To the Editor,
I have been reading your newspaper, the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed(習(xí)慣的) to reading excellent newspapers such as The New York Times . In fact, we still have the Times delivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes(食譜) in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.
The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story. I’ve never read an article that doesn’t contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week’s issue you misspelled the word “secretary”, used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used “it’s” as a possessive (所有格). And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, “it’s” means “it is ”.It’s also a possessive adjective!
It’s a pity that this tiny little hick(鄉(xiāng)下) town has only one newspaper, because I’d like to have an alternative(替換物) to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can’t spell correctly. How can you get your facts right?
I’ve been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription(訂閱). And buy yourself a dictionary.
Sincerely,
Jane Z, Jones
【小題1】 Which phrase from the passage shows the writer’s prejudice(偏見)?
A.get this off my chest |
B.three or four spelling or grammatical errors |
C.tiny little hick town |
D.reading the recipes in the magazine |
A.happy | B.a(chǎn)ngry | C.sympathetic(同情的) | D.objective |
A.The writer once lived in New York City, so he was used to reading the Times. |
B.The entire family enjoys reading the Styles section in the mafazine. |
C.The writer has long been planning to express his dissatisfaction with the local newspaper |
D.It is obvious that the editors of the newspaper are not very careful about their work. |
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Although Thomas Edison created the technologies behind three major 21st century industries electrical power,recorded music and movies—his greatest invention may have been the modern method of inventing.He basically came up with the modern system of research and development.Edison was not the only scientist doing research in his garage but someone who gathered around him a team of creative scientific minds.Edison’s 1aboratories were the forerunners( 先驅(qū))of Apple,Google and Microsoft.
Yet for a11 his scientific gifts,he was no Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.He once said,“Anything that won’ t sell,I don’ t want to invent.” But Edison,unlike Jobs or Gates,had no real sense of what the public wanted or how to change his discoveries into products that might sell.It took him years to understand that the phonograph( 留聲機)was not a business tool but an entertainment invention.He helped create movies but resisted the idea that people might want to go into a theater to watch one.
We chose Edison this year because we need his example now more than ever.Though we live in a time of great reformation,the U.S.is in danger of losing its advantage in science and technology.American investment( 投資)in research and development has not increased as a percentage of GDP since the mid一1980s,while the government’ s share has been dropping.And this is at a time when China is rapidly increasing its money on research and development.The U.S.was once among the 1eading nations.Now it ranks near the bottom of the 23 nations that collect such data.We hope that Edison’ s story might not only encourage reformation but also inspire more
young Americans to study science and engineering.
The first paragraph is mainly about .
A.the number of Edison’ s great inventions
B.Edison’ s special personal characters
C.Edi son’ s modern system of research
D.Apple.Google and Microsoft and their forerunners
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.A11 the things Edison invented sold well.
B.Edison wanted to invent things that sold well.
C.Edison’ s inventions were not valuable for being unpopular.
D.Edison had a gift for changing his discoveries into best sellers.
The author’ s main purpose is to .
A.inform US of the danger the USA is in
B.get young Americans to study science
C.be in honor of Edison for his contributions
D.tell US how important Edison’ s inventions are
We can infer from the text that .
A.the USA is no 10nger advanced in science and technology
B.the USA falls behind China in research and inventions
C.more and more young Americans will be interested in science
D.China is spending more and more money on research and development
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Although Thomas Edison created the technologies behind three major 21st century industries electrical power,recorded music and movies—his greatest invention may have been the modern method of inventing.He basically came up with the modern system of research and development.Edison was not the only scientist doing research in his garage but someone who gathered around him a team of creative scientific minds.Edison’s 1aboratories were the forerunners(先驅(qū))of Apple,Google and Microsoft.
Yet for a11 his scientific gifts,he was no Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.He once said,“Anything that won’ t sell,I don’ t want to invent.” But Edison,unlike Jobs or Gates,had no real sense of what the public wanted or how to change his discoveries into products that might sell.It took him years to understand that the phonograph(留聲機)was not a business tool but an entertainment invention.He helped create movies but resisted the idea that people might want to go into a theater to watch one.
We chose Edison this year because we need his example now more than ever.Though we live in a time of great reformation,the U.S.is in danger of losing its advantage in science and technology.American investment(投資)in research and development has not increased as a percentage of GDP since the mid一1980s,while the government’ s share has been dropping.And this is at a time when China is rapidly increasing its money on research and development.The U.S.was once among the 1eading nations.Now it ranks near the bottom of the 23 nations that collect such data.We hope that Edison’ s story might not only encourage reformation but also inspire more
young Americans to study science and engineering.
【小題1】The first paragraph is mainly about .
