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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 （槳） for his hands to help him swim faster when he was only 12 years old．His creation led to today's flippers （橡膠蹼）!
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 （蘇打粉） and water with a stick．He left it outside all night．The next morning，he found that the stick had frozen （凍結(jié)） 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 （電線），and his grandma helped him pad （用軟物填塞） 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．a(chǎn)ge is very important for inventions
B．kids inventors are geniuses?
C．inventions should be completely new
D．a(chǎn) 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 你有想象力嗎？你喜歡解決問題嗎？你能脫離框架展開想象嗎？如果答案是，你可能是下一個偉大發(fā)明家．"但我只是一個孩子，"你可能會說！不要擔(dān)心年齡這個小小的事．一些世界上最偉大的發(fā)明家從孩子時期就開始創(chuàng)造了．
例如，Benjamin Franklin（本杰明•富蘭克林）在他只有12歲的時候，創(chuàng)造了用來代替手的槳，以幫助他游泳更快．他的創(chuàng)造發(fā)展為今天的橡膠蹼！
成為一個發(fā)明家，你不必是一個成年人、一個科學(xué)家或是一個天才．你需要的只有一個東西：好奇和想象力．眾所周知孩子們會從獨特和新穎的角度來看待事物．有時他們對事物的理解會成就偉大的發(fā)明！
有時，發(fā)明人在解決問題的時候會提出解決問題的全新方法．有時新發(fā)明只是對現(xiàn)有東西的改造或升級，然后它們會更好地工作或服務(wù)于不同的目的．
所以，如果你有一個好主意，你應(yīng)該怎么辦？將這個好主意與你家庭中的伙伴分享，請他們幫助你創(chuàng)建一個關(guān)于你想法的工作模型．
一旦你有一個工作模型，你應(yīng)該測試它．有時在測試后，你可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)你的想法不如你想的那么大．有時，你意識到這是一個好主意，你的工作模型可以幫助你解決如何使它變得更好．
如果你需要一些想法，考慮這些孩子和他們的發(fā)明：
Frank Epperson 11歲的時候發(fā)明了冰棍．一個晚上，他用一根棍子將蘇打粉和水混合在一起，隨后他出去了一晚上．第二天早上，他發(fā)現(xiàn)棍子由于晚上的低溫已經(jīng)凍結(jié)在里面的飲料中．
Chester Greenwood 15歲時創(chuàng)造了耳罩．他發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)他滑冰的時候．他的耳朵非常的冷，他決定解決這個問題．他找到了一條電線，他的奶奶幫助他將墊軟物填塞到線的末端．
在15歲的時候，Louis Braille（路易斯布萊葉）發(fā)明了允許盲人閱讀的系統(tǒng)．

解答 52．C．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)Kids are known for looking at things in new and unique ways．可知，孩子們用一種新的和unique的方式看待事物，由于是新的，那么肯定就是與其他舊的不同的方式，即unusual，不平常的；
53．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Benjamin Franklin created paddles （槳） for his hands to help him swim faster when he was only 12 years old．可知，Benjamin Franklin發(fā)明槳是為了他的手，A選項敘述錯誤；根據(jù)One night he mixed soda powder （蘇打粉） and water with a stick．He left it outside all night．The next morning，he found that the stick had frozen （凍結(jié)） inside the drink during the cold night．可知，F(xiàn)rank Epperson創(chuàng)造冰棍只用了一個晚上，B選項敘述錯誤；根據(jù)He found a piece of wire （電線），and his grandma helped him pad （用軟物填塞） the ends．可知，他創(chuàng)造耳罩是在他奶奶的幫助下完成的，C選項敘述錯誤；根據(jù)At the age of 15，Louis Braille invented the system that allowed blind people to read．可知，Louis Braille在他15歲的時候發(fā)明了幫助盲人閱讀的系統(tǒng)，D選項正確；
54．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)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，年齡并不是發(fā)明的限制因素，而且作為發(fā)明家，你沒有必要是成年人、科學(xué)家或者是天才，A、B選項敘述錯誤；根據(jù)At other times new inventions are only things that are changed or improved．Then they work better or serve a different purpose．可知，有些發(fā)明并不是全新的，而是在現(xiàn)有事物的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行改造和升級，使其更好的服務(wù)，具有更好的功能，C選項敘述錯誤．根據(jù)Once you have a working model，you should test it．可知，當(dāng)你得到一個工作模型之后，你下一步需要做的就是進(jìn)行測試，D敘述正確．
55．B．文章主旨題．通篇文章講述的問題就是我們在孩子期間就可以進(jìn)行創(chuàng)造，成為一個發(fā)明家，隨后介紹了發(fā)明家不一定是成年人、科學(xué)家或天才，不受年齡限制，只要你有想法且具有想象力就可以，最后文中用了幾個事例來說明kids也可以作為創(chuàng)造家，因此該題的答案為B．

點評 本文主要是說孩子也可以成為發(fā)明家．題止涉及到詞義猜測、推理判斷和主旨大意題，要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行合理地分析才能得出正確答案，切記不能亂猜，一定做到有理有據(jù)．