河北省武邑中学2016届高考英语一轮复习单元检测：31_高考复习指南

河北省武邑中学2016届高考英语一轮复习单元检测：31

　　34. Why did the court force Isaac Singer to pay Elisa Howe a lifetime of royalties?

　　A. Because the judge was against Singer for his surly attitude.

　　B. Because Howe had already patented the lockstitch used by Singer.

　　C. Because Singer had borrowed money from Howe and never repaid it.

　　D. Because Singer and Howe had both invented the same machine.

　　35. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

　　A. The Early History of the Sewing Machine

　　B. The Case between Howe and Singer

　　C. Patent Laws on the Sewing Machine

　　D. A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

　　第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分)When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.

　　The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels.

　　____37____.

　　The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans.

　　____38____It included such items as automobiles and new houses.

　　By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. ____39____