[求助]T-9-Q5-Q7應該沒討論過

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1.         T-9-Q5-Q7爱迪生的故事

In American Genesis, which covers

the century of technological innovation

in the United States beginning in 1876,

Line                  Thomas Hughes assigns[l1]  special promi-

(5)                    nence[l2]  to Thomas Edison as archetype[l3] 
                

of the independent nineteenth-century

inventor. However, Hughes virtually

ignores Edison’s famous contem-

porary and notorious[l4] 
            adversary[l5]  in

(10)                  the field of electric light and power,

George Westinghouse. This com-

parative neglect[l6]  of Westinghouse is

consistent with other recent historians’

works, although it marks an intriguing[l7] 
                

(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[l8]  by materials found

in railroad archives[l9] , suggests that

while Westinghouse and Edison shared

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 [l1]分配,分派

 [l2]顯著;傑出,卓越;聲望

1.  [l3]原型

 

 [l4]惡名昭彰的,聲名狼藉的

 [l5]敵手;敵人

1.  [l6]忽視,忽略

 

 [l7]耍陰謀,施詭計

1.  [l8]促進;幫助

 [l9]把...存檔;把...收集歸檔

important traits[l1]  as inventors, they

(25)                  differed markedly in their approach to

the business aspects of innovation.

For Edison as an inventor, novelty[l2] 
                                    

was always paramount[l3] : the overriding[l4] 
                                    

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[l5]  the systematic

approach to technological development

that would become a hallmark[l6]  of modern

corporate research and development.

 

T-9-Q5

The primary purpose of the passage is to

1. reevaluate a controversial theory

2. identify the flaws in a study

3. propose a new method of historical research

4. compare two contrasting analyses

5. provide a fresh perspective

答案 E 我選A

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 [l1]特徵,特點,特性

 [l2]新穎,新奇

 [l3]至高無上的;最重要的;主要的

1.  [l4]撤銷,推翻;使無效

 

1.  [l5]例示;作為...的例子

1.  [l6]品質證明;戳記;保證書

T-9-Q6

According to the passage, Edison’s chief concern as an inventor was the

1. availability of a commercial market

2. costs of developing a prototype

3. originality of his inventions

4. maintenance of high standards throughout production

5. generation of enough profits to pay for continued marketing

 答案C 我選B 這題就真的不解了 本來我是在B和E之間猶豫 我的原文定位是在27-31

                            

T-9-Q7

The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries should be regarded as

1. a natural outgrowth of the recent revival of interest in Edison

2. a result of scholarship based on previously unknown documents

3. reflective of modern neglect of the views of previous generations

4. inevitable, given the changing trends in historical interpretations

5. surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had

答案E 我選B 不解~

找不到討論貼 是不是表是簡單?  但是這三題我全措~~~~~~

是不是自己狀況不佳 還是答案有錯 ??

路過的同學們來討論一下吧~

may262008

ding. coask

joannachou

這裡有討論喔~

五樓的分析Q7非常好!

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardid=25&replyid=1680449&id=89994&page=1&skin=0&Star=1 

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楠树

不明白最后一个问题，原文中有“This comparative neglect of Westinghouse is consistent with other recent historians’ works, ”说明是base在别人的基础上啊