阅读理解

　　Shoppingcartsaresuchaubiquitouspresenceinstorestodaythatitishardtoimagineatimewithoutthem.Andyetitwasn'tuntiltheyear1937whenthefirstshoppingcartwasintroduced.

　　TheshoppingcartwasthebrainchildofSylvanGoldman，theownerofagroceryfoodchaininOklahoma．Goldmannoticedthathiscustomersstruggledtocarrytheirfoodinheavyhand-heldbaskets.Hedecidedtheremustbeaneasierwayforhiscustomerstocarrythefoodaroundinhismarkets.ObservingafoldingchairGoldmandecidedtousethatastheprototype(原型)forhisnewshoppingcart.

　　WiththeaidofamechanicFredYoungGoldmandesignedthefirstshoppingcartbasedonthefoldingchair.Wheelswereplacedwherethebottomsofthechairlegswere.InplaceofthechairseatYoungandGoldmanplacedtwometalbasketsontopofeachother.Thiscartcouldbestoredbyfoldingituplikeafoldingchair.

　　Atfirsttherewasabitofdifficultygettingthepublictoacceptshoppingcarts.Menthoughtusingthemwaseffeminate(女人气的)whileyoungerwomenconsideredtheuseoftheshoppingcartstocarryproductsaroundtobesomewhatunstylish.Goldmansolvedthisproblembyhiringmenandwomenmodelstouseshoppingcartsinhisstores.Inadditionstoregreetersinstructedcustomersinhowtousetheshoppingcarts.Inshortordertheshoppingcartsbecameincrediblypopularbecauseitmadeshoppingmucheasierforcustomers.By1940thepopularityofshoppingcartshadgrowntosuchanextentthattherewasa7-yearwaitinglistinstoreordersfornewshoppingcarts.

　　1．Theunderlinedword“ubiquitous”isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.

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　　A．strangeB．pleasant

　　C．commonD．possible

　　2．Theideaofshoppingcartscamefrom_____.

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　　A．Goldman'simagination

　　B．customers'needs

　　C．FredYoung'ssuggestion

　　D．othershops'examples

　　3．HowistheaboveshoppingcartdifferentfromGoldman'sfirstone?

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　　A．Ithasnolegs.

　　B．Ithasnoseats.

　　C．Ithasonlytwowheels.

　　D．Ithasonlyonebasket.

　　4．Whywasitdifficulttogetthepublictoacceptshoppingcartsatfirst?

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　　A．Bothmenandwome