阅读理解AHow old do you have to be to invent some...

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How old do you have to be to invent something：ten，twenty，or thirty years old？How about older？Don’t tell K．K．Gregory that．When she was ten(1994)，she made her invention，called Wristies．

While playing out in the snow，her arms were starting to hurt because they were cold．She made a warm fingerless(不分手指的)cover that kept her hands and arms warm．She could wear them under her coat．She shared her idea with a few other people，and they liked it．

She applied for a patent(申请专利)on her idea．Perhaps Kathryn’s biggest problem was that adults didn’t take her seriously．They thought that the idea must have been her mother’s．

Some people gave Kathryn some good advice．They told her to weal her Wristies so people would see them and ask what they were．By telling people the name of her invention，she was building a brand．Starting business at the age of ten may be not easy for a ten-year-old girl．I hope she can 1.ceed．Good luck，K．K．Gregory！

1．K．K．Gregory invented Wristies to________．

A．play with snow

B．keep her feet warm

C．prevent her hands and arms from cold

D．stop her arms from getting hurt

2.Some adults________．

A．didn’t like her invention

B．thought Gregory’s mother had invented Wristies

C．applied for a patent for Gregory

D．thought Gregory was too serious

3.According to the last paragraph we can know many people________about Wristies．

A．didn’t know much

B．could tell a lot

C．shared her idea

D．did nothing

4.The underlined word“brand”may mean“________”in Chinese．

A．住所

B．公司

C．品牌

D．名字

5.Which of the following is WRONG？

A．Gregory was bom in 1984．

B．Many people liked Wristies．

C．People gave Gregory some suggestions．

D．Gregory had no difficulty with business．

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Do you think doing housework is a hard task for you? Have you ever thought of inventing something to make it __? A boy named Sam Houghton did and he __ a two-head broom (扫帚).

Sam was just three years old when he came up with his __. He saw his father sweep up (打扫) garden leaves and __ brooms while trying to gather large leaves and litter.

Now he is the poster boy for a new show at the British Library in London called “Inventing the 21st Century.” To celebrate __ and encourage new inventors, the famous __ is telling the story of the most special inventions coming out of Britain in the past 10 years. Sam’s broom is produced by big companies, and the brooms are very__ in England.

Young Sam Houghton is now eight years old and has another invention. He has made a balloon popping machine (气球爆破装置) for play centers. He said, “We don’t want children to cry because of __ bangs (爆炸声) of balloons. I used a box to __ the bangs so that they can’t scare (惊吓) the children.”

Have you ever wanted to be a great inventor? Watch __, think it over and work hard. Maybe you will be an inventor. Do you think so?

1.A.easier B.harder C.funnier

2.A.bought B.invented C.saw

3.A.idea B.way C.information

4.A.pick B.change C.control

5.A.inventions B.birthdays C.festivals

6.A.school B.hotel C.library

7.A.popular B.interesting C.necessary

8.A.quiet B.loud C.harmful

9.A.turn on B.turn off C.take away

10.A.quickly B.successfully C.carefully

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“______”means that you have to do something before others in order to be successful.

A. A miss is as good as a mile　　 B. A friend in need is a friend indeed

C. The early bird catches the worm　　 D. When in Rome, do as the Romans do

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“______”means that you have to do something before others in order to be successful.

A.A miss is as good as a mile B.A friend in need is a friend indeed

C.The early bird catches the worm D.When in Rome, do as the Romans do

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阅读下文并回答问题。

There are many useful inventions in the world. Do you want to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan has invented the "Nubrella", which means "new umbrella". It is the first truly hand-free umbrella in the world.

One cool thing about the Nubrella is that you don't need to hold it like a usual umbrella, you can wear it. The shoulder straps（肩带）of the Nubrella can hold the umbrella for you. The Nubrella is big enough to cover your whole head and your body. You don't need to worry about getting wet in the rain. So when walking in the rain with the Nubrella, you're able to use your cell phone or drink a cup of hot coffee.

The idea for the invention began on one rainy day. Alan was standing in his shop and found that it was hard to keep their umbrellas in the right place for the people. At that moment an idea came into his mind. He wanted to have an umbrella which could make a rainy day easy and fun.

Nowadays, Nubrella is on sale all over the world. The price of it is 59 dollars in America. You can also find it on Taobao. Would you like to have such kind of umbrella?

1.Is Nubrella only sold in America?

2.What does the word "Nubrella" mean?

3.How can Nubrella help our hands free?

4.Which one do you prefer to use, a Nubrella or a usual umbrella? Why?

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- What type of mobile phone do you want to have? Something big?

- Well, it _______ be big - that's not important.

A mustn't　　  B. needn't　　　　  C. can't　　   D. won't

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- What type of mobile phone do you want to have? Something big?

- Well, it _______ be big - that's not important.

A mustn't　　     B. needn't　　　　     C. can't　　         D. won't

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Do you think 15-year-olds should be allowed to have part time jobs?

----　　 They can learn a lot from working.

A. I don’t mind　　 B. No, I don’t agree　　 C. Yes, I agree　　 D. I can’t stand it.

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Ever since I was ten years old, I have decided to do everything on my own though I couldn’t really understand them.

When I was young , I always ______ the summer holiday with my grandfather at the mountain farm in Western Norway (挪威). ______ my grandfather had to work all day himself, he could spare some time for me.

One day my grandfather said to me, “Come. I have a toy boat for you.” I followed him to a workroom _______. However, nothing like that was there ______ a block of wood. “Is that the boat...?” I asked curiously. “No one can give you what you do for ______. With your own hands, you’ll make it out of wood. Then it will be the ______ boat in your heart.” Finally, I finished it with his help. Seeing the boat ______ in the lake Storvassdal, I felt ______ and thought everything nice around me.

Good times don’t last long. I had to ______ to America. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal. Moreover, I didn’t know that was the ______ time I saw my grandfather.

Years later, I returned to the mountain farm with my parents and children. I searched for my boat, but ______ . I was about to ______ when I touched something different under a big rock. Luckily, I found the boat which ______ grandfather and me. Holding it, I felt my grandfather was there and we ______ were together again.

As time went by, each time I held the boat, I carved (刻) the year. My grandfather seemed ______. I went on the last trip to the farm with my grandchildren. High in the mountain, I hope they would understand the importance of the boat and its simple sign of self-reliance (自立).

1.A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost

2.A. Until B. Whenever C. Though D. Because

3.A. carefully B. unwillingly C. unhappy D. excitedly

4.A. with B. except C. without D. besides

5.A. myself B. yourselves C. yourself D. himself

6.A. hardest B. best C. fastest D. cheapest

7.A. falling B. jumping C. swimming D. floating

8.A. interested B. terrible C. worried D. proud

9.A. return B. enter C. reach D. leave

10.A. final B. first C. next D. another

11.A. succeeded B. failed C. lost D. worked

12.A. look up B. set up C. give up D. pick up

13.A. mixed B. separated C. connected D. contacted

14.A. five B. four C. three D. two

15.A. dead B. far C. near D. alive

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Inventions usually make a big difference to people's lives. Do you have any great inventions at home? Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun?　 Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey.

1.It is __________ for kids to learn with the reading pen.

A. boring B. convenient C. difficult

2.The three useful inventions are mainly used _______________.

A. at school B. in the office C. at home

3.Mopping robots are popular with _____________________.

A. kids B. office ladies C. old people

4.Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ________________.

A. using the electric foot basin

B. listening to music with the reading pen

C. enjoying the mopping machine working

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. The water won't get cold when the electric foot basin is used.

B. It's dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone.

C. Mopping robots can help people forget their busy life.

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