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Welcome to our Toy Museum. We can tell you stories behind toys. Do you know who invented the Barbie Doll? How did your toys get their names? Let’s find out about some of the world’s favorite toys.

The Barbie Doll Ruth Handler designed the The Barbie Doll in 1959. She named it after her daughter, Barbara, who gave Ruth the idea while playing with her friends. The first Barie Doll wore a black and white swimsuit, but these days she has many kinds of great clothes to choose from.

Rubik’s Cube Emo Rubik invented his famous puzzle in 1974. It is a cube with nine small squares on each of its six sides. Every side has one color. Players mix up the small colored squares, and they try to put them back in place again. It certainly keeps people busy.

Scrabble In 1931, Akfred M Butts invented a board game called Criss-Cross which was similar to a crossword puzzle. Butts couldn’t sell his game, but in 1948 James Brunot improved the rules and design of the game and gave it a new name, Scrabble, which became a brand name. It is now one of the most popular games in the world.

【1】Which of the following was invented earliest?

A. The Barbie Doll. B. Rubik’s Cube C. Scrabble D. Criss-Cross

【2】How did the Barbie Doll get its name?

A. It was named after the inventor’s daughter. B. It was named according to its shape.

C. It was named after a brand. D. It was from the inventor’s friends.

【3】What is a Rubik’s Cube like?

A. It has six sides with different colors. B. It has nine squares with the same color.

C. It has nine sides with mixed colors. D. It has six squares with mixed colors.

【4】Which of the following descriptions is NOT true?

A. The Barbie Doll has more clothes now than when it was first invented.

B. You need to think hard about how to put the colored squares in place.

C. Scrabble was made on the basis of Criss-Cross.

D. The three toys were all made by an American.

【5】What can we learn from the reading?

A. How we can play with the most popular toys. B. Where we can buy the wonderful toys.

C. What the stories behind these fun toys are. D. Why these great toys are so popular.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】本文主要介紹了芭比娃娃、魔方和十字交叉的拼字游戲這三個游戲發(fā)明的背后故事。

【1】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)Ruth Handler designed the The Barbie Doll in 1959.可知芭比娃娃是在1959年被設計出來的。根據(jù)Emo Rubik invented his famous puzzle in 1974.可知魔方是在1974年被發(fā)明。根據(jù)In 1931, Akfred M Butts invented a board game called Criss-Cross可知十字交叉的拼字游戲是在1931年被發(fā)明的。根據(jù)but in 1948 James Brunot improved the rules and design of the game and gave it a new name, Scrabble,可知在1948年十字交叉的拼字游戲被改進，被稱為Scrabble。因此十字交叉的拼字游戲是最早被發(fā)明的，故選D。

【2】A

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She named it after her daughter, Barbara, who gave Ruth the idea while playing with her friends.可知芭比娃娃是發(fā)明者以她的女兒的名字命名的，故選A。

【3】A

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It is a cube with nine small squares on each of its six sides. Every side has one color.可知魔方有六面，每一面都有不同的顏色，故選A。

【4】D

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Ruth Handler designed the The Barbie Doll in 1959.露絲·漢德勒設計的芭比娃娃；根據(jù)Emo Rubik invented his famous puzzle in 1974.可知埃莫·魯比克發(fā)明的魔方。根據(jù)Akfred M Butts invented a board game called Criss-Cross可知巴茨發(fā)明的十字交叉的拼字游戲，因此這三個游戲不是同一個美國人發(fā)明的，故選D。

【5】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)We can tell you stories behind toys.可知本文介紹了這些玩具背后的故事，故選C。