2017届高考英语一轮复习考点规范练：38（新人教版）
<p> 考点规范练38(选修8 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 3)</p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2015·甘肃兰州实战考试)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>lmost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart.They will in a lifetime,push the chrome-plated contraptions many miles.But few will know—or even think to ask—who it was that invented them. </p><p> <span word="Sylvan">Sylvan</span> <span word="N">N</span>.<span word="Goldman">Goldman</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="cart">cart</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1937.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="business">business</span>.<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="lugging">lugging</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Goldman">Goldman</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="wheeled">wheeled</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 4,1937,<span word="Goldman">Goldman</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="market">market</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="terribly">terribly</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="invention">invention</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Goldman">Goldman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span>.<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="look">look</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="try">try</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>fter a while,Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren’t using his carts.“Don’t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?” one shopper replied.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Goldman">Goldman</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="try">try</span>.<span word="To">To</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="end">end</span>,<span word="Goldman">Goldman</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="carts">carts</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>!<span word="Seeing">Seeing</span> <span word="this">this</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="copying">copying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phony">phony</span>(假的)<span word="customers">customers</span>.</p>
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