Children today are crazy about roller skating（溜冰）, for it's easy and fun. After supper on week days, anytime on weekends and especially any day in school holidays, so many roller skaters flow into streets, squares, parks and playgrounds. What a beautiful sight!
But a long time ago, roller skating was a different story. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin，whose work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked playing the violin. 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. Very pleased and a little excited, he accepted it. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think hard how to make an impressive entrance at the party. A strange idea struck him one day—he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
He tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Very proud of his invention, he couldn't wait for the special day to e, when he would arrive at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin did as he had planned, rolling into the room playing his violin. Quite astonished，all present cast their eyes over him. Then, unexpectedly, came 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!
【小题1】Merlin was considered a dreamer because he .A．always dreamed while sleepingB．had very rich imaginationC．often gave others surprises D．invented the roller skates【小题2】Merlin roller skated into the room in order to .A．arrive at the party on timeB．impress the party guestsC．test his new roller skatesD．make the host satisfied【小题3】The main point the writer tries to make in the last paragraph is .A．the party guests laughed at MerlinB．the roller skates needed improvingC．Merlin got himself into great troubleD．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation【小题4】The text is mainly about .A．an unusual party B．a funny musicianC．the origin of roller skatingD．the great joy Merlin broughtB
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(答案→)B
解析：这篇文章通过一个故事讲述了滑旱冰是怎样被发明的。Merlin是一个梦想家，总是有很多新奇的主意，他想去参加聚会时引人注意，发明了旱冰鞋。
【小题1】细节题：根据Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.可知 Merlin想象力丰富，故答案应为B
【小题2】细节题：根据As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.可知这样可以给客人留下深刻的印象，故选B
【小题3】推理题：根据最后一段的句子：Then, unexpectedly, came one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on.可知他的成功是预料之外的，选D
【小题4】主旨题：这篇文章通过一个故事讲述了滑旱冰是怎样被发明的，故选C