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 Merlin was invited to a party. He was very 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 proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived 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 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 forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
小題1:People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.
A．dreamed day and nightB．liked making things
C．was an interesting manD．was full of strange ideas.
小題2:Merlin wanted to _________, so he put wheels under his shoes.
A．play the violin wellB．a(chǎn)rrive at the party sooner
C．be taller than the othersD．surprise the people at the party
小題3:What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph(段落)？
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.
小題4: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.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：
小題1:根據(jù)Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.及下文描述可知這是一個重看奇怪想法的人，故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)上文Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party.描述可知選D。
小題3:根據(jù)作者最后提到的問題But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?聯(lián)系上文早晨的小事故，可知輪式溜冰鞋還需要改進，故選B。
小題4:根據(jù)Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time.這句描述可知梅林的想法達到了效果，故選B。
點評：本文主要講述了輪式旱冰鞋的由來。主人公羅斯福梅林是個充滿奇怪想法的孩子，在一次宴會上為了讓人們大吃一驚，就突發(fā)奇想，在自己的鞋底上安裝了兩個輪子。宴會上確實讓人們吃了一驚，但是自己也付出了小小的代價。作者最后提出了輪式旱冰鞋的安全問題，也提醒了我們在玩的高興地同時要注意安全問題。本文趣味性、教育性都較高，小題難度不大，非常適合中學生閱讀。
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