Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. _____(1) he was at college, his class was once _____ (2) to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters. Dr. Naismith created a game to be played _____ (3) a hard wooden floor, so the safety of the players was important. Knocking into players and _____ (4) would be dangerous.
Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them _____ (5) to play his new game. The aim of basketball is for players to try to get a ball into the “basket”. A net _____ (6) from a metal hoop. Players shoot from below the basket , and sometimes the “backboard” is ______ (7) for guiding the ball into the basket. Players move towards one end of the court _____ (8) throwing the ball to each other .
It is believed that on December 21, 1891, the first basketball game _____ (9) history was played. Then in 1936in Berlin, it ______ (10) an event.
( )1.A. When B. While C. After D. Before
( )2.A. asking B. would ask C. asked D. to ask
( )3.A. in B. on C. at D. with
( )4.A. fall down B. to fall down C. falling down D. fell down
( )5.A. what B. how C. where D. when
( )6.A. to hang B. hung C. hangs D. hanging
( )7.A. used B. using C. to use D. to be used
( )8.A. while B. when C. as D .after
( )9.A. in B. on C. with D. for
( )10.A. become B. has become C. became D. was becoming
试题分析:
A. 1~5: ACBCB 6~10: DAAAC