2014年12月英语四六级考试离我们还有几个月的时间，同学们可以提早开始备考，这样在冲刺的时间大家就不用那么慌张了。英语四级的阅读部分需要多练习才能掌握，小编在备考阶段为大家准备了练习题，希望能帮助到同学们。

　　If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of those who actually play it, basketball is probably the most popular sport in the United States. It is also a sport enjoyed by millions of fans in at least 100 countries and one of the best-known sports in the world. It began in 1891.

　　Dr. James A. Naismith, the father of basketball, was an instructor at a YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) training school. The school trained people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were concerned about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't attend them because the school did not have a good winter sports program. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.

　　Naismith studied current games and found that all the most popular games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors. So he put two peach(桃树) baskets up on poles. The players had to try to throw a soccer(英式足球) ball into them. Naismith made thirteen rules for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today. Just seven years after the game began, professional basketball teams were formed.

　　1. What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Americans are fans of basketball.

　　B. Basketball is an indoor game.

　　C. How basketball was born.

　　D. How to play basketball.

　　2. The reason why people didn't like to go to the training school in winter is that _____.

　　A. it was too cold to play outdoor games

　　B. the school didn't have enough gyms

　　C. the gym instructors were not qualified

　　D. the school didn't have an appropriate winter game

　　3. Dr. Naismith designed the new indoor game—— basketball only because _____.

　　A. he preferred athletic sports in winter

　　B. He was interested in making something new

　　C. he was asked to solve the problem of the low attendance in winter

　　D. he was just studying the current games at that time

　　4. How many rules that Dr Naismith made are still in use?

　　A. 13

　　B. 12

　　C. 7

　　D. 6

　　5. Professional basketball teams were formed in _____.

　　A. 1891

　　B. 1898

　　C. 1904

　　D. 1903

　　答案：

　　1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.B