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1、2014年职称英语阅读判断题型（理工类）理工类C级第一篇：InventorofLED【LED的发明者】WhenNickHolonyaksetouttocreateanewkindofvisiblelightingusingsemiconductoralloys,hiscolleaguesthoughthewasunrealistic.Today,hisdiscoveryoflight-emittingdiodes,orLEDs,aeusedineverythingfromDVDstoalarmclockstoairports.Dozensof
2、hisstudentshavecontinuedhiswork,developinglightingusedintrafficlightsandothereverydaytechnology.OnApril23,2004,Holonyakreceivedthe$500,000Lemelson-MITPrizeataceremonyinWashington.Thismarksthe10thyearthattheLemelson-MITProgramattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)hasgi
3、ventheawardtoprominentinventors.“Anytimeyougetanaward,bigorlittle,it’salwaysasurprise,”Holonyaksaid.Holonyak,75,wasastudentofJohnBardeen,aninventorofthetransistor,intheearly1950s.Aftergraduateschool,HolonyakworkedatBellLabs.HelaterwenttoGeneralElectric,whereheinventedaswitc
4、hnowwidelyusedinhousedimmerswitches.Later,Holonyakstartedlookingintohowsemiconductorscouldbeusedtogeneratelight,Butwhilehiscolleagueswerelookingathowtogenerateinvisiblelight,hewantedtogeneratevisiblelight.TheLEDsheinventedin1962nowlastabout10timeslongerthanincandescentbulbs
5、,andaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandcosteffective.Holonyak,nowaprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringandphysicsattheUniversityofIllinois,saidhesuspectedthatLEDswouldbecomeascommonplaceastheyaretoday,butdidn’trealizehowmanyusestheywouldhave.“Youdon’tknowinthebeginning.
6、Youthinkyou’redoingsomethingimportant,youthinkit’sworthdoing,butyoureallycan’ttellwhatthebigpayoffisgoingtobe,andwhen,andhow,Youjustdon’tknow,”hesaid.TheLemelson-MITProgramalsorecognizedEdithFlanigen.75.withthe$100,000Lemelson-MITLifetimeAchievementAwardforheworkonanewgener
7、ationof“molecularsieves.”thatcanseparatemoleculesbysize.文章中文翻译：LED的发明者当NickHolonyak着手用半导体合金创造一种新的可视照明设备的时候，同事们都认为他不现实。今天，他发现的发光二极管，或叫LED，使用范围覆盖从DVD到机场警钟的一切东西。他的许多学生继续着他的工作，发明了交通灯中使用的照明设备和其他日用技术。2004年4月23日，Holonyak在华盛顿的一次典礼上被授予Lemelson-MIT项目的50万美元的奖金。这是麻省理工的Lemelson-MIT项目第十年
8、颁奖给杰出的发明人。“任何时候你得了奖，不论是大还是小，总是一份惊喜。”Holonyak说。Holonyak，75岁，是20世纪50年代初期晶体管的发明者JohnB
