Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1917, Marion Donovan was instilled with an invent

  Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1917, Marion Donovan was instilled with an inventive spirit at a young age. She spent the greater part of her childhood hanging around the manufacturing plant run by her father and uncle,

Years later, as a post-World War II housewife and mother of two in Connecticut, Donovan would make good use of the inventiveness that she had observed in her youth. Frustrated by the repetitive task of changing her younger child's dirty cloth diapers, bed sheets and clothing, she decided to make a diaper cover to keep her baby and the surrounding area dry. Donovan sat down at her sewing machine with a shower curtain and, after several attempts, she completed a waterproof diaper cover.

  Unlike the rubber baby pants that were already on the market, Donovan's design did not hurt the child's skin. The soon-to-be famous female inventor perfected her invention later making it safer. Donovan named her diaper cover the "Boater" and explained that "at the time I thought that it looked like a boat."

  When no manufacturers would even consider her invention, Donovan started producing the diaper cover on her own, and the "Boater "became a great success from the day it was shown for the first time at Saks Fifth Avenue in 1949. Donovan received a patent in 1951 and soon sold the rights to Keko Corporation.

  Her next project was a fully disposable(一次性的) diaper, for which she had to use a special type of paper that was not only strong and absorbent, but also conveyed water away from the baby's skin. Donovan took her finished product to every large manufacturer in the country, but once again she found no takers. Everyone she talked to told her that the idea was unnecessary and impractical. It was not until nearly a decade later, in 1961, that Victor Mills create Pampers' based on Donovan's idea.

  This "mother of invention" explored many commercial projects that were completely unrelated to her diaper improvements. She earned a total of 20 patents in her lifetime and also received an Architecture degree from Yale University in 1958. Although Donovan's extraordinary life may go largely unnoticed by the public, this famous woman inventor deserves the undying gratitude of new parents around the globe.

64.Donovan decided to make a diaper cover because she wanted to _____.

A.earn some money             B.become an inventor

C.make caring for babies easier    D.make her child more comfortable

65.Which of the following is one of the features of the "Boater"?

A. It looked beautiful            B. It did not let water through

C. It was no good for kids' health   D. It was cheaper than similar products.

66.After the 'Boater" was invented, ______.

A. it became very popular on the market      B. Donovan kept the invention to herself

C. Donovan applied for a patent for it in 1949  D.many manufacturers became interested in it

67.According to the passage,the fully disposable diaper created by Donovan ______.

A.was not accepted at first                 B.was popular among new patents

C.was made with a special type of cloth      D.was highly thought of by manufacturers

68.Which can be the best title in the passage?
A. The way to be creative            B. The development of diapers

C. The importance of invention       D. The disposable diaper inventor

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