It is now believed that the game of snooker(斯诺克) was invented by Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain in 1875 in Jubbulpore, India.
The rules of world snooker have been improved to a fine degree. There are six pockets in the table. Two in each corner of one end, known as the top pockets, and two in each corner of the other end, known as the bottom pockets, and the final two in the middle of the longer sides, known as the center pockets. Different “spots”(地点) are signed on the table for the different colored balls. The values(分值) of the balls are red-1, yellow-2, green-3, brown-4, blue-5, pink-6, and black-7. The cue(球杆) must be no less than 914mm long. Snooker may be played by two or more players, either independently or as sides.
Snooker is a big sport in China. There are 300 million snooker players there, which is more than the rest of the world put together. So it’s no surprise that some of the world’s best players come from China. They have been showing off their talent at the World Snooker Championship, which takes place every year in the UK at the Crucible Theatre in the northern English city of Sheffield. And it is the most important event in professional snooker. This year four of the contenders(冠军争夺者) for World Snooker Champion were Chinese – Marco Fu, Liu Chuang, Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo. Liu Chuang and Liang Wenbo were making their debut(首次亮相) in Sheffield this year, in fact. And they did quite well in the game.
1.The game of snooker was invented in __________.
A. IndiaB. the UKC. China
2.The center pockets are __________.
A. in the corners of the end
B. in the middle of the table
C. in the middle of the longer sides
3.The World Snooker Championship takes place __________.
A. in 1875B. every yearC. twice a year
4.The snooker players in China are __________ those in other countries in the world.
A. fewer thanB. more thanC. as many as
5.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to(指代) __________.
A. the city of Sheffield
B. the Crucible Theatre
C. the World Snooker Championship
The young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife so a servant(仆人) did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed(钉钉子) the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because the servant put his feet in them and fell down.
The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud(淤泥) from the street in your coffee.”
1.The young man went to a town to __________.
A. studyB. workC. spend his holiday
2.He played a joke on the servant because __________.
A. he hated him
B. he had nothing to do
C. he wanted to get pleasure
3.When the young man played a joke on him, the servant just smiled because __________.
A. he was afraid to be fired(解雇)
B. he liked the young man’s action
C. making the young man laugh is his job
4.The young man thought the servant showed kind to him, so at last he __________.
A. got angry
B. stopped playing jokes
C. laughed loudly again
5.What did the servant do in return to(回报) the young man?
A. He stole something from the house.
B. He gave a smile to the young man.
C. He put mud into the young man’s coffee.
On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance(入口处) of the subway station. The music was so that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his .
The next morning, the violinist came to the entrance again. He his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said, “A George Sang has put an thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领) it.” Soon the people were all by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while, a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said, “I knew you would come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you lose ?” “Lottery(彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna(维也纳) for high . However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition fee(学费). He said, “ I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lost honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. loud B. terribleC. great
2.A. bowl B. bag C. hat
3.A. put off B. put down C. put away
4.A. important B. interesting C. annoying
5.A. attracted B. excited C. surprised
6.A. hardlyB. certainlyC. never
7.A. somethingB. nothing C. everything
8.A. borrowed B. bought C. sold
9.A. business B. vacation C. education
10.A. Because B. However C. Although
– I don’t have a partner to practice English with.
– ________. You could join an English club. It can help you a lot.
A. Hurry upB. That’s OKC. Don’t worry
– I think teenagers should be allowed to meet internet friends alone.
– ________. It’s not safe enough.
A. I disagreeB. I think soC. I agree
Let’s go to the restaurant ________ the food is cheap and delicious.
A. thatB. whereC. which
