問題詳情
第 31 至 40 題為題組 A paperclip, made of steel wire bent into a hooped shape, is an instrument used to hold sheets ofpaper together. This common ____31____ is a wonder of simplicity and function. But where did this simple,cheap, and indispensable invention come from? In the late 19th century, the most common way to hold papers together was by using a pin. Althoughthe pin was an inexpensive tool and was easily ____32____ , it would leave holes in the paper. Later, as steelwire became more common, inventors began to notice its elastic feature. With this feature, it could bestretched and ____33____ various clip-like objects. In the years just prior to 1900, quite a few paperclipdesigns emerged. The name most frequently ____34____ the paperclip invention is Johan Vaaler, aNorwegian inventor. However, Vaaler’s clips were not the same as the paperclips currently in use.Specifically, they did not have the interior loop we see today. The ____35____ looped design was inventedby Gem Manufacturing Ltd. in England. This clip is therefore sometimes ____36____ the Gem clip. Because of Vaaler, the paperclip played an important ____37____ role in Norway. During World War II,Norway was occupied by the Nazis. Norwegians were prohibited from wearing any ____38____ of theirnational unity, such as buttons with the initials of their king. Thus, in ____39____ , they started wearingpaperclips to show their solidarity. The reason for doing this was simple: Paperclips were a Norwegianinvention whose original function was to bind together. After the war, a giant paperclip statue was erectedin Oslo to ____40____ Vaaler—even though his design was never actually manufactured.
(AB) familiar (AC) honor (AD) device (AE) removable (BC) known as(BD) protest (BE) symbol (CD) twisted into (CE) associated with (DE) historical
【題組】31
參考答案
答案：A,D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(2),B(0),C(0),D(2),E(0)