"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this____, Dr. Tichauer uses his capability to find_____ways to do things. _____, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(鉗子）______a better design. The usual____limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_____. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.

     To improve the design of______and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer____the old tools. He asks such questions as: why ____a stepladder have four legs____three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺絲刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient. 

   Tichauer is not interested in getting ____ from his inventions. In fact, he says, "We _____ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注冊專利）knowledge or invention."__ __companies have adopted some of his inventions.

     As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer____the effect of stress on areas of the body. Even easy______work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and____causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the____tool all day long are extremely____in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the ____ so he redesigns the tool!

1.A. argument       B. impression                    C. statement         D. expectation

2.A. unusual                    B. easier               C. new                          D. correct 

3.A. Especially         B. What's more                 C. Meanwhile                 D. For example

4.A. followed                  B. showed                       C. needed                     D. proved

5.A. design           B. habits               C. materials                    D. work

6.A. body               B. finger                      C. hand                  D. wrist

7.A. pliers             B. a tool                        C. a stepladder        D. screwdrivers

8.A. tests                       B. uses                 C. fixes                  D. destroys

9.A. could             B. will                           C. would                       D. must

10.A. if                  B. because           C. when                        D. once

11.A. inventions      B. theories                     C. tools                         D. questions

12.A. recognized     B. famous              C. excited                     D. rich

13.A. encourage              B. prevent             C. warn                        D. forgive

14.A. Modern                 B. Research                      C. Commercial         D. Industrial 

15.A. teaches                 B. studies              C. produces                   D. discovers

16.A. physical         B. daily                 C. office                 D. research 

17.A. in time                  B. in addition                    C. immediately                D. commonly

18.A. wrong                   B. old                            C. same                  D. heavy

19.A. suitable                 B. valuable             C. logical                D. practical

20.A. work                    B. study                C. labor                  D. body

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹Dr. Erwin Tichauer為了使工具更加好用，對人體的傷害更少，經(jīng)過研究實驗設計出對人體傷害較少的工具，而且他并不指望這些發(fā)明盈利，而是希望更多的人使用他的工具，公司也能利用他的發(fā)明。

1.考查名詞辨析：A. argument爭論，B. impression印象，C. statement 陳述，D. expectation期待，從上文的:"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer可知是為了證明這個說法,選C

2.考查形容詞辨析：A. unusual不尋常的，B. easier容易的，C. new新的，D. correct正確的，從下文可知他是為了找到更好的做事情的方法,選B

3.考查副詞辨析：A. Especially特別的，B. What's more還有，C. Meanwhile同時，D. For example例如，從下文:he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(鉗子）______a better design.可知是舉例,選D

4.考查動詞辨析：A. followed跟隨，B. showed 展示，C. needed 需要，D. proved證明，他感覺傳統(tǒng)的鉗子需要更好的設計,選C

5.考查名詞辨析：A. design設計，B. habits習慣，C. materials 材料，D. work工作，從上文的:he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(鉗子）______a better design.可知傳統(tǒng)的設計限制了手的活動，選A

6.考查名詞辨析：A. body身體，B. finger手指，C. hand手，D. wrist手腕，從下文的：So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.可知傳統(tǒng)的鉗子需要轉(zhuǎn)動手腕，選D。

7.考查名詞辨析：A. pliers鉗子，老虎鉗，B. a tool工具，C. a stepladder梯子，D. screwdrivers螺絲刀，從上文可知為了改善工具的設計使它們工作起來更容易。選B

8.考查名詞辨析：A. tests檢測，B. uses使用，C. fixes安裝，D. destroys破壞，從下文的：After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient. 可知他檢測了舊的工具，選A

9.考查情態(tài)動詞辨析：A. could能夠，B. will將會， C. would 過去常常，D. must必須，為什么梯子要有四條腿，選D

10.考查連詞辨析：A. if 如果，B. because因為，C. when當…時候。D. once一旦，既然三條已經(jīng)很穩(wěn)了，為什么還要四條腿？選C

11.考查名詞辨析： A. inventions發(fā)明，B. theories理論，C. tools 工具，D. questions問題，在檢測了他的理論后，他發(fā)明了一種新的工具可以減少肌肉受傷并更加有效。選B

12.考查形容詞辨析：A. recognized認可的，B. famous著名的，C. excited 興奮的，D. rich富有的，從下文可知Tichauer對通過發(fā)明變得富有不感興趣，選D

13.考查動詞辨析：A. encourage鼓勵，B. prevent阻止，C. warn警告，D. forgive原諒，我們鼓勵人們向我們偷學，選A

14.考查形容詞辨析：A. Modern現(xiàn)代的，B. Research調(diào)查，C. Commercial商業(yè)的，D. Industrial工業(yè)的，從下文的：At New York University, we do not patent(注冊專利）knowledge or invention.可知商業(yè)公司采納了他的一些發(fā)明。選 C

15.考查動詞辨析：A. teaches教，B. studies學習，C. produces生產(chǎn)，D. discovers發(fā)現(xiàn)，Dr Techauer研究了壓力對身體的影響，選B

16.考查形容詞辨析：A. physical物理的，身體的，B. daily每日的，C. office辦公室，D. research 研究，甚至容易的體力勞動都會對身體很小的部位造成壓力，選A

17.考查詞組辨析：A. in time及時，遲早，B. in addition 增加，C. immediately立刻，D. commonly通常地，一般地，遲早會導致嚴重的疾病，選A

18.考查形容詞辨析：A. wrong錯誤的，B. old 舊的，C. same同樣的，D. heavy重的，他對工廠使用舊工具的工人的研究對了解對人的身體破壞是很有價值的。選B

19.考查形容詞辨析：A. Suitable適合的，B. Valuable有價值的，C. Logical合乎邏輯的，D. practical他對工廠使用舊工具的工人的研究對了解對人的身體破壞是很有價值的。選B

20.考查名詞辨析：A. Work工作，B. Study學習，C. Labor勞動，D. Body身體，他說不能重新設計身體，所以他重新設計工具，選D

考點：考查日常生活類完型填空

 

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