题目内容
What do you think makes an interested person? Research | 76. |
shows a surprising fact. It’s not great achievements or | 77. |
long education, but rather sense of curiosity. | 78. |
People are interested in other people are interesting | 79. |
to other people. If you went to a party and | 80. |
spend all the time talking about you and what | 81. |
you've done it, people may fall asleep from boredom. | 82. |
But if you go to each person and try to listen and learn | 83. |
much as possible about them, and you may find that | 84. |
Everyone thinks you’re a most interesting person in the world. | 85. |
76.interested→interesting 77.√ 78.sense 前加a
79.第一个people 后加who或去掉are 80.went→go 81.you→yourself
82.去掉it 83.learn后加as 84.去掉and
85.a→the

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The early 1900s were very different from today, when toys were still the delight of children everywhere.
Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency marks the beginning of the “Teddy Bear”. In the year 1902,toy bears were named “Teddy” after the president's nickname. The Teddy Bear became known worldwide and it was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass produced.
In 1913,an item called the Erector Set was invented. It was a steel,motorized toy that children could use to build models of anything. Its creator was A.C.Gilbert,a medical doctor.
Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914.Tinker Toys were made for younger children.
Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartoonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the doll he made for his daughter. That was in 1915.
The following year,an architect's son named John Lloyd Wright,invented Lincoln Logs,which were interlocked to make structures.
Two years after Mickey Mouse was created,stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark. This was the start of Disney merchandise.
The yoyo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yoyo company in 1929.
The ViewMaster,a three dimensional viewer,was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber. The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still, 3D images from Disney movies and television programs.
Finally,in 1940,model airplanes were mass produced. They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military,but later caught on as a toy.
The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times. Thanks to all these creative man’s efforts, we know otherwise what we may never know.
【小题1】Why were toy bears named “Teddy”?
A.To be suitable for mass production |
B.To be easily pronounced by children. |
C.To meet the advertisers' needs. |
D.To memorize President Theodore Roosevelt |
A.Shape | B.Material used | C.Themes | D.Price |
A.After William Gruber was born |
B.After Gruber licensed Disney characters |
C.Two years after Mickey Mouse was created. |
D.When Disney merchandise was started |