跟蹤導(dǎo)練（一）（4）

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1. Who would miss mobile phone least？

A. Paola. B. Tomas. C. Miko. D. Steve.

2. Who would feel most uncomfortable without the news media？

A. Steve. B. Jaime. C. Roger. D. Tomas.

3. Who would miss the family most？

A. Jaime. B. Jayne. C. Miko. D. Paola.

4. Who would miss food or drink？

A. Steve. B. Miko. C. Paola. D. Roger.

B

Its hard not to crack a smile when youre faced with the tail-wagging， constantly smiling Kit-Cat Clock， which is kind of the reason it first came to be.

In the 1930s， America was in the thick of the hopeless and gloomy Great Depression， and across the country people were in low spirits. Powerless to the crisis on a larger scale， Oregon designer Earl Arnault designed a way to bring a glimmer of joy to the people around him： the Kit-Cat Clock. He conceived the feline （貓科的）—themed product in early 1932—tricky eyes， black wagging tail and all—but it wasnt until the end of the decade when the depression began to lift that production of the clocks officially began.

Originally， the smiling Kit-Cat Clock were made entirely from metal， but as the popularity of manufacturing with plastic grew， the Kit-Cat Clock soon followed suit. Two forepaws and a bow tie were added in the 1950s， and the wagging tail was made a little bit fashionable. Aside from these minor changes， however， the design remained largely unchanged from the time of its birth. Sadly， in the 1980s the Kit-Cat Clock nearly went kaput—with motor manufacturing relocated offshore and batteries still in their infancy （幼兒期）， it was difficult to keep the clocks many parts moving. So， it was up to the makers to come up with a solution： a brand new， powerful piece of battery technology. With the Kit-Cat Clock free to tick away another day， different colour options and sizes， and a lady version were eventually introduced， too.

5. Why did Earl Arnault design the Kit-Cat Clock？

A. To kill the time.

B. To bring people pleasure.

C. To present his designing ability.

D. To encourage people to face the crisis bravely.

6. When was the Kit-Cat Clock put into production？

A. In the 1950s. B. In the 1980s.

C. In the early 1930s. D. In the late 1930s.

7. What can we infer from Paragraph 3 about the Kit-Cat Clock？

A. It is made totally from plastic now.

B. It has changed greatly since the 1950s.

C. It has different shapes on the market.

D. It was the new battery technology that saved it.

8. What does the passage mainly tell us about the Kit-Cat Clock？

A. Its change. B. Its design.

C. Its history. D. Its purpose.