阅读理解。
Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in the year 900 wrote that it
was played "long long ago". Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere
from Japan to Europc since 1400. The name "chess" is interesting. When one player is attacking the
other's king, he says, in English, "check". When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere,
he says "check mate". These words come from Persian (波斯语). It means "the king is dead". That is
when the game is over, and one player has won.
Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now.
For example,at one time the queen could only movc one square (方块) at a time. Now she is the
strongest piece on the board. It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time
and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don't have to be a winner in order to enjoy it.
Two people sitting at the same table do not always play it. The first time the Amcricans beat the Russians
was in a match played by radio. Some people are able to play with many people at the same time. One
man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the
slowest game in the world.
1. Chess _____.[ ]
A. is an old Indian game for travel
B. is the oldest game in the world
C. was played in India long before 900
D. was played in Japan and Europe before 1400
2. "At one time the queen could only move one square at a time.
Now she is the strongest piece on the board."
This example is used to show _____.[ ]
A. chess is an interesting game
B. chess changes very slowly
C. how this rule has happened
D. there have been some changes of rules in chess
3. "You don't have to be a winner in order to enjoy it." means _____. [ ]
A. Only a winner can enjoy chess
B. You can enjoy chess only when you lose a game
C. You can enjoy chess even if you are not a winner
D. You can enjoy chess when you play with a winner
4. The writer tries to tell us _____.[ ]
A. some interesting facts about chess
B. how the rules of chess have changed
C. how to play chess
D. how people enjoy chess
5. For the first time the Americans _____ the match. [ ]
A. beat
B. got
C. had
D. won
