13.I grew up in Malaysia.Since we did not have many toys,we used rubber bands (橡皮筋) to make a jump rope.Three years ago,when my daughters Michelle and Theresa were 9and 12years old,they were making bracelets (手環(huán)) using rubber bands.It struck me that I knew how to do that.I like to impress my daughters and show them that their dad is cool,so I tried it too.To my surprise,I couldn't work with the bands because my fingers were too big.
Since I studied engineering,I decided to come up with a solution (解決辦法).I ran down to my basement and found a piece of wooden board,some pushpins and hooks (圖釘和鉤子).With the help of these things,I managed to make a bracelet.One of my daughters said,"Wow,that's cool,but I can make it by hand."So I started to put two,three,four,five rows together.I crossed the bands into diamond patterns using rainbow colors,which is how the Rainbow Loom (彩虹織機) got its name.
My daughters were so excited that they showed the bracelets to their friends.We started to get requests for them.But they were still difficult to make.I thought,"If I can make a small,easy-to-use loom,I'm onto something big."It took six months and a lot of support from my kids to perfect the idea.
I tried to sell the loom by making videos about how to use it and taking my daughters to stores to show it.Many store owners thought it might be too difficult to use.For a year,we sold it only on our website.When it became popular with kids,it got noticed by toy stores.
It is so exciting that a simple idea my kids and I came up with together at our living-room table has become a nationwide fad.
29.The author tried to show his daughters how to make bracelets butC.
A.was refused
B.regretted
C.failed
D.was misunderstood
30.The author made up his mind to find a method ofA.
A.making bracelets
B.using a jump rope
C.impressing his daughters
D.inventing the Rainbow Loom
31.The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers toB.
A.looms
B.bracelets
C.friends
D.rainbows
32.What did store owners think of the author's invention at first?D
A.They thought highly of it.
B.They had a long wait for it.
C.They showed a great interest in it.
D.They thought there was no market for it.
分析 本文講述了一位父親在女兒用牛皮筋做跳繩中受到啟發(fā),發(fā)明了編織機,最后變成了全球時尚,它告訴我們,許多發(fā)明都源于生活.
解答 29.C 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,To my surprise,I couldn't work with the bands because my fingers were too big.我因手指太粗大而沒能示范成功如何編制手環(huán),結(jié)合選項,故選C
30.A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,Since I studied engineering,I decided to come up with a solution (解決辦法).I ran down to my basement and found a piece of wooden board,some pushpins and hooks (圖釘和鉤子).With the help of these things,I managed to make a bracelet.因為我學(xué)過工程學(xué),我決定提出一個辦法.我找到了一些工具,在它們的幫助下,最終做好了手環(huán),故選A
31.B 詞義猜測題. My daughters were so excited that they showed the bracelets to their friends.We started to get requests for them 我的女兒向朋友展示手環(huán),而她的朋友們也提出想要手環(huán),結(jié)合選項,故選B.
32.D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,Many store owners thought it might be too difficult to use.許多店主認為使用它 太難了,因此擔(dān)心不會有市場,結(jié)合選項,故選D
點評 本文是一個人生感悟類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).