One day during winter holiday , Jacob went to visit his grandmother . The six-year-old boy form Connecticut(康涅狄格州) couldn’t wait to play baseball when he got to her house . Jacob had brought his bat , but he had forgotten to bring a baseball .
Jacob’s problem gave him an idea . After returning home , he cut off the top of his bat with his parents’ help . The bat was hollow inside . Jacob dropped some balls into the hollow bat . Then he put a cap on the bat to close it . With the balls inside the bat , Jacob didn’t have to worry about forgetting them on his next visit to his grandmother . Since the balls were inside the bat , the new toy also allowed Jacob to carry the bat and balls in one hand . Jacob called his new toy a batball .
When school started , he took the batball to his school’s invention fair . Many people liked it , especially Jacob’s teacher . Jacob felt very proud about it .
A bit company heard about Jacob’s invention . They liked his idea and decided to sell “batballs” in shops . The batballs were blue (Jacob’s favourite color) and had three balls inside them .
Jacob also won an award for his toy . In 2002 , his batball was named the best new American product (产品) made in Connecticut .
11.Why did Jacob invent the batball ?
A. He wanted to sell it to a big company . B. He had lost his bat and ball .
C. He wanted to solve a problem D. He wanted to take it to the school’s invention.
12. Which event happened after Jacob took the batball to school ?
A. A toy company liked Jacob’s idea .
B. Jacob took the top off his bat with his parents’ help .
C. Jacob got an idea .
D. Jacob wanted to play baseball at his grandmother’s house .
13. How did Jacob probably feel about the batball ?
A. Proud B. Sad C. Brave D. Surprised
14. The underlined word “hollow” means _________ .
A. 新的 B. 铁的 C. 塑料的 D. 空的
15. Why were the batballs blue ?
A. Because people like this colour . B. Because blue is a nice colour .
C. Because blue is Jacob’s favourite colour . D . We don’t know .