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IV、閱讀測驗(每題 2 分)    The year was 1933 and Percy Shaw was driving home late at night along a darkroad. Suddenly, on the road ahead he saw two small, bright green lights—the eyesof a cat! They were reflecting the light from his car’s headlights. This gave him anidea, and when he got home, he immediately began designing a device which todaywe know as cat’s eyes.    Placed along the center of roads, cat’s eyes help drivers find their way in thedark. Percy Shaw’s idea took off and soon countries around the world began usingcat’s eyes to improve road safety. The invention, which was patented in 1934, madeits inventor a very wealthy man.    It is amazing to think that something as simple as cat’s eyes could have inspireda great invention. Perhaps it is because cats’ eyes have long been considered tohave special power. Since ancient times, cats’ eyes have appeared in myths andlegends. In ancient Europe, for instance, cats’ eyes were believed to be a window toanother world. And thanks to a pair of cat’s eyes, Percy Shaw had an idea for aclever invention that has no doubt saved countless lives.
63.( ) What inspired Percy Shaw to create the useful device “cat’s eyes?”
(A) A pet cat that he kept.
(B) A cat in an ancient legend.
(C) A wise man’s words.
(D) His personal experience.

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答案：[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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