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1、12011閱讀理解真題練習2011江蘇江蘇A篇Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonstheAlexerGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventsWhataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)？Shouldn’tweknowwhotheyareJoanMcleanthink

2、so.InfactMcleanaprofessofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRangefeelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe’sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented”what”howeverMcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe”

3、why””how”questions.AccdingtoMclean”Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestionstheyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopptunitiesfinventingmemotivatedtogiveinventingatry.”SojustwhatisthestybehindthewindshieldwiperWellMaryersonca

4、meupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoMewYkCity.Thedaywascoldstmybutersonstillwantedtoseethesightssoshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewinshieldshefoundhersefewonderingw

5、hytherecouldn’tbeabuoltindevicfcleaingthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirminghamAlabamaersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideasalever(操作桿)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontralanarmontheoutside

6、becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsinnovations，It’shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Mgan’strafficlight.It’sequallyimpossibletopictureawldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett’sinnovationthatmakesg

7、lassinvisibleCanyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowseyeglasses56.Bymentionong“trafficlight”“windshieldwiper”theauthindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare.A.beneficialbecausetheirinventsarefamousB.beneficialthoughtheirinventsar

8、elessfamousC.notusefulbecausetheirinventsarelessfamousD.notusefulthoughtheirinventsarefamous57.ProfessJoanMcLean’scourseaimsto_____.A.addcolourvarietytostudents’campuslifeB.infmstudentsofthewindshieldwiper’sinventionC.ca

9、rryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversityD.pre[arestudentstotrytheieowninvention58TommyLee’sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas_________.A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducerB.inspiredbythestybehindthewindshieldw

10、iperC.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstmD.notrelatedtoProfessJoanMcLean’slectures59.Which0fthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassageAHowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducersBHowtoDesignaBuiltinDervicefCl

11、eaningtheWindowCShouldn’tWeKnowWhoInventdtheWindshieldWiperDShouldn’tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversitiesB篇看右圖篇看右圖60WhichofthefollowingisdiscouragedbytheFriendsganizationATobulidmassivecomplexesfpublicamusement.BTopre

12、ventpossibledamagestotheNationalPark.CTohelpprotectimprovetheParkfalltoenjoy.D.Tosponspublicationsprojectsinlocalschool.61.OneofthebenefitsfmembersofFriendsistoA.haveFriends’goodsfreeofgeB.visitanyplacenotopentothepublic

13、C.takepartinwkpartiesiftheywanttoD.givetalksintheirfieldsoncurrentissues62.Thepurposeofthisposteristoinvitemepeopleto.A.raisemoneyftheFriendsganizationB.jointheFriendsganizationbemembersofitC.wkasmanagersfPembrokeshireNa

14、tionalParkD.enjoythelscapeofPembrokeshireNationalParkC篇看下頁圖篇看下頁圖AccdingtotheUSgovernmentwindfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigwattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unftunatelythewaterthereisfartoodeepfeventhetallestwindmill

15、s(seepicture)totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNwayhowevercouldhelpputthemanywhere.TheprojectcalledHywindisthewld’sfirstlargescaledeepwaterwindturbine(渦輪發(fā)電機).Althoughitusesafairlystard152ton2.3megawattturbin

16、eHywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture)atechnologyHywind’screattheNwegiancompanyStatoilHydrohasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelsparwhichisfilledwithstonesgoes3

17、28feetbelowtheseasurfacewillbetiedtotheoceanflobythreecable(纜索)；thesewillkeepthesparstablepreventtheturbinefrommovingupdowninthewaves.Hywind’sstability(穩(wěn)定性)inthecoldroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcnersoftheoceanares

18、uitablefwindpower.IfallgoesaccdingtoplantheturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNwayasearlyasSeptember.ToproduceelectricityonalargescaleacommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHy

19、winddoesbutit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthedleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavierthewholespar’stodesignanewkindofwindturbineonewhosegearbox(變速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblad

20、es(seepicture)Hywindisatestrunbutthebenefitsfperfectingfloatingwindfarmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatseathewindisoftenstrongersteadierthanclosetoshewhereallexistingoffshewindmillsareplanted.Deepseafarmsareinvisibl

21、efromlwhichhelpsovercomethewindmillaseyeseobjection.Ifthetechnologycatchesonitwillopenupvastareasofthepla’ssurfacetooneofthebestlowcarbonpowersourcesavailable.359.AfteritwasfirststagedDeathofaSalesman.A.achievedhugesucce

