八年級英語下冊Review of units 4--5知識講解

　　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 move one square at a time. now she is the strongest piece on the board. it could 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 champion(冠軍) in order to enjoy it. it is not always played by two people sitting at the same table. the first time the americans beat the russians was in a match played by radio. some of the chess masters are able to play among many people at the same time. the record was when one man played 400 games! it is said that some people play chess by post. this must take chess the slowest game in the world.
1. which of the following is known to be true?
　a. chess is an old indian traveling game.   b. chess is the oldest game in the world.
　c. chess was played in japan and europe before 1400.d. chess was played in india before 900.
　　2. one player has won the game when ________.
　a. he attacks the other player's king     b. he says some persian words
　c. the other player's king can not move anywhere  d. he says “check” to the other player
　3. which of the following is not correct?
　a. all kinds of people can play chess sitting at the same table.
　b. only two people can play chess sitting at the same table.
　c. some people write to each other playing chess.
　d. the russian lost the game played by radio.
　4. according to the old rule of the game _________.
　a. the queen was the strongest piece on the board   b. the king had to be attacked all the time
　c. the queen could move no more than one square at a time
　d. the chess was a game only for the queen
　　ⅳ. 完形填空。通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的四個選項中選擇能填入相應空白處的最佳選項。
　　it was monday. mrs. smith's dog was 　1　， but there was not any meat in the house. thinking that there was no 　2　 way，mrs. smith took a piece of paper，and wrote the following words 　3　 it:“give my dog half a pound of meat.”then she gave the paper to her dog and said: “　4　 this to the butcher(賣肉者)，and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
　　　5　 the piece of paper in its mouth，the dog ran to the butcher's shop. it gave the paper to the butcher. the butcher read it 　6　，recognized(辨認) that it was 　7　 the lady's handwriting and soon did 　8　 he was asked to. the dog was very happy，and ate the meat up at once.