James Naismith was a Canadian. He invented basketball in 1891. At that time. He was a P.E. teacher a Springfield College,. In the USA.. He invented an indoor game for his students so that they could play it even in bad weather.

Do you know how to score points in the game? Well, just put the ball into the other side’s basket. You can throw the ball into the basket from any part if the court. And you can throw it with one hand or both hands. But you must follow the rules.

Now, over a century later,. More and more people play basketball ..In the USA. ,the NBA is very popular. People from all over the world like to watch and play basketball. They love this game.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（10分）

1. James Naismith came from_____

A．America          B．China             C．Canada           D．Canadian

2. In 1891, James Naismith invented_____

A．baseball          B．basketball         C．football           D．volleyball

3. What did James Naismith do?

A．a doctor          B．a student          C．a worker          D．a teacher

4. Which of the following sentences is not right?

A．You must put the ball into the other side’s basket to score.

B．You must follow the rules.

C．You can only throw it with both hands

D．You can throw the ball into the basket from any part of the court.

5.When was basketball invented?

A．Over 100 years ago                      B．100 years later

C．50 years ago                           D．50 years later.

James Naismith was a Canadian. He invented basketball in 1891. At that time. He was a P.E. teacher a Springfield College,. In the USA.. He invented an indoor game for his students so that they could play it even in bad weather.

  Do you know how to score points in the game? Well, just put the ball into the other side’s basket. You can throw the ball into the basket from any part if the court. And you can throw it with one hand or both hands. But you must follow the rules.

  Now, over a century later,. More and more people play basketball ..In the USA. ,the NBA is very popular. People from all over the world like to watch and play basketball. They love this game.

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（10分）

(   )63. James Naismith came from_____

A. America    B. China    C. Canada     D. Canadian

(   )64. In 1891, James Naismith invented_____

A. baseball    B. basketball     C. football     D. volleyball

(   )65. What did James Naismith do?

A. a doctor   B. a student    C. a worker    D. a teacher

(   )66. Which of the following sentences is not right?

A. You must put the ball into the other side’s basket to score.

B. You must follow the rules.

C. You can only throw it with both hands

D. You can throw the ball into the basket from any part of the court.

(   )67.When was basketball invented?

A. Over 100 years ago   B. 100 years later 

C. 50 years ago         D. 50 years later.

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　　Americans love sports very much. Do you know NBA? That's one of the popular sports in the USA. But today I would like to tell you something about another sport in the USA. That's baseball (棒球). Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. It's a game played with a bat(球棒) and ball by two opposing(相反的) teams of nine players,boys and girls,young and old,take turns at bat. Each team has9 players. Children often play baseball in sports fields or in parks. In summer,there are often informal (不正式的) baseball games.

　　The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time,baseball matches are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes (英雄). At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio and watch TV. People seem to talk only about the game. Even after it is over,they still talk about the result(结果) and the players.

　　American football(美式足球) is perhaps more popular than baseball in the USA. The football season begins when the baseball,season ends. When there is an important game,thousands of people sit beside the radio or in from of the TV sets to hear the result.

(1)This passage is mainly(主要地) about ________ .

[　　]

(2)Like NBA,football,a baseball match has ________ .

[　　]

(3)We can know the result of the matches from ________ .

[　　]

(4)When there is an important game, what do people do?

[　　]

A. Thousands of people sit beside the radio.

B. Thousands of people sit in front of the TV sets.

C. Many fans go to watch the game.

D. All the above.

(5)Which is not right?

[　　]

A. American football is different from English football.

B. Thousands of people are interested in NBA, baseball and American football.

C. The football seasons goes before the baseball seasons.

D. Members of the important baseball teams become American's heroes.

阅读短文

　　Americans love sports very much. Do you know NBA? That's one of the popular sports in the USA. But today I would like to tell you something about another sport in the USA. That's baseball (棒球). Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. It's a game played with a bat(球棒) and ball by two opposing(相反的) teams of nine players,boys and girls,young and old,take turns at bat. Each team has9 players. Children often play baseball in sports fields or in parks. In summer,there are often informal (不正式的) baseball games.

　　The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time,baseball matches are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes (英雄). At the end of the season the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio and watch TV. People seem to talk only about the game. Even after it is over,they still talk about the result(结果) and the players.

　　American football(美式足球) is perhaps more popular than baseball in the USA. The football season begins when the baseball,season ends. When there is an important game,thousands of people sit beside the radio or in from of the TV sets to hear the result.

(1)This passage is mainly(主要地) about ________ .

[　　]

(2)Like NBA,football,a baseball match has ________ .

[　　]

(3)We can know the result of the matches from ________ .

[　　]

(4)When there is an important game, what do people do?

[　　]

A. Thousands of people sit beside the radio.

B. Thousands of people sit in front of the TV sets.

C. Many fans go to watch the game.

D. All the above.

(5)Which is not right?

[　　]

A. American football is different from English football.

B. Thousands of people are interested in NBA, baseball and American football.

C. The football seasons goes before the baseball seasons.

D. Members of the important baseball teams become American's heroes.