Human beings are the most intelligent  of all animals because we are gifted with the ability to think and reason logcally.  Scientists and even common people with special intelligence have made a lotol inventions and contributions to modern lifestyle in the past.  "Houses" have been the most popular area for discoveries and inventions in the past and even now.
Many household items have been the result of people who desired better functioning  of the existent products.Every indivicdual has intelligence and if it is used properly for the right purpose it leads to invenaion of a new tool or device.Many new household inveritions are  made almost every day and there are specific companies,  which particularly keep a record of all these inventions.
A lot of inventions have been made recently in the household field. These products are pa- tented(專利的) and have trade mark licenses(許可) .  The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effedtive method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before computers all day long.  Vanity PC is a type of computer fumiture that speciflcally hides all the computer wires and keeps; a clean and good look. All the outdoor dust, mud and snow can be kept out of the house by installing(安裝) the dirt drain(排水管) at the entrance of the door.  Another important invention is the automatic toilet night-light, in which a small light starts when the lid of the toilet seat is opened and closes as soon as the lid is closed.
These are some of the new household inventions invented mostly by common people. Thus, a variety of new household items are invented every day, which helps in a better functioning of household chores and in a more useful manner.
小題1:The first paragraph tells us the importance of
A．the particular changes in houses
B．the advantages of modern lifestyle
C．the difference between human beings and animals
D． human being role in making inventions
小題2:What plays the most impoltant role in causing people to invent new things?
A．To improve the present living conditions.
B．To earn more money and gain awards.
C．To be recorded by some special companies.
D．To meet the new demands of new science.
小題3:It can be inferred that the sliding cinch is used to
A．prevent your shoulder from being over-pressured
B．keep your shoulder safe and sound when you are in an accident or an operation
C．help you practice your shoulder more often and reduce shoulder pains
D．cover your shoulder and make it stronger to resist the outside strike
小題4:Common people can also make good inventions because
A．some inventions are easy to be made and can be mastered by common people
B．common people have a strong desire to do something for science research
C．wisdom and in spiration sometimes come from everyday life
D．success is often connected with hardship and bitter experience of common people
小題5:The passage is mainly talking about _______.
A．the correct use of household facilities
B．household inventions and their influence
C．different ideas about household inventions
D．the history of household inventions

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題解析：本文講述了人們的家居生活和發(fā)明的關(guān)系：發(fā)明和創(chuàng)新來自于生活，來自于生活帶靈感。
小題1:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容：人類是所有動物中最聰明的動物，因為我們有思考和邏輯推理的能力�？茖W(xué)家甚至有特殊的智力的普通人已經(jīng)在過去有許多的發(fā)明和為現(xiàn)代生活方式做出貢獻。房屋在過去和現(xiàn)在都是適合發(fā)現(xiàn)和發(fā)明的最受歡迎的地區(qū)，可以判斷出D正確。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句話Many household items have been the result of people who desired better functioning  of the existent products，可以知道人們發(fā)明東西的目的在與改善現(xiàn)在的生存狀況，所以A正確。
小題3:細節(jié)判斷題，根據(jù)第三段The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effedtive method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before computers all day long. 滑動的專利是對于整天在電腦前工作的那些人來說是一個防止肩壓力和損傷很簡單但非常有效的的方法。
小題4:總結(jié)推理題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知人們有好的發(fā)明來自于人們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹撵`感，貫穿文章始末，所以C正確。
小題5:總結(jié)歸納題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)可以知道本文講的是家居產(chǎn)品的發(fā)明的原因，過程以及帶給人們的生活的影響，所以B正確。
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