Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day he was invited to a party. He was pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to see him. There was just 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. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin's idea was so good that nobody forget his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
(1
）The passage is mainly about ________.[ ]
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A ．a careless man |
B ．a wonderful dream |
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C ．the birth of roller skates |
D ．the birth of violins |
(2
）People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ________.[ ]
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A ．dreamed day and night |
B ．liked making things |
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C ．was an interesting man |
D ．was full of strange ideas |
(3
）Merlin wanted to ________, so he put wheels under his shoes.[ ]
A
．play the violin wellB
．arrive at the party soonerC
．be taller than the othersD
．surprise the people at the party(4
）What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?[ ]
A
．Merlin made a lot of trouble.B
．Roller skates should be improved.C
．The people were angry with Merlin.D
．Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces.(5
）Which of the following is true?[ ]
A
．Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.B
．Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.C
．No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.D
．Merlin couldn't sleep well because he dreamed a lot.科目：初中英语 来源：江苏省南菁中学2012届九年级上学期期中考试英语试题 题型：053
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Reading is an activity people enjoy a lot in their free time．Some like reading newspapers and o 1 enjoy novels or comic books．My f 2 books are those about the lives of great people．Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my o 3 life better．
Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w 4 their lives were difficult．They tried to use e 5 chance to change their lives and make the world better．
One good example is Orville and Wibur Wright, the two brothers who i 6 the airplane．The plane has m 7 the world into a small village．Hard work, not good luck, is the r 8 ．Why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient machine and become great people．Today we will remember them when we see planes in the sky．
Whenever I read s 9 about great people, I always learn a lot from them and they e 10 me to march on．
This is why I enjoy reading about great people's lives．
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Do you know Sweden？It l (1)in the north of Europe. It is the fourth largest country in Europe with an area of 450,000 square kilometers and a p (2) of about 8.5 million. Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, namely Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo.
More than half of Sweden is c (3) with trees. It is one of the r (4) countries in the world. About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized（工业化）. Today less than one third of the people are f (5).
Sweden is the country where the world-famous Nobel Prizes are awarded. Many people who have been to Stockholm, the c (6) of Sweden, must have visited the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded.
The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first f (7)language in schools. Many middle-school students can s (8) two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people, men and women, o (9) and young, can speak English. So there is no p (10) speaking with them in English.
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30. A. until B. when C. while D. in
31. A. in B. by C. to D. with
32. A. become B. became C. becomes D. to become
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The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first f (87)language in schools. Many middle-school students can s (88) two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people, men and women, o (89) and young, can speak English. So there is no
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