The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy,but it's true.Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing,so read on to discover the truth.

★Wrong idea No 1:An invention has to be something completely new.

Inventing means creating something “new”,but the idea could come from something that already exists(存在).The Wright Brothers,for example,got the idea for building a “flying machine” from watching birds.

★Wrong idea No.2:Inventors are born,not made.

There are a lot of factors(因素) that make invention possible.Take Mozart for an example.He was born with a talent for musical composition.But other factors were also important for his creativity.His father was a music teacher,and Mozart practised for hours every day,from the time he was four years old.Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was “99% hard work and 1% inspiration”!

Very successful creators don't give up when they get something wrong.As one inventor said,“A failure was the right answer to the wrong question.”

★Wrong idea No.3:Inventors are always old people.

Don't believe that you can't invent something when you are young.Here are two examples of young inventors:Louis Braille went blind when he was a child.When he was fifteen,he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.

As a young man,George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show.He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again. This gave him an idea,and he invented the trampoline.

1.In the writer's opinion,there are ________ wrong ideas about inventing in the passage.

A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 2

2.________ got the idea for building a “flying machine”from watching birds.

A. Mozart B. George Nissen

C. Louis Braille D. The Wright Brothers

3.The underlined word “talent” means “________” in Chingese.

A. 态度 B. 品质 C. 天赋 D. 能量

4.Which of the following is the writer's opinion?

A. Anybody can do inventing.

B. Inventors are born,not made.

C. Inventors are always old people.

D. An invention has to be something completely new.

5.The best title for the passage would be “________”.

A. How to Perform in a Show

B. Be a Composer

C. How to Help Blind People

D. Be an Inventor

通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。

When people talk about the Chinese women’s volleyball team, they don’t just talk about a sporting group. The term has come to mean an amazing team spirit (精神).

The team won its fourth World Cup victory by ___________ team Japan 3-1 on September 6, 2015. This has been its first world title in 11 years since it won at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. __________, in the 1980s, the team was almost unbeatable and won two championships (锦标赛), two World Cups, and one Olympics.

After the team finished fifth at the 2012 London Games, Lang Ping took over as head __________ the following years. She had led the Chinese team to the 1981 and 1985 World Cup titles as a player. As head coach, she “ __________ in fresh air, using more young players.”

But things never go exactly as __________. Before going to Japan, some key __________ were injured (受伤的). She had to calm down (使冷静下来) her girls. Assistant coach Lai Yawen knew all about the __________ made by 54-year-old Lang, who slept less than four __________ every day during the World Cup. Her girls fought just as __________ as she did. Zhu Ting, 20, was asked to return to a game after South Korea took the lead. She had left because of an injury.

The title didn’t come easy but the team made it. “I believe chance only helps the __________ people,” Lang said.

1.A. beating B. hurting C. hitting D. giving

2.A. Besides B. Though C. Unless D. However

3.A. teacher B. coach C. master D. player

4.A. brought B. arrived C. took D. came

5.A. designed B. discovered C. planned D. encouraged

6.A. workers B. learners C. managers D. players

7.A. difference B. money C. effort D. food

8.A. minutes B. hours C. months D. weeks

9.A. hard B. well C. probably D. proudly

10.A. clever B. poor C. difficult D. prepared

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