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AldousHuxleywasamostunfortunateman.Whenhediedin1963hemusthaveexpiredintheconfidentbeliefthattheeventwouldbegivenwidecoverageinthepressthenextday.Afterall,hiscareerhadnotbeenwithoutdistinction.WherehemadehisbigmistakewasindyingonthesamedaythatJohnF.Kennedywasassassinated.AsaresultHuxleygotaboutthreecolumninchesatthebottomofpage27.InthesamewaythedeathofVictorFarrishasgonewidelyunnoticedbecausehefoolishlyshuffledoffthismortalcoilatthesametimeasMr.KonstantinChernenko.Now,asyouallknow,VictorFarriswasthechapwhoinventedthepaperclip.Thepapermilkcartontoo.AndpaperclipsandmilkcartonswillbeinuselongaftereveryonehasforgottenthenameofthecomradewhocamebetweenAndropovandwhateverthisnewblokeiscalled.『ThesamegoesfortheinventorofthesupermarkettrolleywhodiedinSwitzerlandafewmonthsago.』①Felloffhistrolley,sotospeak.『ForallIknow,hemaybeahouseholdnameinhisowncantonandtheyareputtingupastatueofhomewheelinghistrolley,andaregoingtocommemoratehimononeofthoseever-so-tastefulSwisspostagestampsweusedtocollectwhenwewereyoungerandwiser,』②butIdoubtifhisnamewillberememberedoutsidethebordersofhissmallcountry.PersonallyIforgotitwithinminutesofreadingofhisdecease.Notthatitmatters.Somehowitishardtoimaginethingslikepaperclipsandsupermarkettrolleyshavinghadanamedinventor.It’slikediscoveringthatataparticularmomentofhistoryaparticularpersoninventedthespoon,orthechair,orsocks.Oneassumesthattheseeverydayobjectsjusthappened,orevolvedthroughnaturalselection.Itisn’tnecessarilyso.IreadonlytheotherdaythatRichardⅡinventedthehandkerchief.AlmosteverythingelsewasinventedeitherbyLeonardodaVinci(scissors,bicycles,helicopters,andprobablyspoons,socksandtheRubikcubeaswell)orbyBenjaminFranklin(lightning-conductor,rocking-chair,bifocals)orelsebyJosephStalin(television).It’squitepossiblethatLeonardoorBenjaminFranklinorStalinalsoinventedthesupermarkettrolley.Certainlyithasbeeninventedmorethanonce.HardlywasHerrEdelweiss(orwhatevertheSwisschapwascalled)inhisgrave,thannewscameofthedeathofSylvanN.Goodmanattheageof86.Sylvanalsoinventedthesupermarkettrolleyor,astheLosAngelesTimesreportcallsit,theshoppingcart.Bethatasitmay,HerrEdelweissorSylvanGoodman,orboth,didagrandjobandmadesupermarketshoppingfarlesshellishthanitwouldotherwisebe.Thenextstepwillbetogetthetrolleysoutoftheshopsandintothestreets.Youcouldputanengineinthefrontandcallitacar.Orgiveitbigwheelsandacanopyandcallitapram.Thepossibilitiesareendless.1.