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第15节 题型组合练9
(阅读理解+阅读填空+完形填空+语法填空+短文改错+书面表达)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Forvariousreasonssomepeoplewhomadeadifferenceto
theworldarerarelytalkedabout.Theseare4littleGknown
peoplewhohadadeepeffectontheworld.
AbrahamFlexner
AbrahamFlexnerwasaskedtolookinto155medical
collegesin1908.Hisstudyresultedinareportinwhichhe
suggestedstoppinggivingso manylecturesto medical
studentsandgettingthemsomemorepracticalexperience.
Healsorecommendedthatthestandardsforadmission
shouldberaised.Intheend,allofhissuggestionswere
adopted,thuscreatingthefoundationofthemodernschool
ofmedicine.
Malcolm McLean
Malcolm McLeanstartedasmalltruckingcompany.
Whenashipcameintoaport,thegoodshadtobeunloaded
andthenloadedontothetrucks.Wouldntitbegreatifyou
couldjustmoveacontainerfromtheboattothetruck?
McLeandecidedtopursuetheideainthe1950s.Hebought
twooldoiltankers(油轮),andchangedthemsothatthey
couldhold58boxes.Despitehavingchangedthewayof
worldtradeandbeingamajorcontributortoglobalization
(全球化),McLeanisrelativelyunknowntoday.
HedyLamarr
HedyLamarrstarredinsomeold movies,butshe
changedthe world because she patented anideafor
somethingcalledthe“SecretCommunicationsSystem”.It
wasasystemthatwouldchangeradiofrequenciesina
method.Ifsomeonewaslistening,they wouldonlyhear
pieces.Itwasacheapandeffectivewaytocreatesecurity
innewtechnologieslikecellphonesandWiFi.
EdwardBernays
BernayslearnedalotfromhisuncleSigmundFreud.
When he grew up,he realized that he could use
psychoanalysis(心理分析)topersuadepeopletobuyand
dothingswithoutknowingthathewasinfluencingthem.
Hisapplicationofpsychoanalysistopublicrelationshas
hadadeepeffectonadvertising.
1.WhatmadeAbraham Flexneranimportantpersonin
history?
A.Histeachingskills.
B.Hisresearchesonmedicine.
C.Hiseffortstobecomeadoctor.
D.Hissuggestionsformedicalschools.
2.HowdidMalcolm McLeanmakeadifference?
A.Hecreatedtheterm “globalization”.
B.Heinventedanewwayofshipping.
C.Hestartedthefirsttruckingcompany.
D.Heturnedoldoiltankersintonewones.
3.Whomadeagreatcontributiontoprotectingpeoples
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