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More than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain.The game was then played across the dining room table, or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. The balls were made of cork or rubber.The bats were made of wood.
A few years later a hollow ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it “ping-pong”. “Ping”was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball. and “pong” was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.
小题1:Who invented the game of ping-pong?
A  A Chinese  B An Englishman  C An American  D We don’t know
小题2:The game was first known as_________.
A ping-pong tennis   B  table tennis
C outdoor tennis     D indoor tennis
小题3:What did the British think of the game?
A Moving  B Interesting  C Terrible  D Well
小题4:In the early days the ball was ______________.
A hollow       B covered with rubber
C made of cork and rubber  D made of plastics
小题5:The name of ping-pong has something to do with_______.
A sound  B size  C history  D  place

小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A

小题1:根据More than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis.及下文描述,可知是美国人发明了乒乓球.故选C.
小题1:根据第一段More than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis.描述,可知选D
小题1:根据第一段The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain.描述,可知英国人认为它很有趣.故选B.
小题1:根据第一段The balls were made of cork or rubber.描述,可知选C.
小题1:根据第二段“Ping”was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball. and “pong” was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.描述,可知选A.
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