Basketball is still a young game.  It is over ahundred years old. In the year of 1891,a certaincollege was having some trouble with its boystudents. The weather was cold and the studentshad to stay indoors. As they could not take part intheir usual outdoor sports, they were unhappy, andsome of them even got into fights from time to time.Finally, some of the teachers at the college askedDr. J. E. Naismith to invent a game so that thestudents might have something to play with. It wasnot easy to invent a game because it had to beplayed indoors, and the court was not very large.Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented akind of ball game.  It was a fast, exciting game withmuch moving and passing of the ball.  It was playedbetween two teams. In order to make a score, theball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet abovethe floor on the wall.  At each end of the court therewas a basket.  At first, Dr. Naismith had planned tohave the ball thrown into a box.  As he couldn't findboxes of the right size, he had to use fruit basketsinstead. That is how the game got its name-basketball.

1. The passage tells us______.
A. what basketball was
B. how basketball was invented
C. why people like basketball
D. where we can play basketball
2. Basketball is______.
A. an old game
B.a game with a long history
C. already over a hundred years old
D. invented by a student
3.The word "indoors" means ______.
A. in the door
B. inside the room
C. in many doors
D. on the door
4. Basketball was invented______.
A.in the winter of 1891
B.in September of 1981
C.in the spring of 1891
D.in the winter of 1981
5. The game got its name from______.
A.the ball itself
B. the basket itself
C. both the basket and the ball
D. the inventor

 Here are some American classroom customs :      
     If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the
question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If' you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he or she knows what you need to
learn.      
     There is no excuse for not doing your homework.  If you are absent (缺席的) ,  you should call your
teacher or someone who is in your class and ask about the assignment(作业).  It is your responsibility(责任)  to find out what the assignments you have missed are. It is not the teacher's responsibility to remind
you of the missed assignments.      
     You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.      
     Be on time !  It is considered( 认为)  rude to be late. Also, it disturbs other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books and papers out of your bag before you come into the
room. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the US it is not necessary to knock before you enter the
classroom. If you must leave during class ,  do so quietly.  There is no need to ask the teacher's
permission. Entering a teacher's office or any office with a closed door without knocking first is not
acceptable.  Knock first , then wait to be invited in.        
     Wearing a hat in class is considered impolite by many teachers. Some teachers may ignore it, but you
should ask permission first.  

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. What should a student do if he or she doesn't understand the teacher's question?  

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2. If a student misses a class, how can he or she find out the assignment?    

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3. What is the only reason for missing a test?

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4. Is it necessary for a student to knock before he or she enters the classroom?  

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5. Put the sentence "Wearing a hat in class is considered impolite by many teachers. " into Chinese.

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     Which country grows the most tea? The answer is India.  It grows three times as much as China. Which country drinks the most tea? It's neither China nor Japan. It's Great Britain.
     In the wild, tea plants may be 30 feet tall. But a plant grown for market is pruned(修剪).Pruning keeps the plant only three or four feet tall. This is an easy height for tea picking. Only the two top leaves of each
new shoot(芽)are picked. So to make money, tea plantations must be huge.
     In general, there are two kinds of tea, black tea and green tea. They are made in different ways. When black tea is made, it loses nearly all of its healthy qualities.  But green tea retains its healthy qualities. For
instance, it may prevent heart disease(病).
     How did we get tea bags? The answer: by accident. People used to send tea in tin boxes.  This was
expensive. Someone thought of a cheaper way. He sent tea in small silk bags. Customers would open the bag. They would put the leaves into a pot as usual. One customer put the bag into a pot. Then he just
poured hot water over it. And the tea bag was born.
     Shen Nong was the first to drink tea. This was about 2737 B.C.Shen was ill, so he drank several cups of hot water daily. One day something happened.  Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot.
The next cup was poured. The water was now colored. Shen tasted it.  He liked it.  He drank it all. Shen was proud of his new drink. He served it to his guests. World spread. People thought this way. Tea is
good enough for the emperor. So it must be good enough for the people. Tea became the drink of China.

1. The best title for this passage might be______.
A. An Ancient Drink
B. Green Tea
C. A Favorite Drink for Centuries
D. Tea Plant
2. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to______.
A. persuade you
B. make you laugh
C. tell you how to do something
D. give you information
3. In this passage "retains" means "______".
A. keeps
B. makes
C. takes
D. loses

     In many countries, people can use their hands to eat chicken leg. But in some countries, people only
eat with their right hands. They never eat with left hands. They think it is bad table manners.
     In China, people mustn't point their chopsticks at anyone. Sometimes (有时) they can talk when they
eat. They can hold the bowl with their hands when eating noodles or rice. They can take vegetables from
the centre dishes. When they drink soup, they can drink it with their spoons or from their bowls.
     In England or America, people eat with knives and forks. But they mustn't wave (挥动) them during
a meal. They must use spoons to drink soup. Everyone should use a plate and finish the food on his plate.
But they can leave some on the dishes.   

1. In many countries, _____when they eat chicken leg.
A. people usually don't eat with their hands
B. people must use knives and forks
C. people eat with their hands
D. people can't use chopsticks
2. In some countries,it is bad table manners to _____.
A. eat with right hands
B. eat with spoons
C. eat with left hands
D. eat with forks
3. Chinese people _____ during a meal.
A. sometimes can talk with others
B. have to use plates
C. can't hold their bowls
D. mustn't use spoons to drink soup
4. In England or America, people _____ when they eat.
A. can't talk loudly and use their left hands
B. mustn't wave their knives and forks
C. use spoons, knives , chopsticks and forks
D. can drink soup from their bowls
5. Which sentence ISN'T right?
A. Chinese eat dinners with chopsticks.
B. People should use plates when eating dinners in England.
C. English can leave some food on the dishes.
D. Chinese shouldn't take vegetables from the centre dishes.