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 tuming 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 behind 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 b 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 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, became the first windshield wiper.
Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. 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. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?
1.By mentioning "traffic light" and "windshield wiper" , the author indicates that countless inventions are_______.
A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous
B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous
C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous
D. not useful, though their inventors are famous
2.Professor Joan McLean' s course aims to _____.
A. add color and variety to students' campus life
B. inform students of the windshield wiper' s invention
C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University
D. prepare students to try their own invention
3.Tommy Lee' s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _
A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer
B .inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper
C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm
D. not related to Professor Joan McLean' s lectures
4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
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 Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?
D. Shouldn' t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（^）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
A girl called Jennifer left home three days before．She wandered about in the streets, tiring and hungry．She could no longer bear it, but she made up her mind to return home．On her way back to home, she was wondering how her parents would react after the three day of her disappearance．Returned home, she saw note lying on the table in the kitchen room．Her father sat in the sofa．Her mother was so tired that she slept soundly．Instead of waking her, Jennifer lay beside her mother and go to sleep soon．When she was awake, she found she wasn’t in her mother’s room and her old and dirty clothes was gone．She was in her own comfortable and warm bed in his sleeping clothes．
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The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was , and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you won’t yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head —and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really . I started calling the in the phone book, but no one could see me . Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will you in.”
I took my purse and keys and to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked . I saw nothing the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.
When I told her my , she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good.”
“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked .
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and . And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.
“The artwork?” I was .
The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend by her words.
What a !
1.A. shaking B. weak C. aching D. flexible
2.A. take B. put C. have D. play
3.A. violently B. merely C. stubbornly D. consequently
4.A. hold B. break C. cut D. put
5.A. absolute B. unbearable C. unreliable D. formal
6.A. receptionistsB. managers C. nurses D. dentists
7.A. entirely B. slightly C. absolutely D. immediately
8.A. fit B. take C. pull D. come
9.A. closed B. rushed C. pushed D. guided
10.A. eager B. cautious C. brave D. loyal
11.A. up B. over C. around D. down
12.A. therefore B. while C. but D. however
13.A. translated B. resisted C. admitted D. noticed
14.A. fears B. intention C. consideration D. arrangement
15.A. terribly B. impatientlyC. Extremely D. respectively
16.A. relax B. sleep C. observe D. refer
17.A. affected B. frustrated C. disappointed D. puzzled
18.A. foolish B. terrible C. considerate D. considerable
19.A. attached B. meant C. intended D. pretended
20.A. relief B. regret C. success D. loss
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New books and old ones arrived at the British Museum a hundred years ago, and more people
came 1.(read) them. The old reading rooms were2. (crowd). The air was bad and readers got terrible headaches. The librarian, Panizzi, wanted poor students, as 3.as rich men, to be able to learn. He got a free copy of every new book for the British Museum. Soon, there were three rows4.books on every shelf and hundreds of books on the floor. Something cheerful happened. Panizzi 5. (he) designed the famous round Reading Room, with a beautiful high roof and forty kilometers of6. (bookshelf). Some of the equipment was unusual. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. Hot air in tubes under the floor kept readers’ feet warm. When the new Reading Room opened, there was a party with drinks 7.a large breakfast on the desks. You can imagine 8. wonderful the new Reading Room is! Since then, many famous men 9.(write) there. And the readers can enjoy all kinds of books 10.( comfortable) in the new Reading Room.
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假设你是红星中学高-(1)班的学生李华，你的英国笔友Chris刚刚转学，感到一切都很陌生。他在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境。请你根据以下信息回信。
1．多跟同学交流沟通；
2．积极参加学校活动；
3．向老师寻求帮助。
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。
Dear Chris,
Yours ,
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线 (\) 划掉。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Someone asks me what on the earth happiness means? I can’t give you the exactly definition of it, but I’m sure if you love and help others, you’ll get it.
I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives a small house alone. It’s said that her husband and her son were died in a traffic accident. How bitter her life is! But the old lady often helped others with a smile. Wherever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of those. I often remember the stories she told about us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is lucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life full of laughter and love.
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Have you ever heard the saying “All roads lead to Rome”? At one time, this was pretty much true. During the Roman Empire, lots of roads were built in order to move armies, send messages by courier (信使), and make trade easier.
The network of Roman roads was begun in 312 BC. It was demanded that the roads be built strong so that they would not fall down. Roman soldiers, supervised (监督) by engineers, laid down the roads in a special pattern of layers. There were all together 4 layers, which was made of different materials, such as sand, rocks, stones and so on.
Also, Roman roads were cambered(拱形). This means that they were built higher in the middle than on the edges, allowing rainwater to run off, which prevented flooding. We use the same technique in building roads today. The Romans also laid out roads over hills when necessary, setting them down in a zigzag (之字形的)pattern to make the road rise gradually.
All Roman roads had milestones (里程碑), placed every thousand paces (a Roman mile). The milestones told when the road was built, who was emperor at the time, the road’s destination, how far the traveler was from the destination, and how many miles had been traveled since the beginning of the road. This information was a great help to travelers.
Because of their excellence in construction, it really is no surprise that many parts of Roman road still exist today. These roadways are one of the most impressive achievements of the Roman Empire.
1.The following description about Roman roads is true EXCEPT _____.
A. Roman roads were built by the Roman soldiers directed by the engineers
B. Roman roads could prevent flooding using the technique we don’t use today
C. Roman roads had milestones that were placed every Roman mile
D .Roman roads still exist today as an impressive achievement of Roman Empire
2.What information can you find on the milestones?
A. The builders of the road.
B. The materials used in building roads.
C. The distance from one city.
D. The time spent in building roads.
3.The passage mainly ______.
A. explains the saying “All roads lead to Rome”
B. praises ancient Romans for their great achievements
C. shows how great the Roman Empire was
D. introduces the construction of the Roman roads
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语法填空 (每空不多于3个单词)。
What should you do if you are not able to sleep? The best thing is to try to avoid bad habits. 1. you always go to bed and get up at about the same time，this will set a 2. (health) rhythm in your life．Don’t drink caffeine drinks in the evening．Smoking and alcohol can also keep you awake. You may have trouble 3. (sleep) if you have a heavy meal just before you go to bed．
You may also find it difficult 4. (get) to sleep if you have a problem or something else on your mind．This is 5. you need to relax．As you lie in bed，tense the muscles in your feet and then relax 6. ．Continue up the body，tensing and relaxing the muscles until you reach the head. Start with the feet again if you are still tense．If you 7. (think) about a problem or about something exciting that is going to happen the next day，get up and write about it．That will help to take it off your mind．You can also get up and read，but be sure to choose 8. book that is not too difficult． 9. ，you may get so interested that you won’t want to go to sleep even when you feel sleepy．
Sleep well and have sweet 10. (dream)!
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