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   B. .

  A lazy Susan is an addition to a table，which is designed to assist in moving food from one person to another while dining. This is accomplished through the use of a turntable(轉(zhuǎn)盤(pán)) ， which usually moves the food in a circle when pushed by those at table. In this way,the food never has to be picked up and passed around the table. Instead, it remains in place as the lazy Susan is turned about.

  A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet. One may spin the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods stored in it. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.

  Whether the lazy Susan is on a tabletop or within a cabinet，it can be made of a variety of materials. Most commonly, a lazy Susan is made of either plastic, wood or glass. Some people believe that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan，though it was referred to as a dumb wai?ter(上菜升降架) at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daugh?ter complained she was always served last at table and，as a result，never found herself full when leaving the table. Others believe that Thomas Edison was the inventor, as he is believed to have invented the turntable for his phonograph(留聲機(jī)) ，which later developed into the lazy Susan.

  Regardless of who invented it,it wasn't until 1917 that the term lazy Susan was created in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term dumb waiter is still used rath?er than the term lazy Susan. The reason for the name lazy Susan remains a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson's or Edison's daughter, both of whom were named Su?san.

(   ) 5. According to the passage, a lazy Susan        .

   A.is a person who passes food at table

   B.is a waitress who helps move dinner tables

   C.is an additional round table in a dining room

   D.is a turntable that passes food around the table

(   ) 6. Why did Jefferson's daughter Susan complain she was served last when having meals?

   A.Because she was too lazy.

   B.Because she was the youngest.

   C.Because the table was too tall for her.

   D.Because the table couldn't move food for her. 

(   ) 7. From the passage, we can know that        .

   A.the lazy Susan was invented earlier than the phonograph

   B.Susan was the name of Jefferson's and Edison's daughter

   C.Jefferson and Edison invented the lazy Susan at the same time

   D.when people talk about a lazy waitress they use the term "Susan" 

(   ) 8. What's the main idea of the passage?

    A.What is a lazy Susan?

   B.When was the lazy Susan created?

   C.Why do inventions come from daily life?

   D.How was "dumb waiter" replaced by "lazy Susan"?

Answer 1

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B餐桌轉(zhuǎn)盤(pán)放置于桌子中央，可用來(lái)移動(dòng)食物，它為什么被稱(chēng)為lazy Susan呢？本文為您解密。

5.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段a turntable(轉(zhuǎn)盤(pán)) ,which usually moves the food in a circle when pushed by those at table可知，餐桌轉(zhuǎn)盤(pán)可用來(lái)移動(dòng)食物。

6.D推理判斷題。據(jù)說(shuō)杰弗遜為了平息女兒的抱怨而發(fā)明了餐桌轉(zhuǎn)盤(pán)。據(jù)此可知，當(dāng)時(shí)的餐桌不能轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)食物。

7.B綜合理解題。由文章最后一句可知，杰弗遜與愛(ài)迪生都有一個(gè)叫蘇珊的女兒。

8.A主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文旨在向讀者介紹餐桌轉(zhuǎn)盤(pán),故A項(xiàng)正確。