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　　阅读理解

　　Like many other sports, table tennis began as a mild social activity that you do for pleasure. It was popular in England in the second half of the nineteenth century under its present name and various trade names such as Gossima and Whiff-Whaff. After the name Ping-Pong (an imitation of the sound made by the ball striking the table and the vellum bats that were used) was introduced by J. Jaques & Son, the game became a fashionable craze.

　　The game was popular in Central Europe in 1905-10, and even before this is a modified version had been introduced to Japan , where it later spread to China and Korea. After a period when it had dropped out of favor in Europe, the game was revived in England and Wales in the early twenties. by that time 'Ping-Pong' had been registered as a trademark, so the earlier name of table tennis was re-introduced. National associations were formed and standardization of the rules began, both in Europe and the Far East. Then, over the next sixty years, table tennis developed into a major worldwide sport, played by perhaps thirty million competitive players and by uncountable millions who play less seriously. However, the game itself has not changed in essence since its earliest days, though it is faster, more subtle and more demanding than it was even only twenty years ago.

　　1. Which isn‟t the name of the table tennis ?

　　A. Gossima B. Whiff-Whaff C. Ping-Pong D. badminton

　　2. Why the name “Ping-Pong” was so called?

　　A. The Chinese people named it. B. An trademark for business. C. The Japanese named it. D. an imitation of the sound made by the ball striking the table and the vellum bats.

　　3. From where we can infer from the passage was the table tennis spread to China?

　　A. Japan B. Korea C. England D. Wales

　　4. When was the table tennis developed into a major worldwide sport.

　　A. in the second half of the nineteenth century B. in the early twenties C. in the 1910s D. in the late twenties

　　5. The passage mainly talk about_________ ? A. the name of the table tennis.

　　B. the invention of the table tennis C. the history of the table tennis D. the popularity of the table tennis

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