2009年各地阅读表达一、（2009.天津卷）AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart（购物手推车）.Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging（吃力地携带）groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?”oneshopperreplied.ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony（假冒的）customers.AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.56.Theunderlinedwords“chrome-platecontraptions”inParagraph1referto______.（Nomorethan3words）________________________________________________________________________57.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?（Nomorethan10words）________________________________________________________________________58.WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?（Nomorethan10words）_________________________________________________________________________59.WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?（Nomorethan10words）_________________________________________________________________________60.WhatdoyouthinkofGoldman?Pleasegiveyourreasons.（Nomorethan20words）56.Theunderlinedwords“chrome-platecontraptions”inParagraph1referto______.（Nomorethan3words）【答案】shoppingcarts【解析】词义猜测题。由上句----apartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart（购物手推车）可以得出谈的是.购物手推车。57.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?（Nomorethan10words）【答案】Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness.【解析】细节理解表达。由二段的Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging（吃力地携带）groceries和第三段可知他做购物手推车的目的。58.WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?（Nomorethan10words）【答案】Becausefewcustomersusedhiscarts.【解析】细节理解表达。由第五段可知。59.WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?（Nomorethan10words）【答案】Becausehewantedtopromotehisshoppingcarts.【解析】细节推理表达题。由第七段关键词---persuadepeopletogivethematry.可知。60.WhatdoyouthinkofGoldman?Pleasegiveyourreasons.（Nomorethan20words）【答案】Hewasasmartbusinessman.Heinventedtheshoppingcartandmadeitacceptedbycustomers.Or:Hewassmartbutheshouldn’thaveusedtricksto...
