河南省周口中英文学校2014-2015学年高二下学期第二次月考 英语试题
第二部分 阅读理解（本大题共两节，每小题2分,共40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A,B,C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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 of a 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 astonished 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_________.
A. a strange man B. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
C. an unusual party D. how roller skating began
22. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.
A. often gave others surprises B. was full of imagination
C. was a gifted musician D. invented the roller skates
