1.We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells-but what about the less famous inventors?What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器)?Shouldn't we know who they are?
Joan Mclean thinks so.In fact,Mclean,a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range,feels so strongly about this matter that she's developed a course on the topic.In addition to learning"who"invented"what",however,Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the"why"and"how"questions.According to Mclean,"When students learn the answers to these questions,they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try."
Her students agree.One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement."If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper's invention,"said Tommy Lee,a senior physics major."I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rain storm into something so meaningful."Lee is currently negotiating(商談) to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.
So,just what is the story behind the windshield wiper?Well,Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902after a visit to New York City.The day was cold and stormy,but Anderson still wanted to see the sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar.Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield,she found herself wondering why there couldn't be a built-in device for cleaning the window.Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham,Alabama,Anderson started working out solutions.One of her ideas,a lever (操作桿) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper.
Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations(創(chuàng)新).It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A.Morgan's traffic light.It's equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J.Blodgett's innovation that makes glass invisible.
32.By mentioning"traffic light"and"windshield wiper",the author indicates that countless inventions areA.
A.beneficial,though their inventors are less famous
B.beneficial,because their inventors are famous
C.not useful,because their inventors are less famous
D.not useful,though their inventors are famous
33.Professor Joan McLean's course aims toB.
A.add color and variety to students'campus life
B.prepare students to try their own invention
C.carry out the requirements by Mountain University
D.inform students of the windshield wiper's invention
34.Tommy Lee's invention of the unbreakable umbrella wasD.
A.not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer
B.not related to Professor Joan McLean's lectures
C.due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm
D.inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper
35.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?D
A.How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?
B.How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?
C.Shouldn't We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?
D.Shouldn't We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了交通燈和雨刮器這樣對我們的生活是非常有益的發(fā)明我們應把握發(fā)明的契機、去創(chuàng)造.
解答 32.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文中所舉的事例和最后一段Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations(創(chuàng)新).It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A可知,作者提到像交通燈和雨刮器這樣的發(fā)明是想告訴我們,這些發(fā)明的發(fā)明者雖然不是很有名但是這些發(fā)明對我們的生活是非常有益的,因此選擇A項.
33.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段的最后一句"When students learn the answers to these questions,they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try."可知Professor Joan McLean的課程的目的是幫助學生自己去發(fā)明創(chuàng)造,因此B項正確.
34.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段的第三句."If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper's invention,"said Tommy Lee,a senior physics major可知Tommy Lee發(fā)明unbreakable umbrella是受到了雨刮器發(fā)明背后的故事的激勵,因此選擇D項.
35.D.推理判斷題..從文章內容可知本文不是關于如何幫助學生銷售他們的發(fā)明的,也不是關于如何設計一個裝置來清潔窗戶的,在大學里開設有關發(fā)明的課程只是文章用來說明我們應如何對待生活中的小發(fā)明:我們應把握發(fā)明的契機、去創(chuàng)造.故D項最適合作為文章的標題.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.