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阅读理解Shoppingcartsaresuchaubiquitouspresenceinstorestodaythatitishardtoimagineatimewithoutthem.Andyetitwasn'tuntiltheyear1937whenthefirstshoppingcartwasintroduced.Theshopping
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  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_____.

  []

  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?

  []

  A.Bothmenandwome

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  答案:C;B;A;C   解析:   1、词义解释类型2、第二段可表明3、第三段可以表明4、细节推理判断类型 
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