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1、Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells高考阅读答案 Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn’tweknowwhotheyare? JoanMcleanthink
2、sso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe’sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented”what”,however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe”why”and”how”questions.AccordingtoMclean,”Whenstudentsl
3、earntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.” Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean’sstatement.“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper’sinvention,”sa
4、idTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor.“Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive.”Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer. So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisi
5、ttoMewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn’tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.Stillwonderingaboutthiswhe
6、nshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper. Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations，It’shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrett’straff
7、iclight.It’sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherine’sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible,Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses? 56.Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”,theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare. A.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsare
8、famous B.beneficial,thoug
