Question

    Do you ever find it annoying to look for the TV remote? Are you tired of _____ shoes when playing different sports? Don't worry. Students at Clayton Middle School in the US might be able to _____ you.

Dylan Glick, an 8­grade student, thought of the idea _____ a "retractable remote(可伸缩的远程遥控器)". The remote has a rope to connect with its resting place. _____ people push a button on the remote, the rope will give the remote back to its resting place.

"It is something that I would use, and I'm sure my parents would too," said Glick. He said that sometimes at night when he wants to go to bed, he needs at least ten minutes to find the remote. So he _____ the idea.

Allison Bicking, also a student in Grade Eight, had a _____ idea. Bicking is a soccer player. She wears spiked shoes when she practices _____. If she plays soccer after she runs, she has to change her shoes.

To save her the _____, she invented "speedy spikes". The spikes are retractable with a small button on each shoe. If you push the button, the spikes will come out or go back into the shoe _____. It seems that inventing something is not difficult. So keep your eyes open. Maybe the next great _____ is you!

1.A.washing B.changing C.buying D.selling

2.A.help B.find C.see D.hear

3.A.about B.at C.on D.of

4.A.If B.When C.Because D.Until

5.A.ran out of B.came up with C.got away from D.got along with

6.A.creative B.different C.similar D.common

7.A.swimming B.riding C.fishing D.running

8.A.question B.trouble C.mystery D.event

9.A.quickly B.finally C.clearly D.happily

10.A.student B.scientist C.inventor D.reporter

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

主旨大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章通过八年级的学生Dylan Glick通过在遥控器上连接绳子可以快速找回遥控器的发明及Alison Bicking为了省事，发明了一种在田径场和足球场都可以穿的鞋子。故事告诉我们：只要善于留意周围的事物，发明东西并不难。