题目内容
1.We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells-but what about the less famous inventors?What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)?Shouldn't we know who they are?Joan Mclean think so.In fact,Mclean,a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range,feels so strongly about this matter that she's developed a course on the topic.In addition to learning"who"invented"what",however,Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the"why"and"how"questions.According to Mclean,"When students learn the answers to these questions,they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try."
So,just what is the story behind the windshield wiper?Well,Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902after a visit to Mew York City.The day was cold and stormy,but Anderson still wanted to see the sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar.Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the winshield,she found hersefe wondering why there couldn't be a buolt-in devic for cleaing the window.Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham,Alabama,Anderson started drafting out solutions.One of her ideas,a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would contral an arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper.
Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations,It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A.Morgan's traffic light.It's equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J.Blodgett's innovation that makes glass invisible,Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?
56.By mentionong"traffic light"and"windshield wiper",the author indicates that countless inventions areB.
A.beneficial,because their inventors are famous
B.beneficial,though their inventors are less famous
C.not useful,because their inventors are less famous
D.not useful,though their inventors are famous
57.Professor Joan McLean's course aims toD.
A.add colour and variety to students'campus life
B.inform students of the windshield wiper's invention
C.carry out the requirements by Mountain University
D.pre[are students to try theie own invention
58.Tommy Lee's invention of the unbreakable umbrella wasB.
A.not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer
B.inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper
C.due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm
D.not related to Professor Joan McLean's lectures
59.Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this passage?C.
A.How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?
B.How to Design a Built-in Dervice for Cleaning the Window?
C.Shouldn't We Know Who Inventd the Windshield Wiper?
D.Shouldn't We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?
分析 一位物理学教授通过自己独特的课程不但让学生们了解了一些"小"发明家,同时也激发了学生们搞发明的潜能,鼓励年轻人要善于把握发明的契机,推动社会的进步.
解答 56.B 观点态度题,根据第一段中的"…but what about the less famous inventors?"和文章末段首句"Today we benefit from countless…"可推知,作者认为相对爱迪生和贝尔来说,虽然发明家知名度低,但这些发明是有益的. 所以本题答案为B.
57.D 细节理解题.根据题干可以定位到原文第二段,However处正是考点出题处,引号当中的内容正是证明了Mclean的观点:when students learn the answers to these questions,….prepared to recognize…inventing a try.可知,让学生做好准备去尝试自己的发明是课程的宗旨.由 此可以看出选项D正是原文的同义替换.
58.B 推理判断题.根据第三段中的虚拟语气句"If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper's invention""I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive."可知,雨刷器发明的故事正是他灵感的源泉.
59.C 主旨大意题.文章一开头就点出文章主旨:shouldn't we know who they are?并且用了疑问句加强语气,可见C选项正确.其他三个选项都相对片面.
点评 做阅读理解时,做好简单推理判断题,要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,只要弄清事实,即可结合常识推断出合理的结论.
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