Children like playing with kites. Kites for work or play are made of wood, bamboo, paper, or silk. In 478 B.C., a Chinese philosopher(思想家), Mo Zi, spent three years making a kite out of light wood and bamboo. The earliest record of kite flying was in about 200 B.C. when the Chinese General(將軍) Han Xin of Han Dynasty flew a kite over the walls of a city. He wanted to know how far his army would have to travel.

In the 13th century, Marco Polo wrote about how the shipping businessmen flew the huge kite in the wind before the ship set sail. They predicted the voyage(航海) in this way. If the kite went high and straight it meant a quick and successful voyage, but if it did not fly well， it was a bad omen(預(yù)兆). In the late 1500s, the kite was introduced to Europe by the Italians. Kite flying was first mentioned in England in a popular book in 1589.

【1】The first kite was born when _________.

A. kites were used for sailing

B. a Chinese farmer tied a string to his hat to keep it from blowing away

C. a Chinese general called Han Xin flew a kite to train his army

D. Mo Zi used light wood and bamboo to make a kite

【2】Kites are made of the following materials EXCEPT ________ according to the passage.

A. silk B. bamboo C. cloth D. paper

【3】The kite was introduced to Europe by_______

A. Marco Polo B. the Italians

C. Mo Zi, D. Han Xin

【4】The passage tells us_______.

A. how to make a kite

B. how to fly a kite

C. how kite flying was introduced to Europe

D. what a kite is like

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了風(fēng)箏的歷史，及風(fēng)箏是由什么制作的。

【1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中but it is said that when a Chinese farmer tied a string(繩子) to his hat to keep it from blowing away in a strong wind, the first kite was born.可知一個(gè)中國(guó)農(nóng)民把一個(gè)繩子系在他的帽子上，阻止它吹走了。故選B。

【2】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Children like playing with kites. Kites for work or play are made of wood, bamboo, paper, or silk可知除了布料。故選C。

【3】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中In the late 1500s, the kite was introduced to Europe by the Italians.可知風(fēng)箏是由意大利人引進(jìn)到歐洲的。故選B。

【4】C主旨大意題。通讀整篇短文可知這篇短文主要講述了風(fēng)箏是怎樣被介紹到歐洲的。故選C。