阅读理解 Machines in the home have a short history. Sewing machines, washing mach

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阅读理解 Machines in the home have a short history. Sewing machines, washing machines and tumble dries are common enough today, but a hundred years ago few people could even imagine such things. However, inventors have designed and built a wide range of houhold machines since then. In most cas the inventor tried to patent(申请专利)his machine, to stop anyone copying it. Then he tried to produce a lot of them. If the machine became popular, the inventor could make a lot of money. In 1790 the first wing machine was patented. The inventor was an Englishman called Thomas Saint. There was nothing to match his machine for forty years, and then someone built a similar device. He was a Frenchman, Bartelemy Thimonier. Neither of the early machines worked very well, however. It wasn't until 1846 that an inventor came up with a really efficient wing machine. He was an American, Elias Howe and his machine was good enough to beat five skilled wing women. He didn't make much money from it, however. The first commercially successful wing machine was patented by Isaac Singer five years later. Today, we take washing machines for granted, but there was none before 1869. The revolving drum(旋转桶)of that first machine t a pattern for the future, but it was crude by today's standards. The drum was turned by hand, and needed a lot of effort. Eight years pasd before someone produced an electric washing machine. The world had to wait even longer for a machine to dry clothes. The first spin-drier was another American invention, patented in 1924; but it was 20 years before such machines were widely ud. It was yet another American, called Bisll, who introduced the carpet sweeper. He patented the original machine back in 1876. It didn't pick up dirt very well, but it was quicker than a dustpan and brush. Thirty-six years later, even the carpet sweeper was old-fashioned: modern homes now have a vacuum cleaner with an electric motor to suck the dust.1. Inventors patent the inventions so as to __________ .A. produce more machines   B. avoid being copied by othersC. make the inventions more popular   D. make more money2. Who wing machine could do far more than the work that was done by five skilled wing women?A. Thomas Saint's.   B. Bartelemy Thimonier's.C. Elias Howe's. D. Isaac Singer's.3. According to the article, modern inventors __________.A. followed the pattern of the first revolving drum but improve it muchB. only imitated the first washing machineC. powered the first ever-made washing machine by electricityD. had to wait for the first spin-drier for a long time4. The underlined word "crude" in the ntence "but it was crude by today's standards." probably means __________.A. uless   B. ugly-looking  C. rough   D. not skillfully made5. The article mainly tells us about __________.A. the great inventors in the worldB. the important inventions in the worldC. the short history of houhold machinesD. the importance of the machines ud in the home 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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