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1、(一)、Mostgreatinventorsinthecapitalistsocietymeetwithmuchoppositiontotheirinventionsfromthepeoplewhoplacetheirowninterestsbeforethoseofthepeople.Bigmonopoliestrytobuyinventionsandturnthemtotheirownprofits.Whentheyfail,theyresorttoothertricks.Inventorshavetoovercomethousandsofdifficulti
2、esputintheirpathbeforetheycanseetheirdreamsrealized.WhenGeorgeStephensonwasexperimentingwiththestreamengine,therewasmuchoppositionfromtheParliament,thenewspaper,andlandlords.Theyclaimedthatthenoiseandthesmokewouldkillcows,horsesandsheep,thattheenginewouldburstorthathotcoalsfromitwould
3、setfiretotheirhouses.SoitwasaverydifficultmatterforGeorgeStephensontopersuadethepeoplethattrainscouldgoonsmoothrails,couldpullcarriagesandwagonsfullofpeopleandgoods,andthattherewasnogreatdangerofaccidents.However,hewasabletodoit,andthefirsttraindrivenbyStephensonhimselfshowedthatthene
4、wlyinventedsteamenginewasacompletesuccess.56.Theword"those"inthefirstsentencereferstoA.inventorsB.inventionsC.interestsD.monopolies57.Whydobigmonopoliesbuyinventions?A.Theywanttomakeafurtherresearch.B.Theywanttoimprovethem.C.Theywanttomakemoremoney.D.Theywanttoplaytrickswithinventors.
5、58.WhichofthefollowingisnottheveryreasonfortheoppositiontoStephenson'sexperiment?A.Itwouldmaketerriblenoise.B.Itwouldgiveoffheavysmoke.C.Itwouldwastecoal.D.Itwouldsetfiretohouses.59.Theword"dream"inthefirstparagraphrefersto_____A.inventors'interestsininventionsB.inventors'plansforinve
6、ntionsC.theprofitsinventorswouldmakeD.thedifficultiesintheirinventions.60.Whatisthemainideaofthisparagraph?A.Stephensoninventedthestreamengine.B.Bigmonopoliesopposedtoinventions.C.Inventors'difficultiesintheirinvention.D.OppositionstoStephensontheinventor.(二)Asayounggirl,ElizabethBarr
7、ett(Browning英国作家勃朗宁)rupturedabloodvesselonthelungswhichdidnotheal.ThephysicianconsignedhertoamilderclimateforthewinterandshewentDevonshireforrestoration.Amongthemembersofherfamilywhoaccompaniedhertothosehealingshoreswashereldestbrother.Forawholeyeartheylivedsidebysideinaffectionatecom
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