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　　Paula and Rory Ward have five kids, three dogs, and a rabbit．When the house is very noisy, Megan, one of the children, is quietly inventing．A year ago, the 10-year-olds had to design an anti-smoking poster for a school project．Rather than a poster, she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁)a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes．

　　“I like people to play with things more than read and write, ” she says．So she researched her idea on the Internet, found a company in China that could make it, saved up her pocket money and got her idea made．

　　Paula says her daughter “thinks differently”：Ideas jump into her mind．After she got sunburnt on holiday, Megan invented a small plastic bracelet(手鐲)that changes color in the sun, telling you when to put on sunscreen(防曬霜)．Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea．She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty．“But we didn't do anything with it,” says Paula．

　　Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod(釣魚竿)she has designed．“ There is a camera on the hook(鉤), ” she explains, “and the screen is on the handle，and it shows you if you've caught a fish or not．”

　　Megan doesn't want to go to university．She keeps her pink-and-cream bedroom tidy．Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter．“Everything has to be in a certain order,” Paula says．“Her brothers and sisters go with the flow, but with Megan, it's ‘What time will that be happening?' or ‘Where am I being picked up from today?' ”

(1)

From Paragraph 2, we can infer that Megan ________．

[　　]

A．

is not willing to go to school

B．

likes to play with her brothers sand sisters

C．

prefers making something by herself

D．

is good at reading and writing

(2)

What did Megan invent after she got sunburnt on vacation?

[　　]

A．

The anti-smoking poster．

B．

The ball providing water for thirsty dogs．

C．

The fishing rod telling whether you've caught a fish．

D．

The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen．

(3)

The underlined phrase “go with the flow” probably means “________”．

[　　]

A．

set an example to others

B．

do what most people usually do

C．

follow the fashion closely

D．

do something differently from others

(4)

According to the passage, which of the following about Megan is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

She would like to keep everything in order．

B．

She is quite the same as her other four brothers and sisters．

C．

Her mother Paula doesn't want her to go to university．

D．

Her parents always help her invent something special．

答案：1．C;2．D;3．B;4．A;
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