Question

KID INVENTORS' DAY

Television. Water skis. Earmuffs (防寒耳罩). What do they have in common? All were invented by kids! 500,000 children and teens invent gadgets (小玩意) and games each year. These creations make our lives easier and more fun! WHEN IS IT?

On January 17th of each year, the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, who invented the first swim flippers to help swim faster almost 300 years ago at the age of 12.

WHY TO HOLD IT?

To help kids become future inventors.

HOW CAN YOU BECOME AN INVENTOR?

Do you want to be an inventor? "But I'm just a kid," you might say. Don't worry about a little thing like age. As a kid, you have something important for an inventor—imagination. Kids always look at things in new and different ways.

So what should you do if you have a great idea for an invention? Talk to a friend or family member about it. Get advice from others about your idea. Then ask them to help you make a working model called a prototype (原型) of your idea. Once you have a prototype, you can test it. Sometimes your idea is not as great as you thought. At other times, though, you realize it is a good idea and your prototype can help you find out how to make it better. If your idea is really a good one, an adult can help you find companies that might be interested in it. You will also want an adult's help to get a patent for your idea so that it can protect your idea and nobody can steal it.

根据材料内容选择最佳选项。

1.What can help swim faster?

A.Television. B.Water skis. C.Earmuffs. D.Swim flippers.

2.What do you mean by saying "But I'm just a kid"?

A.You are too young to invent anything.

B.You are old enough to become an inventor.

C.You can do anything though you are young.

D.You have to learn knowledge from other people.

3.Which is the right order of an invention?

①. a patent B ②. a prototype ③. a good idea ④. an invention

A.①②③④ B.③④①② C.③②④① D.②①③④

4.What does the underlined word "patent" mean in Chinese?

A.建议 B.资助 C.专利 D.生产

5.What is the main idea?

A.Kids always think differently.

B.It's possible for kids to be inventors.

C.Kids are exactly like adults in a way.

D.There're some world—famous kid inventors.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了小孩子同样也能创造出很多东西，成为发明家，还介绍了发明一个东西所需要的步骤。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段“…invented the first swim flippers to help swim faster…”可知，游泳用的橡胶蹼能够帮助人们游得更快。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据下文“Don't worry about a little thing like age”可知，不要担心年龄的问题，所以说“你只是个小孩”是因为你认为自己还太小，不能获得任何成就。故选A。

3.推理排序题。根据文章最后一段内容，根据“Talk to a friend …about your idea.”可知发明一件东西，首先需要有想法，并且从朋友或者家人那里得到一些建议；根据“make a working model called a prototype (原型) of your idea”可知，接着根据设想做一个原型；根据“Once you have a prototype…might be interested in it”可知，原型做好了之后，就可以测试它，并且不断改进，成为一个发明；根据“…to get a patent for your idea”可知，最后可以为你的发明申请一个专利。所以顺序是③②④①。故选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据后文“it can protect your idea and nobody can steal it.”可知，可以保护你的设想或发明，没有人可以剽窃的东西，是专利。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了小孩子虽然年纪小，但是同样也能创造出很多东西，成为一个发明家。故选B。