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8．Do you have imagination？Do you like to solve problems？Can you think out of the box？If so，you could be the next great inventor．"But I'm just a kid，"you might say!Don't worry about a little thing like age．Some of the greatest inventors in the world get their start as kids．
For example，Benjamin Franklin created paddles （桨） for his hands to help him swim faster when he was only 12 years old．His creation led to today's flippers （橡胶蹼）!
You don't have to be an adult，a scientist or a genius （天才） to be an inventor．One thing you need is：curiosity and imagination．Kids are known for looking at things in new and uniqueways．Sometimes their understanding of things leads to great inventions!
Sometimes inventors come up with completely new things that solve a problem．At other times new inventions are only things that are changed or improved．Then they work better or serve a different purpose．
So what should you do if you have a great idea for an invention？Talk to a friend of family member about it．Ask them to help you create a working model of your idea．
Once you have a working model，you should test it．Sometimes after the test，you may find your idea is not as great as you thought．At other times you realize it is a good idea and your working model can help you work out how to make it better．
If you need some ideas，consider these kids and their inventions：
Frank Epperson invented Popsicles （冰棍） when he was 11．One night he mixed soda powder （苏打粉） and water with a stick．He left it outside all night．The next morning，he found that the stick had frozen （冻结） inside the drink during the cold night．
Chester Greenwood created earmuffs （耳罩） when he was 15．He found his ears got painfully cold when he was skating．He decided to solve the problem．He found a piece of wire （电线），and his grandma helped him pad （用软物填塞） the ends．
At the age of 15，Louis Braille invented the system that allowed blind people to read．
52．The underlined word"unique"in Paragraph 3 probably means"C"．
A．strict                  
B．famous                   
C．unusual                   
D．popular?
53．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．Benjamin Franklin made paddles for his feet
B．Frank Epperson spent many days making Popsicles?
C．Chester Greenwood created earmuffs with his teacher?
D．Louis Braille's invention helped blind people to read?
54．The writer probably agrees thatD．
A．age is very important for inventions
B．kids inventors are geniuses?
C．inventions should be completely new
D．a working model needs to be tested
55．What is the best title of the passage？B
A．Are Inventions Important？
B．Can Kids Be Inventors，Too？
C．What's Your Favourite Invention？
D．How Can You Make Inventions Popular？

Answer 1

分析 你有想象力吗？你喜欢解决问题吗？你能脱离框架展开想象吗？如果答案是，你可能是下一个伟大发明家．"但我只是一个孩子，"你可能会说！不要担心年龄这个小小的事．一些世界上最伟大的发明家从孩子时期就开始创造了．
例如，Benjamin Franklin（本杰明•富兰克林）在他只有12岁的时候，创造了用来代替手的桨，以帮助他游泳更快．他的创造发展为今天的橡胶蹼！
成为一个发明家，你不必是一个成年人、一个科学家或是一个天才．你需要的只有一个东西：好奇和想象力．众所周知孩子们会从独特和新颖的角度来看待事物．有时他们对事物的理解会成就伟大的发明！
有时，发明人在解决问题的时候会提出解决问题的全新方法．有时新发明只是对现有东西的改造或升级，然后它们会更好地工作或服务于不同的目的．
所以，如果你有一个好主意，你应该怎么办？将这个好主意与你家庭中的伙伴分享，请他们帮助你创建一个关于你想法的工作模型．
一旦你有一个工作模型，你应该测试它．有时在测试后，你可能会发现你的想法不如你想的那么大．有时，你意识到这是一个好主意，你的工作模型可以帮助你解决如何使它变得更好．
如果你需要一些想法，考虑这些孩子和他们的发明：
Frank Epperson 11岁的时候发明了冰棍．一个晚上，他用一根棍子将苏打粉和水混合在一起，随后他出去了一晚上．第二天早上，他发现棍子由于晚上的低温已经冻结在里面的饮料中．
Chester Greenwood 15岁时创造了耳罩．他发现当他滑冰的时候．他的耳朵非常的冷，他决定解决这个问题．他找到了一条电线，他的奶奶帮助他将垫软物填塞到线的末端．
在15岁的时候，Louis Braille（路易斯布莱叶）发明了允许盲人阅读的系统．

解答 52．C．词义猜测题．根据Kids are known for looking at things in new and unique ways．可知，孩子们用一种新的和unique的方式看待事物，由于是新的，那么肯定就是与其他旧的不同的方式，即unusual，不平常的；
53．D．细节理解题．根据Benjamin Franklin created paddles （桨） for his hands to help him swim faster when he was only 12 years old．可知，Benjamin Franklin发明桨是为了他的手，A选项叙述错误；根据One night he mixed soda powder （苏打粉） and water with a stick．He left it outside all night．The next morning，he found that the stick had frozen （冻结） inside the drink during the cold night．可知，Frank Epperson创造冰棍只用了一个晚上，B选项叙述错误；根据He found a piece of wire （电线），and his grandma helped him pad （用软物填塞） the ends．可知，他创造耳罩是在他奶奶的帮助下完成的，C选项叙述错误；根据At the age of 15，Louis Braille invented the system that allowed blind people to read．可知，Louis Braille在他15岁的时候发明了帮助盲人阅读的系统，D选项正确；
54．D．推理判断题．根据Don't worry about a little thing like age．Some of the greatest inventors in the world get their start as kids．以及You don't have to be an adult，a scientist or a genius （天才） to be an inventor．可知，年龄并不是发明的限制因素，而且作为发明家，你没有必要是成年人、科学家或者是天才，A、B选项叙述错误；根据At other times new inventions are only things that are changed or improved．Then they work better or serve a different purpose．可知，有些发明并不是全新的，而是在现有事物的基础上进行改造和升级，使其更好的服务，具有更好的功能，C选项叙述错误．根据Once you have a working model，you should test it．可知，当你得到一个工作模型之后，你下一步需要做的就是进行测试，D叙述正确．
55．B．文章主旨题．通篇文章讲述的问题就是我们在孩子期间就可以进行创造，成为一个发明家，随后介绍了发明家不一定是成年人、科学家或天才，不受年龄限制，只要你有想法且具有想象力就可以，最后文中用了几个事例来说明kids也可以作为创造家，因此该题的答案为B．

点评 本文主要是说孩子也可以成为发明家．题止涉及到词义猜测、推理判断和主旨大意题，要在抓住关键句子的基础上进行合理地分析才能得出正确答案，切记不能乱猜，一定做到有理有据．