深圳市龙岗区龙城高级中学2020 年高三英语第一次模拟考试第一部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分40 分）第一节 （共 15 小题 ;每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A 、 B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADo you know the toys below? They were once among the most popular toys. 1960 — Etch A SketchFrench electrician Andre Cassagnes had the idea of a drawing toy with a joy stick, a glass screen, and aluminum ( 铝) powder. Using that idea, the Ohio Art Co. launched (推出 ) the Magic Screen in 1960, and you could erase the picture with a shake of your hands. You can still find the toy today.1964 — SuperBallWhat happens when you accidentally create a plastic ball that jumps? The toy company, Wham-O Inc., buys your idea and it ends up selling millions. That ’ s exactly what happened to Norman Stingley, a chemical engineer who came upon SuperBall. At one time, Wham-O had to produce over 170,000 balls a day to keep up with the demand. Unbelievably, the National Football Game named the Super Bowl game (a well -known American football game) after this jumping ball.1964 — G.I. JoeIn 1964, Hasbro toy company created G.I. Joe, a line of action figures designed to represent the 4 branches of the US Armed Forces — Action Soldier (Army), Action Sailor (Navy), Action Pilot (Air Force), and the Action Marine (Marine Corps). G.I. Joe was imagined as an excellent military unit devoted to defending citizens’ freedom against the evil persons. It has attracted the imagination of boys around the world.1965 — OperationAn unsteady hand is your downfall (败落的原因 ) in the game of Operation, which was invented by John Spinello, a student at the University of Illinois. Later, Spinello sold his right to the toy t...
