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?
【小题1】People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he .A．dreamed day and nightB．liked making thingsC．was an interesting manD．was full of strange ideas.【小题2】Merlin wanted to , so he put wheels under his shoes.A．play the violin wellB．arrive at the party soonerC．be taller than the othersD．surprise the people at the party【小题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.【小题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.D
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】根据Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.及下文描述可知这是一个重看奇怪想法的人，故选D。
【小题2】根据上文Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party.描述可知选D。
【小题3】根据作者最后提到的问题But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?联系上文早晨的小事故，可知轮式溜冰鞋还需要改进，故选B。
【小题4】根据Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time.这句描述可知梅林的想法达到了效果，故选B。