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【题目】Joy Mangano was 33 and divorced. She had three kids under age 7, and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress. “There were times when I would lie in bed and think, I don’t know how I’m going to pay that bill,” Mangano says.

But he had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing. She knew how hard it was to mop the floor. “I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, wringing (拧) out a mop,” Mangano says. “So, There s gotta be a better way.

How about a “self-wringing” mop? She designed a special tool you could twist in two directions at once, and still keep your hands clean and dry. She set out to sell it, first a few at flea markers.

Then Mangano met with the media. But would couch potatoes (电视迷）buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than certain. They gave it a try, and it failed. Mangano was sure it would sell if they’d let her do the on-camera display. She said, “Get me on that stage, and I will sell this mop because it’s a great item.”

So QVC, a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping, took a chance on her. “ I got onstage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.”

Today she’s president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network. Talking about the household invention, Mangano says, “It is as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child.”

【1】What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. Mangano’s small home.

B. Mangano’s work experience.

C. Mangano’s unhappy marriage.

D. Mangano’s hard living conditions.

【2】Mangano said the mop successfully with the help of .

A. HSN B. QVC

C. couch potatoes D. experts on shopping TV

【3】What does Mangano think of her invention?

A. Special. B. Normal.

C. Dissatisfied D. Unbelievable.

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A. HSN is a business organization that sells goods on the Internet.

B. The experts on shopping TV were confident about Mangano's mop.

C. Mangano got the idea of self-wringing mop from her own experience.

D. Mangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Joy Mangano这位单亲妈妈虽然生活很艰辛，但她凭借着自己的聪明和努力，发明了备受欢迎的自动拧干拖布和晾衣架。如今她已是一家拥有数百万美元资产公司的总裁。

【1】D

段落大意题。根据第一段Joy Mangano was 33 and divorced. She had three kids under age 7, and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress. “--- I don’t know how I’m going to pay that bill,”可知第一段讲述的是Mangano的艰苦的生活状况。故选D。

【2】B

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中So QVC, a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping, took a chance on her. “ I got onstage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.”可知在QVC的帮助下，成功地卖了mop。故选B。

【3】B

细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句Talking about the household invention, Mangano says, “It is as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child.”可知她认为她的发明很正常。故选B。

【4】C

推理判断题。根据第二段中“I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, wringing (拧) out a mop,” Mangano says. “So, There s gotta be a better way.可知，Mangano从自己的经验中得到了自拧水拖把的想法。故选C。