An old Indian story says that the game of chess (...

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Passage "From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of it sin habi

tants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of SLEEPY HOLLOW , and its rustic lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys throughout all the neighboring country. Drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Some say that the place was bewitched by a high German doctor, during the early days of the settlement; others, that an old Indian chief, the product or wizard of his tribe, held his powwows there before the country was discovered by Master Hendrick Hudson. " Questions:

Who is the writer of this short story from which the passage is taken？

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Passage Three An old Indian story says that the game of chess （国际象棋) was invented

Passage Three

An old Indian story says that the game of chess (国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king, who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the king's surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. "Your Majesty, "said the minister, kneeling before the king. "I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard (棋盘), two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth.., and so on, doubling the number for each following square. Give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard."

"You don't ask for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money," said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace.

But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th square. More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8 466 744 073 709 511 615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2000 years!

Now tile king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa's head, the litter of which, it is said was what he finally chose.

41. This story tells us ______.

A. how cruel the king was

B. how clever the minister was

C. Sissa was a famous mathematician

D. how the game of chess came into being

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According to the story, the game of chess was invented by ______.A．an American IndianB．an

According to the story, the game of chess was invented by ______.

A．an American Indian

B．an ancient Indian official

C．an Indian king

D．an Indian officer

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According to the story, the game of chess was invented by ______. A. an American Ind

According to the story, the game of chess was invented by ______.

A. an American Indian

B. an ancient Indian official

C. an Indian king

D. an Indian officer

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One story says that Taj Mahal_______ after the wife of an Indian king.

A.named

B.names

C.was name

D.is name

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读短文,选择方框中单词的正确形式填空。 Taj Mahal is a famous building in India. It was built

by an Indian king for his wife. There are many stories behind the name of Taj Mahal. One story says that it was ________ after the wife of the Indian king. Over 20 000 workers ________ on the building for 22 years and finally it was __________ in 1648.

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The word "Okay" is known and used by millions of people all over the world. Still, languag

e experts do not agree on where it came from.

Some say it came from the Indian peoples. When Europeans first came to America they heard hundreds of different Indian languages. Many were will developed.

One tribe especially had a well developed language. This was the Chocktaw tribe. They were farmers and fishermen whole lived in the rich Mississippi valley in what is now the state of Alabama. When problems arose, Chocktaw leaders discussed them with the tribal chief. They sat in a circle and listened to the wisdom of the chief.

He heard the different proposals, often raising and lowering his head in agreement, and saying, "Okeh," meaning "it is so."

The Indian languages have given many words to English. Twenty four of the American States almost half, have Indian names, Okalahoma, the Dakotas, Idaho, Wisconsin, Ohio and Tennessee, to name a few. And the names of many rivers, streams, mountains, cities and towns are Indian.

However, there are many people who dispute the idea that "Okay" came from the In di ans. Some say the President Andrew Jackson first used the word "Okay." Others claim the word was invented by John Jacob Astor, a fur trader of the late 1700s who became one of the world's richest men. Still others say a poor railroad clerk made up this word. His name was Obadiah Kelly and he put his initials(首写字母), O.K. on each package people gave him to ship by train.

So it goes, each story sounds reasonable and official.

But perhaps the most believable explanation is that the word "Okay" was invented by a political organization in the 1800s. Martin Van Buren was running for President. A group of people organized a club to support him. They called their political organization the "Okay Club. The letters "O" and "K" were taken from the name of Van Buren's hometown, the place where he was born, old Kinderhook, New York.

There is one thing about "Okay" that the experts do agree on: that the word is pure American and that it has spread to almost every country on earth.

There is something about the word that appeals to peoples of every language. Yet, here in America it is used mostly in speech, not in serious writing. In recent time, "Okay" has been given an official place in the English language. But it will be a long time before Americans will officially accept two expressions that come from "Okay." There are "Oke" and "Okeydoke".

______different opinions as where the word "Okay" came from are mentioned in the text.

A．Four

B．Five

C．six

D．Three

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第8题

Whom did the old woman think the Indian was？

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第9题

An Indian could get better names if he ______.A．did well in later battlesB．got old enoughC

An Indian could get better names if he ______.

A．did well in later battles

B．got old enough

C．became a coward

D．became a liar

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Taj Mahal is a famous building in
India. It was built by an Indian king for his wife.
There are many stories behind the name of Taj Mahal. One story says that it was ________ after the wife of

Taj Mahal is a famous building in

India. It was built by an Indian king for his wife.

There are many stories behind the name of Taj Mahal. One story says that it was ________ after the wife of

A．named designed located

B．named worked completed

C．designed completed discovere

D．designed built worked

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An old Indian story says that the game of chess （国际象棋) was invented by Sissa Ben, Prim