Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip(拉鏈) that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. He did not call his invention a ‘zip’ but everybody says that he was the ‘Father of the Zip’. Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. He made a zip that worked very well in 1913.This is the same zip we use today.
小題1:Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a _____ man.
A．kindB．lazyC．cleverD．foolish
小題2:Mr. Whitcomb Judson invented ______ in 1893.
A．a(chǎn) special trainB．something like a zipC．a(chǎn) washing machineD．a(chǎn) special car
小題3:A zip can be used to _______.
A．open clothesB．close clothesC．open and close clothesD．make clothes
小題4: A _______ man changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better.
A．ChineseB．CanadianC．GermanD．Japanese
小題5:_______ was called “Father of Zip”.
A．Mr. Whitcomb JudsonB．The Canadian
C．Whitcomb’s fatherD．Whitcomb’s son

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A
【主旨大意】本文簡要介紹了發(fā)明家Whitcomb Judson先生發(fā)明拉鏈的事情。
小題1: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一句“Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man.”�？芍�。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第二句“In 1893 he invented something like a zip that could be used to open and close clothes.”。可知。
小題1: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第二句“In 1893 he invented something like a zip that could be used to open and close clothes.”�？芍�
小題1: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三句“A Canadian changed Mr Judson' s invention and made it belter.”可知。
小題1: 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第四句“He did not call his invention a 'rip' but everybody says that he was the 'Father of the Zip'..”可知。
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