Question

Chess has a very long history. It is based on（基于）an old game from India. The chess we play today is from Europe.

Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces（棋子）.The other uses the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the king. Each player has one. A player can only move one piece at a time. Then he has to wait for the other player to move before he can move again. The game ends when a player can't move the king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics（基本要點(diǎn)）.

Some people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes the mind stronger. Chess players always use their heads. They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful both in chess and in life. Chess is a kind of a workout for the mind.

Chess is not just for people. Computers began to play chess in the 1970s. At first. They did not play well. They made mistakes, As time went on, they grew stronger. In 1996, a computer beat the best chess player in the world for the first time, Chess sure has a long way to go.

1.Chess is based on an old game from________.

A.Europe B.Asia C.India D.America

2.The writer uses Paragraph 2 to________.

A.tell us the history of chess B.tell us some rules of chess

C.ask us to use our heads D.ask us to play chess

3.When did a computer first beat the best human player at chess in the world?

A.In 1970 B.In 1976 C.In 1990 D.In 1996

4.Where might we find this passage?

A.In a magazine. B.In a storybook. C.In a novel. D.In a diary.

Answer 1