Question

Many people ask me what my favorite invention is.I find it very hard to answer them，because there are so many things in my life that I can choose.However，I have chosen a pen.Don't you think it's surprising?

I know that to most people a pen is very boring，but，to me，it stands for possibility(可能)．There are so many things you can do with a pen.You can write a novel or a song，record information，or draw a picture.

A pen is like the beginning of something amazing to me.Every day，I write a new page with my pen，and I am slowly making a path(路)for my future.Maybe I will be a scientist and change the world with my discoveries.Maybe I'll become a musician and touch people's hearts with my music.Or perhaps I will be a writer and move people through words，or a teacher to help children grow into the kind of people that they want to be.

There are so many possibilities as to what I will do with my life，but I know that with the pen in my hand，I will write a good future for myself.Tell me what future you will write for yourself.

1.People may feel ________ after they know the writer's choice.

A. bored B. interested C. excited D. surprised

2.The writer thinks a ________ can move people through words.

A. scientist B. musician C. writer D. teacher

3.The underlined word “discoveries” means “ ________ ” in Chinese.

A. 力气 B. 汗水 C. 理智 D. 发现

4.The writer wants to tell us ________．

A. why a pen is the most important invention for him

B. what a pen can help him do

C. why he wants to have a good pen

D. what person he will become in the future

5.Where does the passage most probably come from?

A. A grammar book. B. A science website.

C. A dictionary. D. A sports magazine.

1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 【解析】 短文是谈论有关发明的话题。作者阐述了钢笔是自己最喜欢的发明，并提出可能会令许多人感到吃惊，作者用大量的篇幅解释了自己持有这种观点的原因。 1.D 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“However，I have chosen a pen. Don't you think it's surprising?”可...

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