Question

I’m Sam. My hobby is playing chess（棋）—one of the greatest games in the world. My mom taught me how to play when I was 7. She beat(打敗) me every time for the first year. But then on my eighth birthday, I won for the first time. I nearly always beat her from then on.

It takes about a day to learn the rules(規則). But if you want to be good, you have to practice for years. You don’t need much to play chess—just a chess set(棋具) and someone to play with.

Chess sets can be quite cheap, or very expensive. Some people collect chess sets as a hobby, but some prefer playing.

There is a chess club in our school, and we meet every week to play with each other. I’m the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team. This year we won the All English Schools’ Championship(錦標賽), and I had to go up on stage(臺子) in front of the whole school to collect the trophy(獎品).

I’m saving up my money to buy a chess computer. It’s very expensive, but very good for practice. In that way, I’ll always have someone to play with. One day I will be the world chess champion(冠軍).

根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。

1.Sam’s mom_______ beats him at chess.

A. never B. always

C. usually D. sometimes

2.You have to spend________ money on a chess set.

A. lots of B. little C. much D.some

3.Sam’s school has a very good ______ team.

A. chess B. soccer

C. basketball D. pingpong

4.Sam is the _______ of the school chess team

A. teacher B. owner C. captain D. worker

5.Sam has got ___________.

A. a chess computer B. a chess club

C. a chess set(棋具) D.Both A and B

Answer 1

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了作者在很喜歡下棋，經過多年的練習，現在成為學校象棋俱樂部中最優秀的棋手。

1.I nearly always beat her from then on.，可知作者的媽媽幾乎總是失敗，但是不是總是輸，偶爾會贏。故選D

2.Chess sets can be quite cheap, or very expensive.可知棋盤是要花錢的，故選D。

3.This year we won the All English Schools’ Championship(錦標賽)可以推斷他們學校有較好的象棋俱樂部。故選A。

4.I’m the best player in the club, and the captain of the school chess team.故選C。

5.I’m saving up my money to buy a chess computer.可知A錯誤，根據You don’t need much to play chess—just a chess set(棋具) and someone to play with.及作者喜歡下棋可知他有棋具。故選C。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。