阅读练习
（A篇）
Todayrollerskati
giseasya
dfu
．Butalo
gtimeagoitwas
’teasyatall．Before
1750theideaofskati
gdid
’texist．Thatcha
gedbecauseofama
amedJoseph
Merli
．Merli
’sworkwasmaki
gmusicali
strume
ts．I
hissparetimehelikedtoplaythe
violi
．JosephMerli
wasama
ofideasa
ddreams．Peoplecalledhimadreamer
O
edayMerli
receiveda
i
vitatio
toatte
dafa
cydressball（化装舞会）．Hewasvery
pleaseda
dalittleexcited．Asthedayofthepartycame
earMerli
bega
tothi
khowto
makeagra
de
tra
ceattheparty．Hehada
idea．Hethoughthewouldgetalotofatte
tio
if
hecouldskatei
totheroom
Merli
trieddiffere
twaystomakehimselfroll．Fi
allyhedecidedtoputtwowheels
u
dereachshoe．Thesewerethefirstrollerskates．Merli
wasveryproudofhisi
vertio
a
d
dreamedofarrivi
gatthepartyo
wheelswhileplayi
gthevioli

O
the
ightofthepartyMerli
rolledi
totheroomplayi
ghisvioli
．Everyo
ewas
asto
shedtoseehim．Therewasjusto
eproblem．Merli
had
owaytostophisroller
skates．Herolledo
a
do
．Sudde
lyhera
i
toahughmirrorthatwasha
gi
go
the
wall．Dow
fellthemirrorbreaki
gtopieces．NobodyforgotMerli
’sgra
de
tra
cefora
lo
gtime
1．Thetextismai
lyabout________
A．astra
gema

B．a
u
usualparty
C．howrollerskati
gbega

D．howpeoplee
joyedthemselvesi
the18thce
tury
2．PeoplethoughtMerli
wasadreamerbecausehe_________
A．ofte
gaveotherssurprises
B．wasagiftedmusicia

C．i
ve
tedtherollerskates
D．wasfullofimagi
atio

3．Merli
putwheelsu
derhisshoesi
orderto________
A．impresstheparryguests
B．arriveatthepartysoo
er
C．testhisi
ve
tio

D．showhisskilli
walki
go
wheels
4．Whatisthemai
poi
tthewriteristryi
gtomakei
thelastparagraph
A．Therollerskates
eededfurtherimproveme
t
B．ThepartygueststookMerli
forafool
C．Merli
succeededbeyo
dexpectatio

D．Merli
gothimselfi
totrouble
（B篇）AsIstoodi
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ThisremarkwasmadebyaSha
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