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一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分） The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball. In ancient Egypt, as ever, where pitching stone was a favorite children’s game. But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians（埃及人） made what was probably the first ball. At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines（藤）. Later they were made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and filled tightly with feathers or hay. Before long the Egyptians had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules. Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.What did the ancient Egyptians think about throwing stones?Throwing stones was not children’s favorite game. Throwing stones was dangerous. Throwing stones was boring. Throwing stones was a game without any rules.The first balls were made of _____.grass or leaves held together by vines stones wrapped with clothing woods clothes filled with cottonFor the Egyptians, ball games were _____.terrible difficult useless educationalBall games invented by the Egyptians _____.are the same as those played today are quite popular with the youth have their own set of rules are not played by womenWhat is the best title for the passage?The First Olympic Game The Value of Life The First Ball Games The History of Egypt试题分值：25.0得分：[5, 5, 5, 5, 5]提示：[1]B.细节题。本题问“古埃及人对投掷石头有什么看法？”中心词是“throwing stones”。答案在第二段，不过第二段中并没有出现“throwing stones”，而是“pitching stones”。这两个词的意思一样。第二段大意是“在古埃及，投掷石头是孩子们喜爱的一项活动。但是如果石头投掷得不好，孩子就会受伤。为了寻找一些不那么危险的物品来投掷，埃及人发明了第一个球。”所以，答案是B。A的意思是“投掷石头不是孩子们喜爱的一项活动”，C的意思是“投掷石头太令人厌倦”，D的意思是“投掷石头没有任何规则”。[2]A.细节题。本题问“第一个球是怎么制造的？”中心词是“the first balls”，答案在第三段的第一句，该句大意是“开始的时候，人们用藤条缠绕草和树叶来制作球”。据此可知答案是A。[3]D.细节题。本题问“对埃及人来说，球类比赛是______。”中心词是“ball games”，答案在最后一段的第二句话，该句大意是“也许，埃及人玩球类比赛更多的是为了教育而非乐趣”。据此可知答案是D（教育性的）。[4]C.细节题。本题问“埃及人发明的球类比赛_______