IX.任务型阅读(共5小题, 每小题2分,计10分)(2014北京房山一模)

You may think that inventions are far away from your everyday life. But in fact, almost everyone can invent. It’s just that they do not realize that their idea could be the start of an invention. Once inventors see their ideas have some practical value, they don’t let them run away.

For example, the inventors of the dishwasher, American Josephine Cochrane, loved to give dinner parties. But she found it took too long to wash her dishes by hand. She decided that a machine could do the job faster. So, in 1886, she began to make one for herself.

Here are the steps to create inventions. The first and most important step is to find the problem. Start by looking at what is wrong with things you see now and ask people around if they remember ever saying, “I wish someone would invent something for...” Then you might notice situations(情况) or things in need of improvement. The next step is to think about possible solutions. An invention is a new way of solving a problem. So think of many and unusual ways. You can often come up with a solution to a problem by looking at it from a different side.

The hardest part of inventing is coming up with a problem and finding a solution. Once you have an idea, you can always get help building your invention. This problem-solving technique can also work in your everyday lives. So, why not try it in your studies, in your relationship with others, or even in the way you look at the world?

1题为完成句子;2题用英语表达文中画线单词one所指代的内容;3题找出并写下 第三段的主题句;4题为简略回答问题;5题为将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.Josephine Cochrane found it took too long to wash her dishes ________________.

2.____________________________________________________________________

3.___________________________________________________________________

4.What is the hardest part of inventing?

_________________________________________________________________________

5._____________________________________________________________________

In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It's the deepest(最深的)lake in the UK. People say a big monster(妖怪)lives in the water. It weighs at least 1,000 kilos. A lot of people went to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people said they saw it. Nobody knows if(是否) they really saw it.

The Loch Ness Monster is a famous story. People first told it over 500 years ago, but it became popular in the 20th century(世纪).In 1993, somebody said he saw a big monster in the middle of the lake. After that, some people also said they saw a monster in Loch Ness. A few people took photos, but some of them weren't real photos. Then scientists worked hard to find out the fact. They took lots of photos, but they couldn't find the monster.

Is there really a monster in the lake? There is no evidence. But there is also no evidence that there is not. One thing is true: plenty of people go there for it every year.

1.Loch Ness is a .

A. monster B. lake C. river D. scientist

2.Paragraph(段落)1 tells us that .

A. some people saw the lake

B. nobody saw the real monster

C. the monster makes people interested

D. people know what the monster looks like

3.The second paragraph tells about .

A. who first told the story about the Loch Ness Monster

B. when people took photos of the Loch Ness Monster

C. why scientists worked hard to find the Lock Ness Monster

D. how the story of the Loch Ness Monster became popular

4.The underlined word "evidence" means .

A. 猜疑 B. 证据 C. 传说 D. 报道

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The Loch Ness Monster weighs less than 1, 000 kilos.

B. People began to tell the story more than five hundred years ago.

C. People are not sure if there is a monster in Loch Ness.

D. Lots of visitors are interested in the story of the Loch Ness Monster.

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