Question

 

FUN TIME

9	2	4	7	6	3	1	5	8
5	3	6	8	9	1	4	2	7
X	7	8	2	5	4	9	6	3
7	1	9	3	4	2	5	8	6
4	8	3	6	1	5	2	7	9
2	6	5	9	8	7	3	4	1
3	9	7	4	2	Y	6	1	Z
6	5	2	1	7	9	8	3	4
8	4	1	5	3	6	7	9	2

Are you tired of the puzzles you usually do? Sudoku is a new choice. Sudoku consists of the Japanese characters Su (meaning “number”) and Doku (meaning “single”), but it was not invented in Japan. It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979. The puzzle was first introduced into Japan by Nikoli Puzzle Company in 1984. In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan. In November 2004, The Times, a British newspaper, first printed it in the newspaper. It became an international hit in 2005. Now Sudoku becomes very popular all over the world.

The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids (格子) so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9. Here is a Sudoku. Please relax and enjoy. It’s fun!

根據以上雜志專欄內容，回答下列問題。

1.Who created Sudoku?

A. Howard Garnes.????????????? ????????????? B. Sudoku. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Kaji Maki.????????????? ????????????? D. Nikoli.

2.Which is true about Kaji Maki according to the reading material?

A. He was the boss of Nissan Company.?

B. He helped to make Sudoku popular in Japan.

C. He was the president of The Times.????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. He is an American.

3.Which is NOT true about Sudoku?

A. Sudoku wasn’t invented in Japan.?????????????

B. It was The Times that first printed Sudoku in the newspaper.

C. Each grid has more than one number.????????????? ?????????????

D. It became popular around the world in 2005.

4.In the puzzle above, what should “X” be?

A. 5.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. 4. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 3.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 1.

5.What should “Z” be in the puzzle?

A. 8.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. 5.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 2.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 4.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：本文介紹了游戲 “數獨”的產生歷史。數獨是由日本漢字SU和Doku構成，，但不是在日本發明。

1.細節理解題。根據第三行中It was created by Howard Garnes in 1979.可知選A。

2.細節理解題。根據文中In 1986, Kaji Maki, the president of Nikoli made the rules strict and clear. Soon in the same year Sudoku became popular in Japan.可知選B。

3.細節理解題。根據給出的例子，顯然每個格子中只能有一個數字，所以選C。

4.細節理解題。根據The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids? so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9.結合該格中已經有了2-9、唯獨缺少1，所以選D。

5.細節理解題。根據The rule of the puzzle is to fill in the grids? so that every row, every line and every 3×3 box has the numbers 1 to 9.結合該格中已經有了1、2、3、4、6、7、8、9，唯獨缺少5，所以選B。

考點：社會歷史類閱讀。