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Maybe you’ve just invented something better than the iPhone or a solar-powered car. You don’t want anyone to steal your design. What should you do? Patent (申请专利) it! Patents are the best way to get credit for your work and help others continue advancing in that field. Here’s what you need to know.
A patent gives you the right to an invention. The patent protects its owner, which means the invention can’t be copied or sold without their agreement. In exchange, the owner must reveal information about the invention. This contributes knowledge that helps other inventors improve on their own research. A patent usually lasts about 20 years.
The first step to getting a patent is the application. The person applying must name the invention, explain its use and describe it clearly. The invention must be practical and contain some new characteristic — something that hasn’t been seen or used before. But not everything “new” can be patented. Many countries don’t allow patents on things like new concepts, scientific theories, medical procedures or substances already found in nature.
You may not be able to see patents, but they’re connected to nearly everything. There are patents on things you use every day, like plastic, medicine and your computer. There are patents on things that are unavailable on the market, too. Apple is well-known for its patents on potential products, such as the “iBike” or the “iKey”.
Of course there are also patents on inventions like this. Take the anti-eating face mask for example. This device locks around your head with a metal cage covering your mouth. You can breathe and speak, but you can’t eat!
Although many patented inventions can be failures, there’s plenty of room for success. So if you have a cool invention, try to patent it.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?| A．A patent can last for around 20 years. | | B．Everything new can be patented. | | C．Your invention is protected after you have applied for a patent. | | D．Some patents are on the things that we use every day. |
小题2:We can infer that Apple’s iBike is _____.| A．a popular product | B．a mere new concept | | C．a famous brand in the world | D．a practical bike on the market |
小题3:The underlined word “device” in Paragraph 5 can best be replaced by “_____”.| A．weapon | B．medicine | C．equipment | D．strength |
小题4:The purpose of writing this passage is to _____.| A．advertise | B．persuade | C．warn | D．inform |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
解析
试题分析：文章写作的目的是为了给我们告知申请专利的好处，如何申请专利，并介绍了并非所有新的东西都是专利。最后作者建议我们如果有新的发明，那就去尝试申请专利吧。
小题1:细节题。从But not everything “new” can be patented. 可知，不是所有的新的东西都能申请专利，故选B
小题2:细节推断题。从文章There are patents on things that are unavailable on the market, too. Apple is well-known for its patents on potential products, such as the “iBike” or the “iKey”.可知，苹果的iBike 仅仅只是一个新的概念而已，还没有出现真正的东西，故选B
小题3:推断题。从文章Take the anti-eating face mask for example. This device locks around your head with a metal cage covering your mouth. 可知这个单词的意思是设备，故选C
小题4:主旨推断题。文章写作的目的是为了给我们告知申请专利的好处，如何申请专利，并介绍了并非所有新的东西都是专利，故选D
点评：本文推断题较多，给文章增添了一定的难度。对于此类文章，所给的信息量比较精炼，要求学生仔细认真的读懂文章，不能走马观花的看，要根据题目中的内容对比文章的上下，综合作答，尤其对于推断题，要准确理会作者的写作情感，事情发展的逻辑关系都需要特别注意。 |
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My First Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula. Okla. 36 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 37 out of old boards.
I got my first 38 job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities (职责) were 39 tables and washing dishes, 40 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would 41 to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 42 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 43 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working
44 me to have. Because of my 45 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Taste Freeze. This made me 46 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 47 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊帐) 48 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 49 a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes. I was 50 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed(欠) the storekeeper $90! So I learned 51 the danger of easy credit. I paid it 52 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 53 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, 54 worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 55 sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.”How right he was.
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| 小题2: | | A．pulled | B．put | C．picked | D．pressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．usual | B．real | C．main | D．particular |
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| 小题4: | | A．sweeping | B．packing | C．clearing | D．emptying |
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| 小题6: | | A．head | B．turn | C．change | D．move |
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| 小题7: | | A．studied | B．worked | C．played | D．slept |
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| 小题8: | | A．helping | B．having | C．watching | D．letting |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．told | C．promised | D．allowed |
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| 小题11: | | A．proud | B．friendly | C．lucky | D．hopeful |
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| 小题12: | | A．ran | B．got | C．flew | D．carried |
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| 小题13: | | A．although | B．while | C．if | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．sold | B．borrowed | C．charged | D．wore |
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| 小题15: | | A．keeping | B．making | C．paying | D．taking |
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| 小题16: | | A．gradually | B．greatly | C．hardly | D．early |
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| 小题18: | | A．point | B．level | C．part | D．sign |
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| 小题20: | | A．understand | B．demand | C．offer | D．fear |
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Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a self-effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
Sometimes you remember things that did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “trick” works the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny in incidents（小事） caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉). Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble. （words: 169）
小题1:If you want to have a good memory, ________.| A．you should force yourself to remember things | | B．you should make a self-effort of practice and exercise | | C．you should never stop learning | | D．you should try hard to remember things |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. | | B．One night the writer forgot having locked the front door. | | C．The writer remembered to lock the door. | | D．The writer remembered unlocking the front door. |
小题3:From the sentence "We never get tired of hearing new ones", we can infer that______.| A．we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors | | B．we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors | | C．we will never get rid of（摆脱） listening to new stories about absent-mindedness | | D．absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people |
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A firm handshake is the key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
A US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock（模拟）interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their general performance, five “handshake raters（评估人）” also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with “wimpy” shakes were judged to be more timid（胆怯的）and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: “We’ve always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don’t consciously remember a person’s handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal（非语言的）clues we get about the person’s general personality, and that impression is what we remember.”