22、ssB.wonthefirstTonyAwardC.waswarmlywelcomedbysalesmenD.wasseverelyattackedbydramatists60.WhatisthetextmainlyaboutA.ArthurMillerhisfamily.B.TheawardsArthurMillerwon.C.ThehardshipArthurMillerexperienced.D.ArthurMillerhisbe

23、stknownplay.B篇TimRichterhiswifeLindahadtaughtfover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYkheincomputerssheinspecialeducation.“Teachingmeanseverythingtous“Timwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatle

24、adstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlifespurpose.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyPartonsfoundation(基金會)thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesingershome

25、townofSevierTennessee.”IthoughtmaybeLindaIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire“Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk“asareminder.“FiveyearslaternowretiredwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.com

26、.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodfalooksee.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish”

27、saysLinda.ThebooksreviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsDollywoodboardmembersincludedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDaynewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFound

28、ationgottowk.Since2004theyhaveshippedmethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismethanappreciative:“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.”TheRichtersspendabout＄400amonthsending

29、booksto200children.“Somepeoplesittherewaittodie”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”61.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflifeA.Hishealthproblem.B.Hislovefteaching.C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.Th

30、enewsfromtheWeb.62.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibraryA.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.WritebooksfchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.63.AccdingtothetextDollyPartonis.A.awellknownsurgeonB.amothe

31、rofafouryearoldC.asingerbninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer64.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywoodA.Toavoidsigninguponline.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.65.Wh

32、atcanwelearnfromTim’swdsinthelastparagraphA.Heneedsmemoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.D.Heconsidershisefftswthwhile.C篇DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadawkableplantopa

33、yfcollegefher21yearoldtwinsons:acombinationofsavingsincomescholarshipsamodestamountofbrowing.Thenherhusblosthisjobtheplanfellapart.“IhavetwokidsincollegeIwanttosay‘comehome’butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeduc

34、ation”saysJacobs.TheJacobsfamilydidwkoutasolution:Theyaskedreceivedmeaidfmtheschoolseachsonincreasedhisbrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan(貸款)program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20000ofdebtbutatleasttheywillbeabl

35、etofinishschool.WithunemploymentrisingfinancialaidadministratsexpecttohearmefamiliesliketheJacobs.Mestudentsareapplyingfaidmefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmon

36、eytogoaround.Atthesametimetuition（學費）continuestorise.AreptfromtheNationalCenterfPublicPolicyHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionfeesincreased439%from1982to2007whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentbrowinghasmetha

37、ndoubledinthelastdecade“Ifwegoonthiswayfanother25yearswewon’thaveanaffdablesystemofhighereducation”saysPatrickM.Callapresidentofthecenter.“Thedleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhatev

38、erittakesevenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”Financialaidadministratshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnewshoweveristhatfederalloansaccountfabout

39、threequartersofstudentbrowingthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.66.AccdingtoParagraph1whydidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfailA.Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.B.Thefatherwasoutofwk.C.Theirsavingranout.D.Thefamilyfellapar

40、t.67.HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblemA.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.B.Theybrowed$20000fromtheschool.C.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodoparttimejobs.D.Theygothelpfromtheschoolthefederalgovernment.68.Financialaidadmi

41、nistratsbelievethat____.A.mefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobsesB.thegovernmentwillreceivemelettersofcomplaintC.collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoonD.America’sunemploymentwillfall69.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedleclassfamil

42、iesfromthetextA.Theyblamedthegovernmentfthetuitionincrease.B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.C.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.70.Accdingtothelastparagraphthegovern

43、mentwill.A.providemoststudentswillscholarshipsB.dismisssomefinancialaidadministratsC.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloansD.goonprovidingfinancialsupptfcollegestudents全國全國2套A篇Since1984Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact

44、.Onebyonegraffiticoveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoart.Sofarmethan1800murals（壁畫）havebeenpainted.PhiladelphianowhasmemuralsthananyotherAmericancity.Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti（涂鴉）arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpictu

45、resofhisticalheroesmodernartthankstotheMuralArtsProgram(MAP).Itswkmakesschoolspublicplacesattractiveitscitizensveryproud.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphiasAntiGraffitiwk.JaneGoldenistheMAPsartisticdirect.“Whenpeopleask

46、mewhatourprogramisabout“shesays“Ianswerthemwithonewd:hope.“EachyeartheMAPoffersyouthartprogramswkshops.SomeonetimegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.TheMAPswksaysGoldenisallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity（社區(qū)）.Whenane

47、ighbhoodrequestsamuraltheMAPwkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessage.Somemessageshavebeen“SafeStreets““LoveCare““PeaceWalk.“TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsfmuralseachweek.Lastyearthewkerspainted140murals.“Themakingofamuralent