Everybody loves to play board games sometimes, but it is surprising to know how long this pastime has been in existence. Some of the earliest board games are over 5,000 years old. The oldest is probably Senet, an American Egyptian game which has been found in burials from before 3000 BC. The game involves an element of luck, and so it was thought by the Ancient Egyptians that those who won the game were protected by God. For this reason, games of Senet were often buried alongside the dead body, to be used on the dangerous game board is set out as a grid of three by ten rows, and uses two sets of at least five pawns. The actual rules are unknown, although some historians have proposed rules which were used in the Senet sets available today.
The Royal Game of Ur, also known as the Game of Twenty Squares, is another ancient game which dates back to the First Dynasty of Ur, in 2600 BC Mesopotamia. It was played with two sets of seven counters, one black and one white, and three four-sided dice (骰子). Although the ancient rules are unknown, a stone tablet has been found which describes a reliable record of how the game was played in 177-176 BC.
Both Senet and The Royal Game of Ur probably came into existence long before the game backgammon (西洋双陆棋),which itself has a long history. The game of Nard, which existed in Iran in around 3000 BC, used two sets of fifteen counters, four dice and same board as the one used in backgammon today, although the initial starting positions and rules are different. Similar games were played in Ancient Rome and India.
51. The text is meant to introduce________.
A. a common origin of board games B. the unknown rules of board games
C. several kinds of earliest board games D. the newly discovered board games
52. What do we know about the game of Senet IN paragraph 1?
A. Its actual rules are still in use. B. It used to be played in tombs.
C. It is probably the oldest board game. D. Its design is closely related to God.
53. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. A brief introduction to the Royal Game of Ur. B. A reliable account of the First Dynasty of Ur.
C. The recent discovery of an ancient board game. D. The original rules found in a stone tablet.
54. What can be inferred from the text?
A. There were some similarities between the games.
B. The earliest board game was found in Europe.
C. All the games used the same number of dice.
D. We haven’t got any record of the board games.
55. What does the underlined word“itself ”in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The game of Senet. B. The Royal Game of Ur.
C. The game backgammon. D. The game of Nard.
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