Question

Some inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. Post-it Notes, the pieces of paper that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there, are an example of such an invention.
　　Post-it Notes were invented about twenty years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Corporation. The idea for the product came from a frustrating experience he often had while singing in his church choir. Fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. He knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it, but that he could remove without damaging the pages.
　　Around that time, Fry heard about a new adhesive (粘合劑) that a workmate, Dr. Spence Silver, had created. This adhesive was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough to not tear the paper when it was removed. Fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.
A short time later, Fry realized that his new invention had even more uses than being a great bookmark. He came to this realization when he wrote a note on one of his new "bookmarks" and attached it to a report he was going to give to a workmate. Soon, co-workers were asking Fry for more samples of his invention so that they could use the new type of notes themselves.
　　Fry and some other people at 3M believed so much in the new product that they persuaded the company to give away thousands of the "sticky pieces of paper" for trial use(試用). When some salespeople at 3M went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be, the product took off.
小題1:The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry________ .

A．had a lot of knowledge

B．was very hard-working

C．was good at creative thinking

D．loved his job in the church

小題2: In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry?

A．They worked together and often discussed science.

B．His invention of a special adhesive made Art's invention possible.

C．He advised 3M Corporation to give away lots of Post-it Notes for trial use.

D．He worked together with Art by providing the new adhesive for Art.

小題3: The underlined phrase "took off" means_______ .

A．started to leave the ground	B．disappeared from the market
C．had even more uses	D．became popular very quickly

小題4:The biggest advantage of Post-it Notes is_______.

A．it can stay anywhere and leave no sign when removed

B．it is very cheap to use

C．it is good to write notes on

D．it is very thin and beautiful

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：一些發明太有用，但似乎太簡單，我們很奇怪為什么很久以前沒人想到。便利貼大約20年前由阿特.弗萊發明的，3M公司的一個科學家。那時候，弗萊聽說一種他的同事斯朋斯.西爾佛發明的一種新粘合劑，夠強把紙粘在一起，但當把它使掉時又夠弱不會把紙撕壞。 一天早上，弗萊把一些粘合劑放在一張紙的邊上，正如他希望的，做成了一個完美的書簽。隨著越來越多的人發現便利貼多么有用，便利貼越來越受歡迎。
小題1:細節理解題。根據Post-it Notes were invented about twenty years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Corporation.便利貼大約20年前由阿特.弗萊發明的，3M公司的一個科學家，可知答案選C
小題2:細節理解題。根據Around that time, Fry heard about a new adhesive (粘合劑) that a workmate, Dr. Spence Silver, had created. 那時候，弗萊聽說一種他的同事斯朋斯.西爾佛發明的一種新粘合劑，One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the edge of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.一天早上，弗萊把一些粘合劑放在一張紙的邊上，正如他希望的，做成了一個完美的書簽，可知答案選B
小題3:細節理解題。根據As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be,隨著越來越多的人發現便利貼多么有用，可知是越來越受歡迎，故答案選D
小題4:細節理解題。根據 It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough to not tear the paper when it was removed. 夠強把紙粘在一起，但當把它使掉時又夠弱不會把紙撕壞，可知答案選A