五、閱讀測驗 第 35 至 38 題為題組           The Swiss army knife is a popular device that is recognized all over the world. In Switzerland, thereis a saying that every good Swiss citizen has one in his or her pocket. But the knife had humble beginnings.           In the late nineteenth century, the Swiss army issued its soldiers a gun that required a specialscrewdriver to dismantle and clean it. At the same time, canned food was becoming common in the army.Swiss generals decided to issue each soldier a standard knife to serve both as a screwdriver and a can opener.           It was a lifesaver for Swiss knife makers, who were struggling to compete with cheaper Germanimports. In 1884, Carl Elsener, head of the Swiss knife manufacturer Victorinox, seized that opportunitywith both hands, and designed a soldier’s knife that the army loved. It was a simple knife with one bigblade, a can opener, and a screwdriver.           A few years after the soldier’s knife was issued, the “Schweizer Offizier Messer,” or Swiss Officer’sKnife, came on the market. Interestingly, the Officer’s Knife was never given to those serving in the army.The Swiss military purchasers considered the new model with a corkscrew for opening wine not “essentialfor survival,” so officers had to buy this new model by themselves. But its special multi-functional designlater launched the knife as a global brand. After the Second World War, a great number of Americansoldiers were stationed in Europe. And as they could buy the Swiss army knife at shops on military bases,they bought huge quantities of them. However, it seems that “Schweizer Offizier Messer” was too difficultfor them to say, so they just called it the Swiss army knife, and that is the name it is now known by all overthe world.
【題組】35. What is the main purpose of the passage?
(A) To explain the origin of the Swiss army knife.
(B) To introduce the functions of the Swiss army knife.
(C) To emphasize the importance of the Swiss army knife.
(D) To tell a story about the designer of the Swiss army knife.