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHerrEdelweiss.A.wasrememberedbythepeoplealloverworldB.madealotofmoneyfromhisinventionC.wasnotveryfamousD.wasabusinesspartnerofSylvanGoodman2.Theauthorwritesthisarticleinordertoillustratethat.A.thenamesofthepeoplewhoinventedthemostusefulthingsareusuallyforgottenB.everydayobjectsareinventedandevolvethroughnaturalselectionC.manyeverydayobjectsareinventedmorethanonceD.manyfamouspeoplehavepassedawaywithoutbeingnoticed3.Whoprobablyinventedspoons?A.LeonardodaVinci.B.BenjaminFranklin.C.VictorFarris.D.Apersonunknown.4.BystatingthatLeonardodaVinciinventedhelicopters,theauthormeans.A.hereallydiditB.heisamilitaryscientistC.hepaintedinoneofhismasterpiecesahelicoptersD.peopleturntoascribeinventionstohimbuttheyarewrong5.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAldousHuxley?A.Hisdeathwasnotreportedbythepress.B.Hewasafamousinventor.C.Hemadeaverybigmistakeinhislateyears.D.HediedonthesamedayasJohnF.Kenneddy.Vocabulary1.canopyn.天篷2.pramn.婴儿车长难句解析①【解析】“thesamegoes”解析为同样的事情也发生，例:Thesamegoesforourclassmates.同样的事情也发生在我的同学身上。who引导的定语从句修饰inventor。【译文】同样的事情也发生在超市手推车发明者的身上，他就在几个月以前死于瑞士。②【解析】ahouseholdname应译为“家喻户晓的名字”，2个“and”连接3个并列句。“forallIknow”作(禁止)语，译为“据我所知”。【译文】据我所知，在他的家乡他的名字家喻户晓，人们甚至为纪念他的手推车为他造了塑像，还将他印在了我们曾经收集过的非常有意义的瑞士邮票上了。答案与详解【短文大意】正是由于发明家们的伟大作品，我们的生活才得以更加美好，但是，由于各种原因，他们的名字却并不为人们熟知。生活中有许多看似平常的东西其实都是发明家的杰作。1.C推断题。虽然文中第三段对他进行了详细的介绍，但是直到第六段才第一次出现HerrEdelweiss这个名字，根据上下文可以看出他是瑞士人，刚刚去世。因为他发明了supermarkettrolley，在他的家乡人们以塑像和发行邮票的方式纪念他，但即便如此作者怀疑ifhisnamewillberememberedoutsidethebordersofhissmallcountry，而作者自己也在几分钟后忘掉了他的名字。由此可以推断出HerrEdelweisswasnotveryfamous。Edelweiss并不是SylvanGoodman的商业伙伴，但他们都发明了超级市场的手推车。2.A主旨题。作者在文中提到了几位人们所不熟悉的发明家，如VictorFarris，HerrEdelweiss，和sylvanGoodman，他们发明了像paperclips，milkcartons，和supermarkettrolleys等非常有用的日常物品，但是他们的名字常常不为人所知；人们更不曾记得是谁发明了scissors，bicycles，spoons...，因此文章的主旨是称赞那些默默无闻的发明家，A是最佳选项。3.D推断题。本题的关键是对文中第五段第三句的理解，不能按照字面意思理解成LeonardodaVinci发明了剪子、自行车、直升飞机、勺子、袜子和骰子，本杰明·富兰克林发明了避雷针、摇椅和两用眼镜，斯大林发明了电视机，作者的本意是说人们只记得一些著名人物，却根本不知道是谁发明了这些重要的日常用品。4.D细节题。达芬奇不可能发明直升飞机。答案应为D。人们只是喜欢把他想像成发明了很多东西的人.5.D推断题。从文中第一段我们可以得知AldousHuxley很有名(hiscareerhadnotbeenwithoutdistinction)，但文中并没说他是个发明家；他的不幸之处是dyingonthesamedaythatJohnF.Kennedywasassassinated，报纸以大量篇幅报道肯尼迪遇刺，Huxley的死讯只出现在报纸第27版的末尾部分，因此D为正确选项。Moreandmore,theoperationsofourbusiness,governments,andfinancialinstitutionsarecontrolledbyinformationthatexistsonlyinsidecomputermemories.Anyonecleverenoughtomodifythisinformationforhisownpurposescanreapsubstantialrewards.Evenworse,anumberofpeoplewhohavedonethisandbeencaughtatithavemanagedtogetawaywithoutpunishment.『It’seasyforcomputercrimestogoundetectedifnoonechecksuponwhatthecomputerisdoing,butev