[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：24-Wednesday 字謎游戲 228詞

24-Wednesday 字謎游戲 228詞

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In the 1930s，a lot of people in the USA were out of work．Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts，he always had an interest in word games and so，to fill his time，he planned a game which he called“Lexico”．However，he was not completely satisfied with the game，so he made a number of changes to it and，in time，changed its name from“Lexico”to“Alph”and then to“Criss Cross”．He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn't have any real commercial success．

In 1939，Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game．The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name—“Scrabble”．

At first，it didn't sell very well．In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year．

Then，in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York，Jack Strauss，happened to play“Scrabble”while he was on holiday．He thought it was a wonderful game and，when he went back to work after his holiday，he insisted that Macy's should stock the game and make an effort to call the public's attention to it．

As a result，“Scrabble”became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries．

生詞

fill one's time 　消磨時間，打發(fā)時間：People must fill their time“healthily”and“meaningfully”．人們必須“健康地”、“有意義地”打發(fā)時間。

in time 　有節(jié)奏地，和拍子地：They were trained to march in time．他們進行有節(jié)奏的行軍訓練。

commercial　adj． 商業(yè)性的：Does this discovery have any commercial value？這一發(fā)現(xiàn)有任何商業(yè)價值嗎？

stock　v． 采辦，貯存：That shop stocks all types of shoes．那家商店備有各種式樣的鞋子。

1．The text is mainly about ________．

A．“Lexico”

B．three men

C．a(chǎn) word game

D．Alfred Butts

2．Alfred Butts invented the game“Lexico”________．

A．to make himself famous

B．to make spelling simpler

C．when he was out of work and looking for a job

D．when he was playing word games to pass the time

3．Who made“Scrabble”popular？

A．Alfred Butts．

B．Jack Strauss．

C．Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot．

D．Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot．

4．When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market？

A．In 1939．

B．In 1948．

C．Before 1939．

D．Between 1939 and 1948．

參考譯文

20世紀30年代，許多美國人失業(yè)了。其中有一個叫做阿爾弗雷德·巴特斯的男人，他一直對字謎游戲感興趣，所以，為了打發(fā)時間，他發(fā)明了一種叫做“Lexico”的字謎游戲。然而，他對這種游戲并不很滿意，所以，他又做了一系列改進，并相應的把名字從“Lexico”改為“Alph”然后又改為“Criss Cross”。他想從這款新游戲中掙些錢，但卻沒有取得任何實質(zhì)上的商業(yè)成功。

1939年，巴特斯碰巧遇到了一個叫做吉米·布魯諾特的人，他對這款新游戲表現(xiàn)出了興趣。于是這兩個人開始合作開發(fā)這款游戲，并于1948年以“Scrabble”的新名字在美國上市銷售。

一開始，銷售并不順利。第一年只賣出去2250套，到了1951年，全年也僅售出8500套。

1952年，紐約梅茜百貨公司的經(jīng)理杰克·施特勞斯碰巧在度假的時候玩起了這種游戲。他覺得這是一種很好的游戲，于是，當他度假結束回去工作時，他堅持讓梅茜公司購進這種游戲，并努力喚起公眾對它的注意。

結果，這種拼字游戲在美國大賣特賣，并很快傳播到澳大利亞，其后，又傳到其他英語國家。

參考答案

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