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   B. .

  A lazy Susan is an addition to a table，which is designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining. This is accomplished through the use of a turntable(转盘) ， which usually moves the food in a circle when pushed by those at table. In this way,the food never has to be picked up and passed around the table. Instead, it remains in place as the lazy Susan is turned about.

  A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet. One may spin the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods stored in it. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.

  Whether the lazy Susan is on a tabletop or within a cabinet，it can be made of a variety of materials. Most commonly, a lazy Susan is made of either plastic, wood or glass. Some people believe that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan，though it was referred to as a dumb wai?ter(上菜升降架) at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daugh?ter 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) ，which later developed into the lazy Susan.

  Regardless of who invented it,it wasn't until 1917 that the term lazy Susan was created in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term dumb waiter is still used rath?er than the term lazy Susan. The reason for the name lazy Susan remains a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson's or Edison's daughter, both of whom were named Su?san.

(   ) 5. According to the passage, a lazy Susan        .

   A.is a person who passes food at table

   B.is a waitress who helps move dinner tables

   C.is an additional round table in a dining room

   D.is a turntable that passes food around the table

(   ) 6. Why did Jefferson's daughter Susan complain she was served last when having meals?

   A.Because she was too lazy.

   B.Because she was the youngest.

   C.Because the table was too tall for her.

   D.Because the table couldn't move food for her. 

(   ) 7. From the passage, we can know that        .

   A.the lazy Susan was invented earlier than the phonograph

   B.Susan was the name of Jefferson's and Edison's daughter

   C.Jefferson and Edison invented the lazy Susan at the same time

   D.when people talk about a lazy waitress they use the term "Susan" 

(   ) 8. What's the main idea of the passage?

    A.What is a lazy Susan?

   B.When was the lazy Susan created?

   C.Why do inventions come from daily life?

   D.How was "dumb waiter" replaced by "lazy Susan"?

Answer 1

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B餐桌转盘放置于桌子中央，可用来移动食物，它为什么被称为lazy Susan呢？本文为您解密。

5.D细节理解题，根据第一段a turntable(转盘) ,which usually moves the food in a circle when pushed by those at table可知，餐桌转盘可用来移动食物。

6.D推理判断题。据说杰弗逊为了平息女儿的抱怨而发明了餐桌转盘。据此可知，当时的餐桌不能转动食物。

7.B综合理解题。由文章最后一句可知，杰弗逊与爱迪生都有一个叫苏珊的女儿。

8.A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文旨在向读者介绍餐桌转盘,故A项正确。