4．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．
28．The invention Mr．Mountain invented will be used toA．
A save the drowning people
B．help people climb the ladder
C．make the boat safer
D．let the boat float safely
29．What can be inferred from what Mr．Mountain says in Paragraph 2？．B
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．
30．From the last paragraph，we can knowC．
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
31．What can we know about TechShop from the passage？B
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．
分析 本文是一篇科普类阅读．文章主要介绍了 TechShop是如何让高科技梦想触手可及的．TechShop能帮助将人们的观点转化成现实，而现在TechShop发展越来越快，越来越受欢迎．
解答 28．A细节理解题．根据第一段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．故选A．
29．B细节推断题．根据第二段Members of TechShop use high-tech equipment to develop and produce ideas they have for inventions．可知TechShop的成员利用高科技设备，并根据他们的观点来研究和开发．由此推断，TechShop能帮助将人们的观点转化成现实．故选B．
30．C细节理解题．根据最后一段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．故选C．
31．B细节理解题．根据倒数第二段"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TechShop可以让梦想变为现实．由此可知，TechShop可以让高科技梦想触手可及．故选B．
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