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1、强化技能限时训练(十八)阅读理解+阅读填句(限时30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2015河北衡水中学三调)【生活知识类】Weknowthefamousones—ThomasEdisonandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)?Shouldn’tweknowwhotheyare? JoanMcLeanthinksso.Infact
2、,McLean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe’sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented“what”,however,McLeanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe“why”and“how”questions.AccordingtoMclean,“Whenstudentslea
3、rntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.” Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean’sstatement.“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper’sinventi
4、on,”saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor.“Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive.”Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer. So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain
5、1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn’tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.Stil
6、lwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions. Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper. Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It’shardtoimag
7、inedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan’strafficlight.It’sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett’sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible.Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?1.Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”,theauthorindicatesthatcountles
8、sinventionsare . A.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamousB.beneficial,thought
