题目内容
13．I grew up in Malaysia．Since we did not have many toys，we used rubber bands （橡皮筋） to make a jump rope．Three years ago，when my daughters Michelle and Theresa were 9and 12years old，they were making bracelets （手环） using rubber bands．It struck me that I knew how to do that．I like to impress my daughters and show them that their dad is cool，so I tried it too．To my surprise，I couldn't work with the bands because my fingers were too big．Since I studied engineering，I decided to come up with a solution （解决办法）．I ran down to my basement and found a piece of wooden board，some pushpins and hooks （图钉和钩子）．With the help of these things，I managed to make a bracelet．One of my daughters said，"Wow，that's cool，but I can make it by hand．"So I started to put two，three，four，five rows together．I crossed the bands into diamond patterns using rainbow colors，which is how the Rainbow Loom （彩虹织机） got its name．
My daughters were so excited that they showed the bracelets to their friends．We started to get requests for them．But they were still difficult to make．I thought，"If I can make a small，easy-to-use loom，I'm onto something big．"It took six months and a lot of support from my kids to perfect the idea．
I tried to sell the loom by making videos about how to use it and taking my daughters to stores to show it．Many store owners thought it might be too difficult to use．For a year，we sold it only on our website．When it became popular with kids，it got noticed by toy stores．
It is so exciting that a simple idea my kids and I came up with together at our living-room table has become a nationwide fad．
29．The author tried to show his daughters how to make bracelets butC．
A．was refused
B．regretted
C．failed
D．was misunderstood
30．The author made up his mind to find a method ofA．
A．making bracelets
B．using a jump rope
C．impressing his daughters
D．inventing the Rainbow Loom
31．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers toB．
A．looms
B．bracelets
C．friends
D．rainbows
32．What did store owners think of the author's invention at first？D
A．They thought highly of it．
B．They had a long wait for it．
C．They showed a great interest in it．
D．They thought there was no market for it．
分析 本文讲述了一位父亲在女儿用牛皮筋做跳绳中受到启发，发明了编织机，最后变成了全球时尚，它告诉我们，许多发明都源于生活．
解答 29．C 细节题．根据文章内容，To my surprise，I couldn't work with the bands because my fingers were too big．我因手指太粗大而没能示范成功如何编制手环，结合选项，故选C
30．A 细节题．根据文章内容，Since I studied engineering，I decided to come up with a solution （解决办法）．I ran down to my basement and found a piece of wooden board，some pushpins and hooks （图钉和钩子）．With the help of these things，I managed to make a bracelet．因为我学过工程学，我决定提出一个办法．我找到了一些工具，在它们的帮助下，最终做好了手环，故选A
31．B 词义猜测题． My daughters were so excited that they showed the bracelets to their friends．We started to get requests for them 我的女儿向朋友展示手环，而她的朋友们也提出想要手环，结合选项，故选B．
32．D 细节题．根据文章内容，Many store owners thought it might be too difficult to use．许多店主认为使用它 太难了，因此担心不会有市场，结合选项，故选D
点评 本文是一个人生感悟类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
