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1、泉州十五中2013-2014学年第二学期高一年段阅读能力竞赛第一篇Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnt easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didnt exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlins work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the viol
2、in. 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(化装舞会). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a special entrance at the party. He ha
3、d 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 par
4、ty 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 th
5、e wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!1. The text is mainly about _.A. a strange man B. an unusual partyC. how roller skating beganD. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he_.A
6、. often gave others surprisesB. was a gifted（天才的）musicianC. invented the roller skatesD. was full of imagination3. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_.A. impress the party guestsB. arrive at the party soonerC. test his invention D. show his skill in walking on wheels4. What is the main po
7、int the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?A. The roller skates needed further improvement. B. The party guests treated Merlin as a fool.C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation. D. Merlin got himself into trouble.5. It is clear that Merlin was a _.A. a dreamer B. a violinC. a farmerD. a m
8、aker of musical instrument第二篇As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend（趋势） in the U.S. continues to grow.“We needed furniture（家具）for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” J
9、ohn got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has
10、three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset (焦虑)about it. Now Ive finished a car repair course（课程）, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”John and Jim are not unusual pe
11、ople. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things your
12、self.1. We can learn from the text that many newly married people_.A. find it hard to pay for what they needB. have to learn to make their own furnitureC. take DIY courses run by the governmentD. seldom go to a department store to buy things2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how t
13、o_.A. run a DIY shop B. make or repair thingsC. save time and moneyD. improve the quality of life3. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_.A. makes shoes in his home B. does extra work at nightC. does his own car and home repairsD. keeps house and looks after his ch
14、ildren4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when_.A. his car repairs cost too much B. the car repair class was not helpfulC. he could not possibly do two jobsD. he had to raise the children all by himself5. What would be the best title for the text?A. The Joy of DIY B. You Can Do It T
15、oo!C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY第三篇Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a d
