Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball mar

Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided tobreak the world basketball marathon record(马拉松记录). Theywanted to play for ninety hours and that is to add six hours to the record.Each team had nine players, with five at a time. The boys decided each personwould play 21. 5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6o’clock in the evening.

The first night was very hard for the players. When itwas their turn to rest, they were too excited(兴奋的) tofall asleep at once.

After sleeping for a short time, they had to playagain. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some ofthem had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was apsychological(心理上的) one. Each boy was thinking：why am I doing this？How can Iplay any longer？After the third night, the players knewthey could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was veryslow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes,the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was！

1.In the story, there were _______ schoolboys playingbasketball marathon.

A．9                B．14               C．17               D．18

2. Before this basketball marathon, the world recordwas _______.

A．84 hours          B．86 hours          C．90 hours          D．96 hours

3.The first night was hard for the players to fallasleep because _______.

A．they were tooexcited

B．they onlyslept for a short time

C．no onewatched them play

D．it was verylong

4.“…the players looked as fresh as when they started”here “fresh” means _____.

A．新鲜的                               B．兴奋不已的

C．精神饱满的                           D．伤痕累累的

5. Which of the following sentences is wrong？_______.

A．Some of theboys were hurt when they played.

B．It was hardfor the players to fall asleep at night.

C．The boysstarted playing at 6 o’clock in the evening.

D．In the end,all the boys felt happy.

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【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.B

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