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, —as an overenthusiastic “bone crusher” handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of reliability.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
小题1:The passage is probably intended for_______.| A．job-hunters | B．an undergraduate | C．employers | D．handshake raters |
小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave. | | B．The undergraduates without a firm handshake are less competitive. | | C．Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others. | | D．The handshake dates back to medieval Europe. |
小题3:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．The handshake determines a person’s personality. | | B．A successful job interview starts with a firm handshake. | | C．The first few minutes of the interview really counts. | | D．Job interview success depends on a number of factors. |
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完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
The Healing
Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.
Thirty hours ago Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to 1 Joshua. It was a 2 trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be 3 from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurses….but 12 hours later, at children’s Hospital, 4 the doctors had exhausted all 5 , little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted 6 of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a 7 decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and 8 couple.
The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans. 9 one point Jim realized he needed a 10 .When Jim settled into the chair 11 the barber’s, he began to 12 the past hours, trying to 13 some sense of it all. 14 had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….he had 15 begun his life….The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just 16 him.
While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch: “They are transplanting one of his heart valves(瓣膜) right now.”
The 17 stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this….but about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry 18 she could get to Children’s Hospital. She 19 here so full of joy….her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a 20 needed transplant—a heart valve.”
Jim’s healing began.
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| 小题2: | | A．routine | B．annual | C．average | D．difficult |
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| 小题3: | | A．conveyed | B．transplanted | C．awakened | D．convinced |
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| 小题4: | | A．though | B．since | C．because | D．as |
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| 小题5: | | A．medicine | B．strength | C．attempts | D．spirits |
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| 小题7: | | A．good | B．difficult | C．stupid | D．wise |
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| 小题8: | | A．giving | B．tiring | C．boring | D．thinking |
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| 小题10: | | A．haircut | B．break | C．donation | D．decision |
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| 小题12: | | A．decide on | B．reflect on | C．keep on | D．focus on |
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| 小题15: | | A．barely | B．nearly | C．seldom | D．almost |
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| 小题16: | | A．covered | B．drew | C．enveloped | D．choked |
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| 小题17: | | A．hairdresser | B．customer | C．father | D．parent |
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| 小题19: | | A．arrived | B．left | C．stayed | D．sat |
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I want to talk about the economy．Not "the economy" we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians" speeches．I want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day．
Most people aren"t particularly interested in "the economy"．"Share prices are flying high; interest rates are soaring; the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down on 8472．35．" We hear this and subconsciously switch off．
Notice that "the economy" is not the same as the economy, "The economy" is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth．The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life．
We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a well-off society．So why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work, which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives．Our towns become more and more crowded．We poison our air and seas, and our food is full of chemicals．There"s something wrong here．If times were truly good, then you may think we"d all feel optimistic about the future．Yet the majority of us are deeply worried．More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about future generations．
The term "economic expansion" suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more money．More spending doesn"t mean that life is getting better．We all know it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty, pollution．More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption．Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down．If we don"t keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate（僵局）．
How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more aware of the results of our actions．We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world．We create mountains of waste．We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land．
The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior．Our main problem is not that we don"t know what to do about it．It is gathering the desire to do it．
小题1:According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy?| A．The Dow Jones Index． | | B．Increases in interest rates | | C．Skyrocketing share prices | | D．Shopping in a supermarket |
小题2:It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that ．| A．people are benefiting from a well-off society | | B．the future generation is a big concern for most people | | C．people still feel much pressure despite labor-saving devices | | D．the majority of people are optimistic about the future |
小题3:What is true about economic expansion?| A．It guarantees a better life for us． | | B．It may lead to some social problems． | | C．It will stop the circulation of money． | | D．It has only brought desirable effects． |
小题4:The author writes the passage mainly to ．| A．call on us to change our behavior | | B．suggest a solution for over-consumption | | C．make a distinction between two economies | | D．inform us of the effects of economic expansion |
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