Children today are crazy about roller skating（溜冰）, for it's easy and fun. After supper on week days, anytime on weekends and especially any day in school holidays, so many roller skaters flow into streets, squares, parks and playgrounds. What a beautiful sight!
But a long time ago, roller skating was a different story. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin，whose work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked playing the violin. Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. Very pleased and a little excited, he accepted it. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think hard how to make an impressive entrance at the party. A strange idea struck him one day—he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
He tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Very proud of his invention, he couldn't wait for the special day to come, when he would arrive at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin did as he had planned, rolling into the room playing his violin. Quite astonished，all present cast their eyes over him. Then, unexpectedly, came one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!
小題1:Merlin was considered a dreamer because he ________.
A．a(chǎn)lways dreamed while sleeping
B．had very rich imagination
C．often gave others surprises
D．invented the roller skates
小題2:Merlin roller skated into the room in order to ________.
A．a(chǎn)rrive at the party on time
B．impress the party guests
C．test his new roller skates
D．make the host satisfied
小題3:The main point the writer tries to make in the last paragraph is ________.
A．the party guests laughed at Merlin
B．the roller skates needed improving
C．Merlin got himself into great trouble
D．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation
小題4:The text is mainly about ________.
A．a(chǎn)n unusual party B．a(chǎn) funny musician
C．the origin of roller skatingD．the great joy Merlin brought

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章通過一個故事講述了滑旱冰是怎樣被發(fā)明的。Merlin是一個夢想家，總是有很多新奇的主意，他想去參加聚會時引人注意，發(fā)明了旱冰鞋。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.可知 Merlin想象力豐富，故答案應(yīng)為B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.可知這樣可以給客人留下深刻的印象，故選B
小題3:推理題：根據(jù)最后一段的句子：Then, unexpectedly, came one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on.可知他的成功是預(yù)料之外的，選D
小題4:主旨題：這篇文章通過一個故事講述了滑旱冰是怎樣被發(fā)明的，故選C
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B．fell in love with music after Nick became famous
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One day a man found a cocoon（繭）of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling（爬）around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid（流體）from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.
小題1:What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
A．It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.
B．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.
C．It was flying among the trees in the forest.
D．It was crawling around quietly on the ground.
小題2:The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon              .
A．to take the butterfly home
B．to help the butterfly come out easily
C．to kill the butterfly
D．to stop the butterfly growing bigger
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A．patient but cruelB．careful and wiseC．kind but unwiseD．brave and funny
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A．Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life
B．Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it
C．Every good deed will come back with a good result
D．The greatest happiness in the world is to help others
小題5:What is the best title for the story?
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On a sunny spring morning, a seven-year-old girl was sharpening(削) a beautiful pencil. , the wind was so strong as to blow open the door. The girl stood up to    it, but then fell on the floor. The sharpened pencil pierced (刺入) directly into the girl’s chest into her heart, and only a small part of the pencil could be seen.
The girl’s mother was so    that she dialed the emergency number and put the girl flat on her back. The girl    and asked her mother to pull the pencil out of her heart    it was particularly painful. The mother hesitated for a while but    her daughter. She told her daughter not to pull out the pencil without her permission.
In the end, the girl was    successfully! She had a very serious    but she didn’t lose too much blood. If the pencil were pulled out, the blood would have poured out from the wound, and doctors couldn’t have saved her!  , the measures taken by her    were totally correct.
The mother’s comments afterwards were quite   : “I really didn’t know what to do. My daughter was especially obedient (聽話的) and she    my decision not to pull out the pencil. I knew she was in great pain, and her obedience was what I   . I thought if I had pulled out the pencil, she would have believed she was    and might fall asleep and lose consciousness (意識). In the emergency vehicle, I simply kept asking her if it was  . She nodded her head, which gave me great    because she was conscious and still felt pain. She was struggling for______.
In the world, there are so many people sruggling with different___ When you are trapped in wild mountains, when you come across setbacks and hardships, and when you have no other way but to experience the pain by yourself, ____ask yourself.”Am I in pain?“ When  we feel the pain, we’ll have the courage to try our best to___and never give up.
小題1:
A．NaturallyB．FinallyC．SuddenlyD．Personally
小題2:
A．lookB．pushC．repairD．close
小題3:
A．AnnoyedB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．puzzledD．disappointed
小題4:
A．struggledB．complainedC．jumpedD．escaped
小題5:
A．ifB．becauseC．onceD．unless
小題6:
A．looked onB．discussed withC．smiled atD．disagreed with
小題7:
A．savedB．controlledC．inspiredD．a(chǎn)ccepted
小題8:
A．injuryB．mistakeC．discussionD．destination
小題9:
A．OtherwiseB．InsteadC．ThoughD．Thus
小題10:
A．friendB．teacherC．doctorD．mother
小題11:
A．challengingB．surprisingC．excitingD．worrying
小題12:
A．madeB．changedC．followedD．recognized
小題13:
A．realizedB．promisedC．respectedD．needed
小題14:
A．safeB．tiredC．braveD．lucky
小題15:
A．thankfulB．painfulC．powerfulD．careful
小題16:
A．courage B．comfortC．freedomD．hope
小題17:
A．lifeB．gloryC．peaceD．power
小題18:
A．techniquesB．qualitiesC．difficultiesD．performances
小題19:
A．stillB．justC．a(chǎn)gainD．even
小題20:
A．laugh B．explainC．surviveD．relax

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