文档介绍：山东省滕州市二中新校 2016-2017 学年第一学期高三第四周周周清同步检测英语试卷学校:___________ 姓名: ___________ 班级: ___________ 考号: ___________ 第I 卷(选择题) 评卷人得分一、阅读理解 A Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn ’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn ’t exist. That changed because ofa man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin ’s work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer. One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention 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 very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving 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 greatly 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. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin ’s grand entrance for a long time! 21. The text is mainly about __________. strange man unusual party roller skating began people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century 22. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________. full of imagination a gifted musician the roller skates gave others surprises 23. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to __________. his skill in walking on wheels at the party sooner his invention the party guests B Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can bea great gift. Buy one