Unit 1 阅读理解专项练习AMore than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain.The game was then played across the dining room table, or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. The balls were made of cork or rubber.The bats were made of wood.A few years later a hollow ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it “ping-pong”. “Ping”was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball. and “pong” was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.1.Who invented the game of ping-pong?A A Chinese B An Englishman C An American D We dont know2.The game was first known as_.A ping-pong tennis B table tennisC outdoor tennis D indoor tennis3.What did the British think of the game?A Moving B Interesting C Terrible D Well4.In the early days the ball was _.A hollow B covered with rubberC made of cork and rubber D made of plastics5.The name of ping-pong has something to do with_.A sound B size C history D placeBUniversity of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and its one of the top university in the world. There is no clear date when the university started, but teaching began at Oxford in some forms in 1096 and developed quickly from 1167. There are 39 independent (独立的) colleges at Oxford, attracting students and learned men from across the world. There are over 100 libraries for the students and learned men to use. At University of Oxford, they also provide a number of money for the best students. Of course, if you want to study here, first you have to reach a certain level of English language. College life at Oxford is very exciting but busy. The groups of college provide a friendly and welcoming home for students while the college are strict with students about their studies. Many Chinese students are studying here. The number of Chinese students at the university has grown quickly over the past 10 years.1. How many libraries are there at Oxford?A. Only 100 B. Just 100 C. More than 100 D. less than 1002. What do you have to do first if you want to ask fir studying at Oxford? You have to _.A. be independent B. pass a certain level test of English language C. study English hard D. be the best students3. Hows the college life at Oxford? Its full of _ and has _.A. excitement; much school work to do B. excitement; no school work to doC. attraction; no school work to do D. attraction; a little school work to do4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The college arent strict in studies. B. Only because of 39 dependent colleges, thousands of students come here to study.C. The university of Oxford is the most important and successful one in the world. D. The university of Oxford provides a number of money for most students.5. Whats the best title for the passage?A. The College Life B. The Famous Learners at Oxford C. The Chinese Students at Oxford D. The University of OxfordCA good reader is like a driver very much. He must change his reading speed(速度)to fit(适应)what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation(状况). A good reader may read at 1,000WPM(每分钟词)when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspapers and story books at 600 WPM. But he may read his science or math books at 150 WPM. Just as a driver has a wide(广泛的)change of driving speed, so a good reader has a wide change of reading speed.( )46. The writer thinks that a good reader can _.A. read at 1,000WPM B. read as fast as he can C. spend more time reading D. change the reading speed as he needs1. _ decides the speed of reading.A. How many is reading for B. What he is reading for C. Where he is reading D. When he is reading2. A good reader may read fastest _.A. when he reads newspapers and story books B. when he reads something most useful to himC.when he is trying to work out a math problem D. when he is trying to find something for his report3. The underlined word “once” in the passage means _.A. one time B. only C. as soon as D. at once4 Which is the best title(题目)for this passage?A. The Importance of Having Different Reading SpeedB. The Difference between Driving and ReadingC. The Best Way of Fast Reading D. A Good Reader and His Reading SpeedDEating in space