A.the number of Edison’ s great inventions |
B.Edison’ s special personal characters |
C.Edi son’ s modern system of research |
D.Apple.Google and Microsoft and their forerunners |
A.A11 the things Edison invented sold well. |
B.Edison wanted to invent things that sold well. |
C.Edison’ s inventions were not valuable for being unpopular. |
D.Edison had a gift for changing his discoveries into best sellers. |
A.inform US of the danger the USA is in |
B.get young Americans to study science |
C.be in honor of Edison for his contributions |
D.tell US how important Edison’ s inventions are |
A.the USA is no 10nger advanced in science and technology |
B.the USA falls behind China in research and inventions |
C.more and more young Americans will be interested in science |
D.China is spending more and more money on research and development |
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Although Thomas Edison created the technologies behind three major 21st century industries electrical power,recorded music and movies—his greatest invention may have been the modern method of inventing.He basically came up with the modern system of research and development.Edison was not the only scientist doing research in his garage but someone who gathered around him a team of creative scientific minds.Edison’s 1aboratories were the forerunners( 先驅(qū))of Apple,Google and Microsoft.
Yet for a11 his scientific gifts,he was no Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.He once said,“Anything that won’ t sell,I don’ t want to invent.” But Edison,unlike Jobs or Gates,had no real sense of what the public wanted or how to change his discoveries into products that might sell.It took him years to understand that the phonograph( 留聲機)was not a business tool but an entertainment invention.He helped create movies but resisted the idea that people might want to go into a theater to watch one.
We chose Edison this year because we need his example now more than ever.Though we live in a time of great reformation,the U.S.is in danger of losing its advantage in science and technology.American investment( 投資)in research and development has not increased as a percentage of GDP since the mid一1980s,while the government’ s share has been dropping.And this is at a time when China is rapidly increasing its money on research and development.The U.S.was once among the 1eading nations.Now it ranks near the bottom of the 23 nations that collect such data.We hope that Edison’ s story might not only encourage reformation but also inspire more
young Americans to study science and engineering.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about .
A.the number of Edison’ s great inventions
B.Edison’ s special personal characters
C.Edi son’ s modern system of research
D.Apple.Google and Microsoft and their forerunners
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.A11 the things Edison invented sold well.
B.Edison wanted to invent things that sold well.
C.Edison’ s inventions were not valuable for being unpopular.
D.Edison had a gift for changing his discoveries into best sellers.
3.The author’ s main purpose is to .
A.inform US of the danger the USA is in
B.get young Americans to study science
C.be in honor of Edison for his contributions
D.tell US how important Edison’ s inventions are
4.We can infer from the text that .
A.the USA is no 10nger advanced in science and technology
B.the USA falls behind China in research and inventions
C.more and more young Americans will be interested in science
D.China is spending more and more money on research and development
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科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
Although Thomas Edison created the technologies behind three major 21st century industries electrical power,recorded music and movies—his greatest invention may have been the modern method of inventing.He basically came up with the modern system of research and development.Edison was not the only scientist doing research in his garage but someone who gathered around him a team of creative scientific minds.Edison’s laboratories were the forerunners( 先驅(qū))of Apple,Google and Microsoft.
Yet for all his scientific gifts,he was no Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.He once said,“Anything that won’ t sell,I don’ t want to invent.” But Edison,unlike Jobs or Gates,had no real sense of what the public wanted or how to change his discoveries into products that might sell.It took him years to understand that the phonograph( 留聲機)was not a business tool but an entertainment invention.He helped create movies but resisted the idea that people might want to go into a theater to watch one.
We chose Edison this year because we need his example now more than ever.Though we live in a time of great reformation,the U.S.is in danger of losing its advantage in science and technology.American investment( 投資)in research and development has not increased as a percentage of GDP since the mid一1980s,while the government’ s share has been dropping.And this is at a time when China is rapidly increasing its money on research and development.The U.S.was once among the leading nations.Now it ranks near the bottom of the 23 nations that collect such data.We hope that Edison’ s story might not only encourage reformation but also inspire more young Americans to study science and engineering.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about .
A.the number of Edison’ s great inventions
B.Edison’ s special personal characters
C.Edi son’ s modern system of research
D.Apple.Google and Microsoft and their forerunners
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.All the things Edison invented sold well.
B.Edison wanted to invent things that sold well.
C.Edison’ s inventions were not valuable for being unpopular.
D.Edison had a gift for changing his discoveries into best sellers.
3.The author’ s main purpose is to .
A.inform US of the danger the USA is in
B.get young Americans to study science
C.be in honor of Edison for his contributions
D.tell US how important Edison’ s inventions are
4.We can infer from the text that .
A.the USA is no longer advanced in science and technology
B.the USA falls behind China in research and inventions
C.more and more young Americans will be interested in science
D.China is spending more and more money on research and development
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