Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Reading课时作业

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Ⅰ.课文理解

1．The writer caught the snake by ________.

A．killing them

B．removing their habitat

C．attracting them into a trap

D．cooling to make them sleepy

2．The biggest advantage of the writer's new idea is that ________.

A．it makes the snakes move quickly

B．it makes the snakes hardly bite us

C．it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves

D．it is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them

3．What instruments were used for catching the snakes?

A．A bowl，ice­cubes，male perfume

B．A bowl，a bucket，female perfume

C．A small net，ice­cubes，a bucket

D．A small net，a bucket，powders

4．Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

A．The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldn't bite the writer at all.

B．Your product must be different from everybody else's if you want to receive a patent.

C．The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.

D．If an application for your product proves to be valid，you can get a patent immediately.

5．According to the text，which of the following do you think can be given a patent?

A．A new star discovered by a scientist.

B．A new novel written by Han Han.