Question

Human beings are the most intelligent of all animals because we are gifted with the ability to think and reason logically.Scientists and even common people with special intelligence have made a lot of inventions and contributions to modern lifestyle in the past.“Houses” have been the most popular area for discoveries and inventions in the past and even now.

Many household items have been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent products.Every individual has intelligence and if it is used properly for the right purpose it leads to invention of a new tool or device.Many new household inventions are made almost every day and there are specific companies，which particularly keep a record of all these inventions.

A lot of inventions have been made recently in the household field.These products are patented (专利) and have trade mark licenses.The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before computers all day long.Vanity PC is a type of computer furniture that specifically hides all the computer wires and keeps a clean and good look.All the outdoor dust，mud and snow can be kept out of the house by installing (安装) the dirt drain (排水管) at the entrance of the door.Another important invention is the automatic toilet night­light，in which a small light starts when the lid of the toilet seat is opened and closes as soon as the lid is closed.

These are some of the new household inventions invented mostly by common people.Thus，a variety of new household items are invented every day，which helps in a better functioning of household chores and in a more useful manner.

1.The first paragraph is intended to________.

A．stress the importance of inventions

B．introduce the topic of the article

C．show the advantages of modern lifestyle

D．tell the differences between human beings and animals

2.According to the passage，people make house inventions to________.

A．earn more money and gain awards

B．accumulate their wealth

C．improve the present living conditions

D．meet the new demands of new science

3.It can be inferred that the sliding cinch is used to________.

A．prevent your shoulder from being over­pressured

B．keep your shoulder safe and sound in an accident or an operation

C．help you practice your shoulder more often and reduce shoulder pains

D．cover your shoulder and make it stronger to resist the outside strike

4.Common people can also make good inventions because________.

A．wisdom and inspiration sometimes come from everyday life

B．some inventions are easy to be made and can be mastered by them

C．they have a strong desire to do something for science research

D．success is often connected with hardship and bitter experience of common people

5.The passage mainly talks about________.

A．the correct use of household facilities

B．different ideas about household inventions

C．the history of household inventions

D．household inventions and their influence

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

语篇解读 文章是一篇说明文，表述了家居生活与人类发明的关系。

1.解析： 写作意图题。通读第一段可知，本段主要讲述了人类作为自然界最聪明的动物，有很多发明创造，其中房子的发明意义极为重大。而下文皆以房子为话题展开表述。故整个第一段内容都是为引出下文，做好铺垫，所以第一段主要介绍文章的主题。

答案： B

2.2】解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句话“Many household items have been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent products.”可知，人们发明创造的目的就在于提高现有的生活水平，故答案选C。

答案： C

3.3】解析： 推理判断题。根据文章第三段第三句“The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before computers all day long.”可知，它可以为你的肩膀减轻压力，避免负荷过重，故A项正确。

答案： A

4.4】解析： 判断推理题。根据文章第一段第二句“Scientists and even common people with...in the past.”以及最后一段第一句“These are...by common people”可知，普通人也能发明很多东西，根据常识和文章可知，普通人的发明大多来自于日常生活中的灵感。

答案： A

5.5】解析： 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章提到各种家居的、常见的发明和其影响，即文章的主体内容。故选项D符合题意。

答案： D