题目内容
(木匠)from Denmark. Christiansen began creating wooden toys in 1932. Two years later, he came
upon the Lego name by putting together the first two letters of the Danish words Leg and Godt,which
mean"play well. "The name could be interpreted as "I put together" in Latin；it is also similar to the
Greek verb meaning "gather" or"pick up".
In 1 947,the company enlarged to making plastic toys. At first,the use of plastic for toy production
was not highly regarded by salesmen and consumers of the time. Many of the Lego Group's shipments
were returned,following poor sales. However, Christiansen's son,Godtfred Kirk Christiansen,saw the
great potential(潜能)in Lego bricks to become a system for creative play-As the junior managing
director of the Lego Group,he spent years trying to improve the "locking"ability of the bricks and made
the bricks more versatile(多用途). In 1958, the modem interlocking brick design was finally developed
and patented(获得专利).
Today Lego is sold in more than 1 30 countries. Every minute 33,824 Lego bricks are made,and kid
s around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with Lego. There will be more than 400 million
people playing with Lego bricks this year. On average,every person in the world owns 62 Lego bricks,
and about seven Lego sets are sold every second.
This year Lego fans all over the world are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the tiny building blocks.
Though already 50 years old,Lego is still the same product it was in the 1950s.
Bricks bought then are still compatible(兼容的) with present bricks and that is probably the reason
the toy has never fallen out of favor.
B. It was created by Ole Kirk Christiansen's son.
C. It was created in 1947 for naming the plastic toys.
D. It came from Danish words meaning "play" and "well."
B. 1947.
C. 1934.
D. 1932.
B. Children spend an average of 62 dollars on Lego bricks each year.
C. People in the world spend 400 million hours playing with Lego every year.
D. The Lego Group now produces more than 30 thousand toy bricks every minute.
B. The company hasn't changed its name since 1 947.
C. The material for the bricks has proved to be safe.
D. The price of the toy is relatively, reasonable.
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