Question

    Inventions make our life easier and better. A big invention makes us feel it all the time. There are also small inventions around us which are _____ and interesting.

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_____ the idea of a “retractable remote”. 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_____ parents would use, too.” said Glick. He said that sometimes at night when he wants to go to bed, he needs at least ten minutes _____ the remote. So he came up with the _____．

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

To solve the______， she designed many kinds of shoes. Finally, she invented “speedy spikes” after three months' hard ______. 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 ______， making the shoes suit different kinds of sports. It seems that inventing something is not ______. Inspirations always come from your daily life, so keep your eyes open. Maybe the next great ______ who will make a difference to our life is you!

Word Bank

retractable remote 可伸缩遥控器

spiked shoes 钉鞋inspiration灵感

1.A.strange B.common C.useful D.dangerous

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

3.A.help B.find C.see D.hear

4.A.about B.at C.on D.of

5.A.Although B.When C.Because D.Until

6.A.my B.her C.our D.their

7.A.find B.finding C.found D.to find

8.A.choice B.idea C.purpose D.plan

9.A.a B.the C.an D./

10.A.lends B.designs C.wears D.draws

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

12.A.life B.study C.work D.task

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

14.A.funny B.necessary C.successful D.difficult

15.A.doctor B.scientist C.inventor D.reporter

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了美国克莱顿中学八年级的两位小发明家分别为解决找遥控器的烦恼以及解决运动时频繁换鞋的麻烦，发明了可收缩遥控器和可伸缩的钉子鞋。故事告诉我们：只要善于留意周围的事物，发明东西并不难。

1. 考查形容词词义辨析。strange奇怪的；common常见的；useful有用的；dangerous危险的。根据句意及常识可知，我们周围的一些小发明应是有用和有趣的。故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。washing洗；changing改变；buying买；selling卖。根据本句的后半部分“playing different sports”可知，此处是问是否厌倦了换鞋。故选B。

3. 考查动词词义辨析。help帮助；find发现；see看见；hear听到。根据句意可知，美国克莱顿中学的学生也许能帮助你。故选A。

4. 考查介词的固定搭配。about关于；at在(某时刻)；on在……上；of……的。根据下文“the idea of a ‘retractable remote’”可知，迪伦·格利克，一个八年级的学生，想到了这一主意。此处，think of想到，想起，为固定搭配。故选D。

5. 考查连词词义辨析。Although尽管；When当……时候；Because因为；Until直到……。根据句意可知，当人们按遥控器上的按钮时，绳子会把遥控器送回它的休息处，即本句是when引导的时间状语从句。故选B。

6. 考查代词词义辨析。my我的；her她的；our我们的；their他(她/它)们的。结合语境及句意可知，我确信我的父母也会用的。故选A。

7. 考查非谓语动词。need time to do sth.需要时间做某事，为固定搭配。故选D。

8. 考查名词词义辨析。choice选择；idea主意；purpose目的；plan计划。根据上文“Dylan Glick, an 8­grade student, thought__4__ the idea of a “retractable remote”．”可知，因此他想到了这一主意。故选B。

9. 考查冠词的用法。a/an表示泛指，a用于以辅音音素开头的单词前，an用于以元音音素开头的单词前；the表示特指。根据语法知识可知，此处应填不定冠词a，表示泛指，指一个类似的主意。故选A。

10. 考查动词词义辨析。lends借给；designs设计；wears穿；draws画。根据句意可知，她练习跑步时应是穿钉子鞋。故选C。

11. 考查名词词义辨析。question问题；trouble麻烦；mystery神秘的事情；event重要事情。根据语境可知，此处指为了解决频繁换鞋的麻烦。故选B。

12. 考查名词词义辨析。life生活；study学习；work工作；task任务。根据句意可知，此处是指经过三个月的努力工作，她最终发明了“快速钉鞋”。故选C。

13. 考查副词词义辨析。quickly快速的；finally最终；clearly清楚地；happily开心地。根据句意可知，此处是指通过按按钮，鞋子会快速地变换。故选A。

14. 考查形容词词义辨析。funny滑稽的；necessary必要的；successful成功的；difficult困难的。根据文章内容及句意可知，发明某种东西看来并不难。故选D。

15. 考查名词词义辨析。doctor医生；scientist科学家；inventor发明家；reporter记者。本文主要介绍的是生活中的小发明，结合本文内容及句意可知，也许下一个能改变我们生活的伟大发明家就是你！故选C。