Question

An inventor seeks to create a new product that serves a specific need and fulfills a role that other products do not. Sometimes an inventor comes up with a wholly new idea, but more often inventions are simply improvements on an older design. With a little imagination and creativity (创造力), an old idea can suddenly become something new.

However, creating a new invention means much more than having a brilliant idea. A good designer follows the design process: identifying the challenge, researching and brainstorming ideas(集思广益), designing a solution, testing and evaluating the ideas, and finally building the product. Designers also use science, math, technology, and engineering to design a tool that satisfies the need they identified.

Anyone can be an inventor —even kids! For example, Chester Greenwood was just fifteen years old when he invented a product that changed his life. In fact, his idea was so good that his invention supported him for the rest of his life. You may not know his name, but you probably know his invention —earmuffs (保暖耳罩)!

The inspiration for his earmuff design came to Chester when he was ice-skating. His ears were cold, and he decided to find a way to keep them warm. With the help of his grandmother, he made a new product to protect his ears and at the age of eighteen, Chester patented his earmuff design.

Many other famous inventors started young as well. Margaret Knight —the inventor of the flat-bottomed brown paper bag —is said to have created a safety device for textile looms(织布机) when she was just twelve years old. Another example is Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history, who applied for his first patent when he was just twenty-one years old. Over the course of his life, Thomas Edison patented a total of 1,093 inventions!

1.In most cases, an invention ________ according to the first paragraph.

A．comes from a complete new idea           B．is usually based on an old product or idea

C．will change its creator’s life completely     D．is created by scientists in different fields

2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us _______.

A．the difficulty in making a new invention      B．the common steps of creating new things

C．having a good idea is the key to creation      D．designing a tool is the first step in inventing

3.The example of Chester Greenwood is used to show that ________.

A．children can also invent something

B．it is easy even for children to make inventions

C．kids have more advantages in inventing things

D．to be an inventor is the best way to change one’s life

4.At first Chester designed his earmuffs in order to ________.

A．protect his ears while ice-skating

B．earn money to support his poor family

C．realize his dream of becoming an inventor

D．make himself look fashionable while ice-skating

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是发明创造的话题，创造力是人人都有的，甚至连小孩子也可以有。文章中还详细介绍了人们进行创造发明的过程。

1.B 细节题。根据文章第一段后2行but more often inventions are simply improvements on an older design. With a little imagination and creativity (创造力), an old idea can suddenly become something new.可知很多发明都来自旧的想法和主意。故B正确。

2.B 段落大意题。根据本段A good designer follows the design process: identifying the challenge, researching and brainstorming ideas(集思广益), designing a solution, testing and evaluating the ideas, and finally building the product.可知讲述的是发明创造的过程。故B正确。

3.A 细节题。根据文章第三段1,2行Anyone can be an inventor —even kids! For example, Chester Greenwood was just fifteen years old when he invented a product that changed his life.可知连孩子也可以进行发明创造，接着就列举了Greenwood的例子。故A正确。

4.A 细节题。根据文章第四段1,2行  The inspiration for his earmuff design came to Chester when he was ice-skating. His ears were cold, and he decided to find a way to keep them warm可知他是想找一种保护耳朵的方法。故A正确。

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