[1]Joshua Lionel Cowen.a New York inventor.was born in l 877．In 1 900.he created maybe the most popular Christmas toy of the last century-little electric trains that circle Christmas trees．More than 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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7．[1]Joshua Lionel Cowen，a New York inventor，was born in l 877．In 1 900，he created maybe the most popular Christmas toy of the last century-little electric trains that circle Christmas trees．More than 50 million Lionel train sets have been sold worldwide，and today Lionel produces more than 300 miles of track each year．
[2]Like many American inventors，Josh Cowen，who died in l965，was self-taught．According to history books．when he was 7 he carved a wooden toy train and tried to put a little steam engine on it．The engine blew up，but there were no complaints from his parents and eight brothers and sisters．
[3]As a 23-year-old working at an electric fan company，Cowen dreamed up putting a little battery-powered fan motor onto a wooden toy train he called the Electric Express．He took it to a toy store，and they put it in the window to replace a train you had to push around by hand．Within days，Christmas shoppers snapped up six Lionel trains，and the company business took off．
[4]While there were many toy train companies-the first electric train was exhibited at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago-Cowen's invention beat them a11．probably because he tied it to Christmas and produced the toy villages and other things to put around the tree and the train．Still，competition has not stopped．Today there are many companies making toy trains of all sizes，some on tracks using electricity，some on the floor using wind-up springs（发条）．
[5]One of the best places in Washington to see a big toy train display is the U．S．Botanic Garden．The big glass building at the foot of the U．S．Capitol has a single train running in one room and a bunch of trains in another big room．____________________________ is one of the most popular holiday attractions in the city．

66．What does the author want to tell us about Joshua Lionel Cowen in Paragraph l？（no more than 8words）He was a very successful inventor．．
67．What was Cowen's family's attitude toward his devotion to invention？（no more than 6words）They understood him．/They supported him．．
68．What made Cowen succeed at the 1893World's Fair？（no more than 8words）He connected/tied his invention to Christmas．．
69．Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 in English．Very soon，Christmas shoppers bought six Lionel trains，and the company business became successful．．
70．Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 5with proper words．（no more than 8words）The big toy train display/show/exhibition．

分析 Joshua Lionel Cowen，纽约一个发明家，生于1877年．像许多美国的发明家一样，Josh Cowen，是自学的，但是他发明的玩具销售量很大．尽管在开始的时候，他失败了，但是家人没有抱怨，而是一直在支持着他．他把自己的发明和圣诞节结合在一起，增加了产品的销量．很快很多出售圣诞节商品的商店都来购买他的发明物，他的公司的生意一下子就好了起来．Joshua Lionel Cowen所发明的玩具很受欢迎，玩具火车展览也成为游客们的旅游胜地．

解答 66．He was a very successful inventor．推理判断题．根据第一段最后2行"More than 50 million Lionel train sets have been sold worldwide，and today Lionel produces more than 300 miles of track each year．"可知他发明的玩具销售量很大，说明他是一个很成功的发明家．
67．They understood him．/They supported him．推理判断题．根据第二段最后一句"The engine blew up，but there were no complaints from his parents and eight brothers and sisters"可知尽管在开始的时候，他失败了，但是家人没有抱怨，而是一直在支持着他．
68．He connected/tied his invention to Christmas．推理判断题．根据文章第4段2，3行"probably because he tied it to Christmas and produced the toy villages and other things to put around the tree and the train．"可知他把自己的发明和圣诞节结合在一起，增加了产品的销量．
69．Very soon，Christmas shoppers bought six Lionel trains，and the company business became successful．英译英翻译题．根据最后一句中的take off事业成功，腾飞可知很快很多出售圣诞节商品的商店都来购买他的发明物，他的公司的生意一下子就好了起来．
70．The big toy train display/show/exhibition 逻辑推理题．本段仍然在说明Joshua Lionel Cowen所发明的玩具很受欢迎，玩具火车展览也成为游客们的旅游胜地．

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