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How old do you have to be to invent something：ten，twenty，or thirty years old？How about older？Don’t tell K．K．Gregory that．When she was ten(1994)，she made her invention，called Wristies．

While playing out in the snow，her arms were starting to hurt because they were cold．She made a warm fingerless(不分手指的)cover that kept her hands and arms warm．She could wear them under her coat．She shared her idea with a few other people，and they liked it．

She applied for a patent(申请专利)on her idea．Perhaps Kathryn’s biggest problem was that adults didn’t take her seriously．They thought that the idea must have been her mother’s．

Some people gave Kathryn some good advice．They told her to weal her Wristies so people would see them and ask what they were．By telling people the name of her invention，she was building a brand．Starting business at the age of ten may be not easy for a ten-year-old girl．I hope she can 1.ceed．Good luck，K．K．Gregory！

1．K．K．Gregory invented Wristies to________．

A．play with snow

B．keep her feet warm

C．prevent her hands and arms from cold

D．stop her arms from getting hurt

2.Some adults________．

A．didn’t like her invention

B．thought Gregory’s mother had invented Wristies

C．applied for a patent for Gregory

D．thought Gregory was too serious

3.According to the last paragraph we can know many people________about Wristies．

A．didn’t know much

B．could tell a lot

C．shared her idea

D．did nothing

4.The underlined word“brand”may mean“________”in Chinese．

A．住所

B．公司

C．品牌

D．名字

5.Which of the following is WRONG？

A．Gregory was bom in 1984．

B．Many people liked Wristies．

C．People gave Gregory some suggestions．

D．Gregory had no difficulty with business．

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

1.根据第二段可知，她发明Wristies是为了使胳膊和手不被冻着。

2.根据第三段可知，一些成年人认为是Gregory的妈妈发明了Wristies。

3.根据最后一段可知，一些人建议Gregory带上Wristies，以便别人看到并问Gregory那是什么。由此可以推断人们对Wristies知道得并不多。

4.根据最后一段可知，通过告诉别人她的发明的名字的方式，她在建立一个品牌。

5.根据文章的最后可知，对于Gregory这样一个十岁的孩子来说，涉足商业并不容易。