《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

四、阅读与表达。(2024·江苏徐州二模)
Anyone can be an inventor—even kids! Chester Greenwood was freezing. It was March of 1873 and Chester was testing out a new pair of ice skates. The 15 - year - old was getting sad because his ears were cold. So he decided to find a way to keep them warm. He tried wrapping(包裹) a scarf around his head but it was too heavy and not comfortable. Besides, who can skate with a scarf tied around their head? To solve his problem, Chester made two ear - shaped rings from wire(电线) and asked his grandmother to sew(缝) fur on one side of the circles and soft cloth on the other side. Chester called his new invention ear protectors.
After that, he improved his invention with a steel band(带子) and
tiny chains(链条) so it would fit in pockets. Four years later, Chester
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 opened his own factory—Greenwood's Ear Protectors Factory. Then, the
ear protectors got a new name—earmuffs.
Chester was born in Maine, a town of Farmington.　　A In the town, there is a holiday to honour the inventor every year. 21st December is Chester Greenwood Day.　　B People and animals have a big parade on the first Saturday in December.　C
Chester invented many products during his lifetime, such as a teakettle that didn't tip over, the spring steel rack, a mousetrap, a folding bed, and so on. He was named one of America's 15 outstanding inventors.
注：每题答案不超过7个词。
1. What's Chester's purpose to design his earmuffs at first?
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2. What things were used to make the first ear protector?
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3. How old was Chester when he opened Greenwood's Ear Protectors Factory?
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4. When is Chester Greenwood Day?
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5. In Paragraph 3, the sentence “They all wear earmuffs!” is missing. Where should we put it,
A, B or C?
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答案： 1. To keep his ears warm.
2. Wire, fur and soft cloth.
3. 19. /Nineteen.
4. 21st December.
5. C