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Q5 to Q7: In American Genesis, which covers the century of technological innovation in the United States beginning in 1876, Line Thomas Hughes assigns special promi- (5) nence to Thomas Edison as archetype of the independent nineteenth-century inventor. However, Hughes virtually ignores Edison’s famous contem- porary and notorious adversary in (10) the field of electric light and power, George Westinghouse. This com- parative neglect of Westinghouse is consistent with other recent historians’ works, although it marks an intriguing (15) departure from the prevailing view during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for decades afterward) of Edison and Westinghouse as the two “pioneer innovators” of the electrical industry. (20) My recent reevaluation of Westing- house, facilitated by materials found in railroad archives, suggests that while Westinghouse and Edison shared important traits as inventors, they (25) differed markedly in their approach to the business aspects of innovation. For Edison as an inventor, novelty was always paramount: the overriding goal of the business of innovation was (30) simply to generate funding for new inventions. Edison therefore undertook just enough sales, product development, and manufacturing to accomplish this. Westinghouse, however, shared the (35) attitudes of the railroads and other industries for whom he developed innovations: product development, standardization, system, and order were top priorities. Westinghouse (40) thus better exemplifies the systematic approach to technological development that would become a hallmark of modern corporate research and development. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q5:
The primary purpose of the passage is to - reevaluate a controversial theory
- identify the flaws in a study
- propose a new method of historical research
- compare two contrasting analyses
- provide a fresh perspective
Answer: E 这题选E是不是因为第二段开头讲了my recent reevaluation，所以是provide a fresh perspective? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q6:
According to the passage, Edison’s chief concern as an inventor was the - availability of a commercial market
- costs of developing a prototype
- originality of his inventions
- maintenance of high standards throughout production
- generation of enough profits to pay for continued marketing
Answer: C Line 28-31不是讲到Edison要generate enough funding for new invention，那和E的选项不是配对吗，为什么是C呢？ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q7: The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries should be regarded as - a natural outgrowth of the recent revival of interest in Edison
- a result of scholarship based on previously unknown documents
- reflective of modern neglect of the views of previous generations
- inevitable, given the changing trends in historical interpretations
- surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had
Answer: E 这题答案的选项是怎么选出来的？ 请各位指导一下! | 
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