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1、2014高考英语阅读理解冲刺全程训练（14）及答案阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn’twekno
2、wwhotheyare?JoanMcleanthinksso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe’sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented“what”,however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe“why”and”how
3、”questions.AccordingtoMclean,”Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.”So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisitt
4、oNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn’tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.Stillwonderi
5、ngaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations，It
6、’shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettAMorgan’strafficlight.It’sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett’sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible,Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?()1.Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”,theauthor
7、indicatesthatcountlessinventionsare.A.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamousB.beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamousC.notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamousD.notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous()2.ProfessorJoanMcLean’scourseaimsto_____.A.addcolora
8、ndvarietytostudents’campuslifeB.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper’sinventionC.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversityD.preparestudent
