Question

【题目】Maurice Mountain is a retired lawyer in Washington, D.C. He developed a prototype(原型机) for a device he calls the Presto Emergency Boat Ladder. His invention is a small folding ladder that attaches to the side of a boat to help people who fall into the water. Mr. Mountain plans to mass-produce his boat ladder.

He created his invention at a workshop called TechShop. Mr. Mountain says, “I think it encourages innovation. I think people who probably have had ideas rolling around in the back of their minds for years but have never had the opportunity to actually put them into production or even experiment with them would find this place wonderful. Members of TechShop use high-tech equipment to develop and produce ideas they have for inventions.” Isabella Musachio manages a TechShop in Arlington, Virginia. She says the shop has many different kinds of equipment.

“TechShop is a do-it-yourself maker space. So when you come in we have all these different areas of the shop, and we have a metal shop, wood shop, lasers, 3D printers, electronics. I mean, we have so many different areas and we have all the equipment that is availahle to anybody above the age of 12.”

Membership costs for TechShop start at just over $ 100 per month. Members are able to use costly machines including 3D modeling tools and laser cutters. Isabella Musachio says TechShop helps its members build their dreams.

“Our motto is ‘build your dreams here’ because you can really come in with just an idea, and then with the help of TechShop make that leap from an idea to building your project o, your prototype or even your business.”

Jim Newton is the founder of TechShop. He first introduced the idea for the technology workshops at an arts and sciences event called Maker Faire in San Mateo, California in 2006. His idea attracted hundreds of members during that event, Now, there are eight TechShop locations in the U. S. In all, there are more than 6,000 members. Two more-TechShop locations in the cities of St. Louis and Look Angeles will be set up.

【1】 The invention Mr. Mountain invented will be used to____ .

A save the drowning people

B. help people climb the ladder

C. make the boat safer

D. let the boat float safely

【2】What can be inferred from what Mr. Mountain says in Paragraph 2?.

A. People with imagination can achieve their dreams.

B. TechShop can help turn some people’s ideas into reality.

C. TechShop is a place where people can put forward their new ideas.

D. It's hard for people to put their ideas into practice.

【3】From the last paragraph, we can know _____.

A. Jim Newton is a very great invention

B. people didn't like TechShop at first

C. TechShop will become more and more popular

D. TechShop greeted with bad reviews in 2006

【4】What can we know about TechShop from the passage?

A. TechShop is founded by Maurice Mountain.

B. TechShop puts high-tech dreams within reach.

C. TechShop is a non-profit organization.

D. TechShop offers its members more ideas.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

【1】根据文章第一段的His invention is a small folding ladder that attaches to the side of a boat to help people who fall into the water可知他的发明就是一个小型折叠梯子，用来放在船上救助落水的人。A救助落水的人；B帮助人爬梯子；C使船更安全；D让船安全漂流。故选A。

【2】A有想象力的人能实现他们的梦想；B TechShop能帮助将人们的观点转化成现实；C TechShop是一个人们能讲出自己新观点的人；D人们很难将观点付诸实践。根据文章的第二段Members of TechShop use high-tech equipment to develop and produce ideas they have for inventions可判断选B。

【3】通读全文，根据最后一段的Now, there are eight TechShop locations in the U. S. In all, there are more than 6,000 members可知Techshop发展越来越快，越来越受欢迎。AJim Newton是一项伟大的发明；B人们起先不喜欢Techshop；CTechshop将会变得越来越受欢迎；DTechshop在2006年遭遇了不好的评价。故选C。

【4】通读全文，特别是根据文章的倒数第二段Our motto is 'build your dreams here' because you can really come in with just an idea, and then with the help of TechShop make that leap from an idea to building your project o, your prototype or even your business可知该商店让梦想变成现实。故选B。