Question

Human beings are the most intelligent of all animals because we are gifted with the ability to think and reason logically. Scientists and even common people with special intelligence have made a lot of inventions and contributions to modern lifestyle in the past. "Houses" have been the most popular area for discoveries and inventions in the past and even now.

    Many household items have been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent products. Every individual has intelligence and if it is used properly for the right purpose it leads to invention of a new tool or device. Many new household inventions are made almost every day and there are specific companies, which particularly keep a record of all these inventions.

    A lot of inventions have been made recently in the household field. These products are patented（专利的）and have trade mark licenses（许可）. The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before computers all day long. Vanity PC is a type of computer furniture that specifically hides all the computer wires and keeps a clean and good look. All the outdoor dust, mud and snow can be kept out of the house by installing（安装）the dirt drain（排水管）at the entrance of the door. Another important invention is the automatic toilet night-light, in which a small light starts when the lid of the toilet seat is opened and closes as soon as the lid（盖子）is closed.

    These are some of the new household inventions invented mostly by common people. Thus, a variety of new household items are invented every day, which helps in a better functioning of household chores（家务）and in a more useful manner.

1.The first paragraph is intended to _____________.

A. stress the importance of inventions

B. introduce the topic of the article

C. show the advantages of modern lifestyle

D. tell the differences between human beings and animals

2. According to the passage, people make house inventions to _____________.

A. earn more money and gain awards

B. accumulate their wealth

C. improve the present living conditions

D. meet the new demands of new science

3. It can be inferred that the sliding cinch is used to ___________.

A. prevent your shoulder from being over-pressured

B. keep your shoulder safe and sound when you are in an accident or an operation

C. help you practice your shoulder more often and reduce shoulder pains

D. cover your shoulder and make it stronger to resist the outside strike

4.Common people can also make good inventions because ___________.

A. wisdom and inspiration sometimes come from everyday life

B. some inventions are easy to be made and can be mastered by them

C. common people have a strong desire to do something for science research

D. success is often connected with hardship and bitter experience of common people

5.The passage mainly talks about _______________.

A. the correct use of household facilities

B. different ideas about household inventions

C. the history of household inventions

D. household inventions and their influence

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了各种家居用品发明的成因、以及这些日常用品是如何给人们带来生活便利和如何提高、改善人们生活水平的。此外在文中作者也介绍了一些家居领域的新发明，比如空心PC管的发明使得各种电脑线路隐蔽起来，给居室一个更清爽宜人的环境。

1.B推理判断题。作者在文章开篇讲述了人们靠智慧做出了很多发明，并且指出"Houses"是最受欢迎的发明领域，然后下文围绕着家居用品的发明展开行文，所以文章首段起到了开篇点题，引出下文的作用，故B选项正确。

2.C细节理解题。根据文章第二段Many household items have been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent products.可知发明家居用品的目的就是提高人们的生活水平，选C。

3.A细节理解题。根据The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress 可知the sliding cinch 是用来缓解肩部压力的，故A选项正确。

4.A推理判断题。由常识可知发明是来自人们的实际需要和人们的灵感，而且这个信息也贯穿文章始终，所以A选项正确。

5.D主旨大意题。文章开头通过谈论一些有用的发明引出家居用品这一话题，然后在以下段落中讲述这些日常用品如何提高了人们的生活水平，同时也介绍了一些家居领域的新发明等，由此可知文章主要讲述了家居用品的发明和它们给人们生活带来的影响，所以D选项正确。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。