【題目】 It doesn't take decades of life experience to have a great idea, as many of these young inventors have proved.

The Electronic Television

The electronic television was first designed by a 14-year-old kid in 1920. Philo Taylor Farnsworth shared his concept of an image transmitting (影像傳送) device, an early design of the electronic television, with his science teacher, drawing diagrams on several blackboards in class.

By the age of 21 Farnsworth had a working model which served as a basis to all later development and versions of electronic televisions, After discovering a collection of technology magazines in the attic (閣樓) of his family's new home, he developed a passion and interest in electronics, which led him to explore inventions in the field of, specifically, the image transmission.

In 1927, a few years out of high school, Farnsworth was the first inventor to transmit a television image of a dollar sign, composed of 60 horizontal lines.

Braille Language

Louis Braille suffered a serious eye injury when he was just 3 years old. Not only did the accident cause him blindness on that side, but the infection spread and blinded the other eye as well. After more than a decade of struggling with the slow system of tracing his finger over raised letters, Braille was 12 when he learned of a method of silent communication originally created for the French military. He simplified it, and in 1824 the Braille language was born.

Popsicles (冰棍)

A lot of kids are easily distracted (分散注意力)—and thanks to the short attention span of 11-year-old Frank Epperson we now have popsicles. In 1905, Epperson, a San Francisco native, was stirring powdered drink mix into a cup of water when something else caught his attention. The mixture was forgotten outside the door, and when Epperson rediscovered the drink in the morning, it was a deliciously portable frozen popsicle. After years of making the frozen treats for friends, and eventually his own. children, Epperson filed for a patent in 1924.

【1】Who contributed his intelligence to the invention of TV?

A.Philo Taylor Farnsworth

B.Farnsworth's science teacher.

C.Louis Braille.

D.Epperson.

【2】Which invention was accidentally made because of poor concentration?

A.The Electronic Television.

B.The Braille Language.

C.Dollar Sign.

D.Popsicles.

【3】What do the three inventions have in common?

A.They were all designed for the sake of kids.

B.They were all made by young boys.

C.They were all made in the 20th century.

D.They were all created within a few years.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

這是一篇應(yīng)用文。本篇主要介紹了三個(gè)由年輕男孩發(fā)明的東西。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Electronic Television部分的The electronic television was first designed by a 14-year-old kid in 1920. Philo Taylor Farnsworth shared his concept of an image transmitting (影像傳送) device, an early design of the electronic television(1920年，一個(gè)14歲的孩子首次設(shè)計(jì)了電子電視。Philo Taylor Farnsworth分享了他關(guān)于影像傳送設(shè)備的概念，這是一個(gè)早期的電視設(shè)計(jì))和In 1927，a few years out of high school，Farnsworth was the first inventor to transmit a television image of a dollar sign, composed of 60 horizontal lines.(1927年，高中畢業(yè)沒幾年，法恩沃斯是第一個(gè)把美元符號(hào)傳輸?shù)诫娨暽系陌l(fā)明家)可知，Philo Taylor Farnsworth致力于電視的發(fā)明。A. Philo Taylor Farnsworth符合以上說法，故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Popsicles (冰棍)部分下的A lot of kids are easily distracted (分散注意力)—and thanks to the short attention span of 11-year-old Frank Epperson，we now have popsicles.(很多孩子都容易分散注意力——由于11歲的Frank Epperson缺乏注意力，我們現(xiàn)在有了冰棍)可知，冰棍是因?yàn)橐粋�(gè)孩子缺乏注意力而產(chǎn)生的。D. Popsicles.(冰棍)符合以上說法，故選D項(xiàng)。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The Electronic Television部分的The electronic television was first designed by a 14-year-old kid in 1920.( 1920年，一個(gè)14歲的孩子首次設(shè)計(jì)了電子電視)；Braille Language部分的Braille was 12 when he learned of a method of silent communication originally created for the French military. He simplified it, and in 1824 the Braille language was born.(直到12歲，他才學(xué)會(huì)了一種最初為法國(guó)發(fā)明的無聲交流方法。他簡(jiǎn)化了它，1824年，布萊葉盲文誕生了)和Popsicles (冰棍)部分下的A lot of kids are easily distracted (分散注意力)—and thanks to the short attention span of 11-year-old Frank Epperson，we now have popsicles.(很多孩子都容易分散注意力——由于11歲的Frank Epperson缺乏注意力，我們現(xiàn)在有了冰棍)可知，這三項(xiàng)發(fā)明的共同之處是它們都是由年輕男孩發(fā)明的。B. They were all made by young boys.(它們都是由年輕男孩發(fā)明的)符合以上說法，故選B項(xiàng)。

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