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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) .阅读理解(2015河北衡水中学三调)【生活知识类】We know the famous onesThomas Edison and the Alexander Graham Bellsbut what about the less famous inventors?What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器)?Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so.
2、In fact,McLean,a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range,feels so strongly about this matter that shes 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
3、 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 McLeans statement.“If I had not hea
4、rd the story of the windshield wipers 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 constructive.” Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.So,just what is the story behi
5、nd the windshield wiper?Well,Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after 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
6、 found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device for cleaning the window.Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham,Alabama,Anderson started drafting out solutions.One of her ideas,a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside,b
7、ecame the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.Its hard to imagine driving without Garrett A.Morgans traffic light.Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J.Blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible.Can you picture life without c
8、lear windows and eyeglasses?1.By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”,the author indicates that countless inventions are .A.beneficial,because their inventors are famousB.beneficial,though their inventors are less famousC.not useful,because their inventors are less famousD.not useful,th
9、ough their inventors are famous2.Professor Joan McLean s course aims to .A.add color and variety to students campus lifeB.inform students of the windshield wipers inventionC.carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD.prepare students to try their own invention3.Tommy Lee s invention of the u
10、nbreakable umbrella was .A.not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerB.inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperC.due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormD.not related to Professor Joan McLean s lectures4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?()A.How
11、 to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?B.How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C.Shouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?D.Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?语篇解读:这是一篇生活知识类文章。文章主要告诉我们生活中一些有利于我们生活的小发明的发明者也一样值得我们牢记和感谢。答案及剖析:1.B判断推理题。根据文章
12、第一段内容结合下文可推断,作者提到交通信号灯、雨刮器等发明,是想说无数的发明对人类十分有益,虽然它们的发明者没有太大的名气。故选B。2.D细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句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,Joan McLean教授开设这门课程的目的就是让学生有足够的准备去尝试自己发明东西。故选D。3.B细
13、节理解题。通读文章第三段,并根据One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLeans statement可知,Tommy Lee发明的“不会折断的雨伞”就是受到了雨刮器背后的故事的激励。故选B。4.C主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章的第一段就是主题段,特别是第一段最后一句Shouldnt we know who they are?充分体现了作者想要表达的心声,接下来的内容都是围绕第一段展开并为第一段服务的。故选C。【疑难词汇解读】1.constructive adj.建设性的;构造上
14、的;有助益的“I have just completed a constructive dialogue with her,”he said.他说:“我刚刚结束了与她的建设性对话。”2.innovation n.创新,革新;新方法This technical innovation will save us much time and labor.这项技术革新可以为我们节省大量的时间和劳力。. 阅读填句Passage 1根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2015沈阳市郊联体高三第二次模拟)Any car accident is frighteni
15、ng,but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water,with you trapped inside,is absolutely terrifying.1. However,most deaths result from panic,without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water.By adopting a brace (支撑) position,acting decisively and getting out fa
16、st,you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.Brace yourself for impact (撞击力).As soon as youre aware that youre going off the road and into a body of water,adopt a brace position.The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle,so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the “ten and two” position.Undo your seatbe
