Question

【题目】A.remained B.embarrassed C.similar D. material E.gained

Carver studied peanuts.He knew that the south couldn't grow just cotton. Planting cotton year after year wore out the soil and made it useless.Carver learned that if farmers planted cotton one year and peanuts the next,the soil【1】healthy.

To encourage this practice,Carver thought of new uses for the peanut.Would you like to try peanut and raisin ice cream? How about using peanuts as a kind of【2】 to make shampoo? Perhaps you would prefer to make paint from peanuts,or maybe

you would like to bake with peanut flour.Glue? Paper? Rubber? The list goes on and on.He also thought of【3】uses for pecans (山核桃）and other nuts.

Carver【4】little from most of his inventions.He didn't feel that it was right to sell his ideas. He gave them freely to help farmers and fellow scientists.Carver's life is one that we could all use as an example.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】E

【解析】本文介绍了卡佛关于花生的用途的一些发明。他觉得出售自己的想法是不对的，所以他没有因为自己的发明而赚得很多钱。

【1】A

句意：卡佛得知如果农民一年种棉花，第二年种花生，土壤将仍然健康。此处接形容词healthy，故用系动词，故为remained。故选A。

【2】D

句意：把花生用于制作一种洗发水的材料怎么样？a kind of修饰名词，根据句意花生用于制作洗发水的材料，故用material，故选D。

【3】C

句意：他也想出了关于山核桃和其他坚果的相似用法。修饰名词uses，故用形容词similar，故选C。

【4】E

句意：卡佛从他的大多数发明中获得很少。根据.He didn't feel that it was right to sell his ideas.可知他没有因为他的发明获得很多，故用动词gained，故选E。