Question

Most cars have seat belts as part of their equipment. Seat belts protect drivers and passengers in case of accidents. They also reduce the effect of a crash on the body. 1. Worldwide, the devices have protected up to a million people.

America first recognized the invention of an automobile seat belt in 1849. The government gave a patent to an engineer named Edward Claghorn of New York City so that others would not copy his invention of a safety device. 2. This early version of safety belt was said to include hooks and other attachments for securing the person to a fixed object.

Other inventors followed with different versions of the seat belt. 3. It resulted from the work of a Swedish engineer, Nils Bohlin. His three-point, lap and shoulder seat belt first appeared on cars in Europe 50 years ago.

Nils Bohlin recognized that both the upper and lower body needed to be held securely in place. His invention contained a cloth strap（帶子）that was placed across the chest and another strap across his hips. 4.

Volvo was the first company to offer the modern seat belt to its cars. This company also provided use of Nils Bohlin's design to other car-makers.

5. He received a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1995. He died in Sweden in 2002.

A. The Swedish engineer won many honors for his seat belt.

B. Claghorn was a promising young engineer with many honors all his life.

C. The design joined the straps next to the hip.

D. There are many companies adopting Nils Bohlin's invention of the belt.

E. Safety experts say that seat belts save thousands of lives a year in America alone.

F. But more than 100 years passed before the current seat belt was developed.

G. Claghorn called his invention a safety belt.

 

Answer 1

1.E

2.G

3.F

4.C

5.A

【解析】

1. E

【試題解析】根據(jù)下一句Worldwide, the devices have protected up to a million people.在全世界范圍安全帶挽救了一百多萬(wàn)人的生命。故E項(xiàng)：在美國(guó)安全帶挽救了成千上萬(wàn)的人的生命。先說(shuō)安全帶在美國(guó)的作用，然后再說(shuō)安全帶在全世界的作用。

2.2】 G

【試題解析】根據(jù)前面一句The government gave a patent to an engineer named Edward Claghorn of New York City so that others would not copy his invention of a safety device.這一句交代安全帶的發(fā)明者申請(qǐng)了專(zhuān)利，接下來(lái)這一句應(yīng)該是發(fā)明者對(duì)這一發(fā)明的命名。故G項(xiàng)符合上下文。

3.3】 F

【試題解析】根據(jù)前一句Other inventors followed with different versions of the seat belt.可知其他的發(fā)明者有不同版本的安全帶的式樣，接著這一句應(yīng)該敘述現(xiàn)在的安全帶的式樣的確定。故F項(xiàng)：100多年過(guò)去了，現(xiàn)在安全帶的式樣被確定下來(lái)了。

4.4】 C

【試題解析】根據(jù)前一句His invention contained a cloth strap（帶子）that was placed across the chest and another strap across his hips可知是在敘述現(xiàn)在的安全帶的式樣，C項(xiàng)The design joined the straps next to the hip.與上下文相符。

5.5】 A

【試題解析】根據(jù)下一句He received a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1995.可知安全帶的發(fā)明者獲得了很多榮譽(yù)，包括1995年的the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences。故A項(xiàng)符合上下文。