仁爱版英语精品资料（精修版）同步阅读理解专练一、The English love sports. One of the most popular games in England is cricket (板球）.But cricket doesnt change much these years. For some parts of England, the eight months of the football season is more important than the four months of the cricket season.Most middle schools have sports fields (场地).Boys usually play rugby (橄揽球）or football in winter and cricket in summer, while girls play tennis or baseball in summer and basketball or hockey (曲棍球）in winter. Boys seldom play basketball. The more popular grown-up (成人的）games are golf and tennis. A lot of people play them.The British also like watching horse racing, but few show interest in bike racing.Britain is the home of many modem (现代的） popular sports.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。( )1. In England，there are _ months in the cricket season.A. 4 B.5 C.6 D.8( )2. Middle school boys often play rugby or football in _.A. spring B. winter C. summer D. fall( )3. In England, _ are popular grown-up games.A. football and basketballB. tennis and footballC. golf and tennisD. tennis and soccer( )4. From the passage, we can learn that many modem popular sports are from _.A. America B. BritainC. Japan D. China( )5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. For most British people，the cricket season is more important than the football season.B. Cricket changed a lot during the last ten years.C. Middle school girls seldom play basketball.D. The British prefer horse racing to bike racing.二、Today, roller-skating (滑冰)is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnt 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 (小提琴)in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin was invited to(被邀请）a party. He was very happy and excited. He decided to make himself different from others 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 (滚动）. At last, he decided to put two wheels(轮子）under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised (惊讶的）to see him. Merlin was very proud (自豪的）.But there was just one problem. Can you guess what it is?根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1.What did Merlin like to do in his free time?2.Why did people call Merlin a dreamer?3.Why did Merlin have the idea of skating into the room?4.How did Merlin make himself roll?5.Were the people at the party interested in Merlins appearing (出现）？参考答案：一、1-5 ABCBD二、1. He liked to make things and play the violin.2. Because Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.3. Because he wanted everyone at the party to show much interest.4. He put two wheels under shoe.5. Yes, they were.