問題詳情
(4) One lovely summer day in 1948, a Swiss inventor, George de Mestral, decided to take his dog for a nature hike. Heand his faithful companion both returned home __36__ with burrs. With a burning curiosity, Mestral examined one of theburrs under his microscope and found tiny hooks on the end of it. He raised his head from the microscope and smiled,thinking, “I will __37__ a unique, two-sided fastener, one side with stiff hooks like the burrs and __38__ side with softloops like the fabric of my pants. It will rival the zipper in its ability to fasten.” Together with a weaver, Mestral perfectedhis hook and loop fastener and __39__ a patent for it in 1951. The inventor formed Velcro Industries to manufacture hisinvention, selling over sixty million yards of Velcro per year. Today it is a multi-million dollar industry—and it all beganwith a leisurely walk and a curious mind. Without Mestral’s curiosity, this amazing product __40__.
【題組】36.
(A) covered
(B) flooded
(C) packed
(D) crowded
參考答案
答案：A
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)