题目内容
Susan invented a hundred little things to _______ him happy, to _______ a smile to his face.
A. make; bring B. bring; make C. make; offer D. offer; make
A
阅读快车系列答案One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan’s cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face 36 first into the mud. David 37 her mother’s side, “Are you all right, Mom” 38 , Susan pulled herself up, “I’m okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more 39 since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 40 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 41 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked 42 .
One day, David’s teacher announced a 43 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 44 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
An idea 45 David one evening. If only his mother’s cane didn’t slip on the ice. “What if I 46 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
“ 47 the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
“No, Mom, I 48 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 49 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 50 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the 51 . Happily Susan cried out, “It 52 !”
In July 1999, David was 53 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 54 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 55 is becoming well accepted.
| 1. A. fell | B. touched | C. lay | D. dropped |
| 2. A. stood by | B. rushed to | C. looked at | D. ran around |
| 3. A. Firmly | B. Easily | C. Quickly | D. Shakily |
| 4. A. slowly | B. frequently | C. freely | D. heavily |
| 5. A. hiding | B. certainly | C. possible | D. waiting |
| 6. A. method | B. disease | C. trouble | D. hope |
| 7. A. few | B. little | C. much | D. more |
| 8. A. useful | B. strange | C. common | D. special |
| 9. A. appearance | B. invention | C. experience | D. experiment |
| 10. A. reminded | B. encouraged | C. occurred | D. hit |
| 11. A. fastened | B. stuck | C. fixed | D. tied |
| 12. A. So | B. And | C. For | D. But |
| 13. A. might | B. would | C. did | D. need |
| 14. A. pen | B. hand | C. cane | D. nail |
| 15. A. watched | B. supported | C. noticed | D. helped |
| 16. A. street | B. ice | C. yard | D. square |
| 17. A. works | B. operates | C. succeeds | D. helps |
| 18. A. declared | B. received | C. won | D. praised |
| 19. A. more slowly | B. more carefully | C. more clearly | D. faster |
| 20. A. cane | B. mother | C. speech | D. story |
A lazy Susan is an addition to a table that is designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining. This is achieved through the use of a turntable (转盘), which usually moves the food in a circle when it is pushed by those at the table. In this way, the food never has to be picked up and passed around the table. Instead, it remains in place on the lazy Susan.
A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet (橱柜). In this sense, the lazy Susan is a type of shelving unit within the cabinet that is able to turn around its axis(轴心) . One may turn the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods in storage. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets that are located at a right angle (直角) to each another. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.
It is believed that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan in the 18th century, though it was called “dumbwaiter” at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daughter complained she was always served last at table and, as a result, never found herself full when leaving the table. Others believe that Thomas Edison was the inventor, as he is believed to have invented the turntable for his phonograph (留声机). The turntable may have developed into the lazy Susan later.
Regardless of who invented it, it wasn’t until 1917 that the term “lazy Susan” was used in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term “dumbwaiter” is still used rather than “lazy Susan”. The reason for the naming of it is still a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson’s or Edison’s daughter, both of whom were named Susan.
【小题1】What is a “lazy Susan”?
| A．A waitress | B．A convenient tool | C．A table | D．A cabinet |
| A．his daughter was very lazy | B．the lazy Susan didn’t exist until the 18th century |
| C．Thomas Edison was his friend | D．Thomas Edison didn’t invent the phonograph |
| A．the lazy Susan can work by itself |
| B．the lazy Susan was named after Thomas Edison’s daughter |
| C．how the lazy Susan got its name remains unknown |
| D．the lazy Susan was invented in Britain |
| A．discuss how the lazy Susan was named | B．teach us how to make a lazy Susan |
| C．introduce Thomas Edison’s inventions | D．tell us what a lazy Susan is and its origin |
One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face 36 first into the mud. David 37 her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom” 38 , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more 39 since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 40 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 41 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked 42 .
One day, David's teacher announced a 43 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 44 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
An idea 45 David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I 46 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
“ 47 the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
“No, Mom, I 48 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 49 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 50 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the 51 . Happily Susan cried out, “It 52 !”
In July 1999, David was 53 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 54 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 55 is becoming well accepted.
|
1. A. fell |
B. touched |
C. lay |
D. dropped |
|
2. A. stood by |
B. rushed to |
C. looked at |
D. ran around |
|
3. A. Firmly |
B. Easily |
C. Quickly |
D. Shakily |
|
4. A. slowly |
B. frequently |
C. freely |
D. heavily |
|
5. A. hiding |
B. certainly |
C. possible |
D. waiting |
|
6. A. method |
B. disease |
C. trouble |
D. hope |
|
7. A. few |
B. little |
C. much |
D. more |
|
8. A. useful |
B. strange |
C. common |
D. special |
|
9. A. appearance |
B. invention |
C. experience |
D. experiment |
|
10. A. reminded |
B. encouraged |
C. occurred |
D. hit |
|
11. A. fastened |
B. stuck |
C. fixed |
D. tied |
|
12. A. So |
B. And |
C. For |
D. But |
|
13. A. might |
B. would |
C. did |
D. need |
|
14. A. pen |
B. hand |
C. cane |
D. nail |
|
15. A. watched |
B. supported |
C. noticed |
D. helped |
|
16. A. street |
B. ice |
C. yard |
D. square |
|
17. A. works |
B. operates |
C. succeeds |
D. helps |
|
18. A. declared |
B. received |
C. won |
D. praised |
|
19. A. more slowly |
B. more carefully |
C. more clearly |
D. faster |
|
20. A. cane |
B. mother |
C. speech |
D. story |