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Four Useful Products for Your Life
Electric Wine Opener
Cost: $19.89
Once you've tried this tool, you'll never go back to the old fashioned kind. This electric wine opener will remove the cork (瓶塞) easily within seconds, and can open up to 30 bottles with a single charge.
Fantastic Ice Cream Spoon
Cost: $14. 99
It’s always disappointing when you're really in the mood for ice cream, but have to wait forever for the ice cream to get to just the right softness. Well, this heated ice cream spoon exactly conducts heat from your hands, and will help soften the ice cream to make it ready to eat right away.
Express Baker
Cost: $58. 99
Making your own bread seems like a quite difficult job. But this baker makes it easier—within an hour. It has 12 different bread settings, and three different crust settings, so you can make bread, pizza and more. A quick look through the reviews shows that customers are pretty happy with it, too.
Corn Stripper
Cost: $7.99
There's no denying that corn on the cob (棒) is delicious But eating corn on the cob and dealing with all the little bits that get stuck in your teeth afterwards is a painful experience. This little device takes all the corns from the cob, by letting you strip (剥) your corn easily, without making a total mess.
1. What can people do with Express Baker?
A. Make some food. B. Soften food.
C. Classify food. D. Keep food fresh.
2. Which of the following applies the theory of heat conduction?
A. Electric Wine Opener. B. Fantastic Ice Cream Spoon.
C. Express Baker. D. Corn Stripper.
3. What do the four products have in common?
A. They are of the same price.
B. They are difficult to operate.
C. They make food more delicious to eat.
D. They make people's life easier.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章以广告的形式，介绍了生活中四大有用的生活用品。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由题干关键词Express Baker可将答案定位在第三段。由第三段的“It has 12 different bread settings, and three different crust settings, so you can make bread, pizza and more.”（它有12种不同的面包设置，和3种不同的糕饼设置，所以你可以做面包，比萨饼和更多。），可知用Express Baker人们可以做食物。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段中的“Well, this heated ice cream spoon exactly conducts heat from your hands, and will help soften the ice cream to make it ready to eat right away.”（好吧，这个加热的冰激凌勺子正好能从你手上传导热量，有助于软化冰激凌，让它马上就可以吃了。），可知Fantastic Ice Cream Spoon运用了热传导理论。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段中的“This electric wine opener will remove the cork (瓶塞) easily within seconds, and can open up to 30 bottles with a single charge.”（这款电动开瓶器可以在几秒钟内轻松地打开瓶塞，一次充电就可以打开30瓶。），第二段中的“Well, this heated ice cream spoon exactly conducts heat from your hands, and will help soften the ice cream to make it ready to eat right away.”（好吧，这个加热的冰激凌勺子正好能从你手上传导热量，有助于软化冰激凌，让它马上就可以吃了。），第三段中的“Making your own bread seems like a quite difficult job. But this baker makes it easier—within an hour.”（自己做面包似乎是一项相当困难的工作。但这个面包师能让你在一小时内变得更容易。），和第四段中的“This little device takes all the corns from the cob, by letting you strip (剥) your corn easily, without making a total mess.”（这个小装置可以把玉米棒里的所有玉米都剥掉，让你轻松地剥去玉米，而不会把玉米弄得一团糟。），可推断出四个产品都使得人们的生活更简单。故选D项。
