英语短文whatdoyouwishyoucouldchangeaboutyourlife
英语短文whatdoyouwishyoucouldchangeaboutyour
life
英语短文whatdoyouwishyoucouldchangeaboutyourlife
英语短文whatdoyouwishyoucouldchangeaboutyour
life
Haveyoudreamedofbuildingyourownmachine?Doyouwishyoucouldinventsomethingnew?HerewelookatafewBritishinventionsofrecenttimes.
Adaptiveglasses
Doyouwearglasses?Ifso,canyouimaginelifewithoutthem?In1985,JoshuaSilver,aprofessoratOxfordUniversity,askedhimself,“CanIinventapairofglassesthatcouldbechangedbythewearer?”Hedesignedtwoplasticlenses(透镜)thatarefilledwithaspecialliquid.Usingsyringes(注射器)youchangetheliquidbetweenthelensesuntilyoucanseeclearly.Theglassesarenotbeautifulbuttheyareeasytouseandcheaptomake.
Thewindupradio
WhenyouswitchyourTVontonight,thinkaboutallthosepeoplewithoutelectricity.Thinkingaboutthis,TrevorBayliscameupwiththeideaofdesigningaradiothatcouldbepoweredbyhand.IncommonwithJoshuaSilverhewantedhisinventiontobecheapandeasytouse.Hewantedeventhepoorestpeopleindevelopingcountries,whodon'thaveelectricityandcannotaffordbatteries,touseit.Theradiohasagenerator(发电机)whichispoweredbyturningahandle.In1996itwontheBBCDesignAwardforBestProductandBestDesign.
TheDysonvacuum(真空)cleaner
Inmanyhomesaroundtheworldyoucanseeacleanerthatlookslikeaspaceship.ThisistheDysonvacuumcleanerwhichusessomethingcalled“cyclonic,separation”toseparatethedirt.Youdonotneedabagforyourcleaneranditdoesnotgetblockedsoitisverypractical.TheideacametoSirJamesDysonafterhekepthavingproblemswithhisvacuumcleaner.Hedecidedhecoulddesignabetteroneandin1993heopenedhisownfactory.TheDysonisnowoneofthebestsellingcleanersintheUKandDysonisbelievedtohaveearnedoverabillionpounds.
TheZapataFlyboard
Haveyoueverdreamedofzoomingthroughthewaterandleapingintheairlikeadolphin?Nowyoucanthankstoaflyboard,builtbywatersportsenthusiastFrankZapata.Withityoucandivebackinthewaterandoutagain.It'spossibletojumptoincredibleheightsoutofthewater—over30feet.Thebasicflyboardmodelcomesinat£4,200.
Sokeepdreamingandinventing.Onedayyoumightgetitright.
16.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.GreatestInventionsB.Scientists'Stories
C.MagicGlassesD.BeautifulMinds
17.Whatcanwelearnaboutadaptiveglasses?
A.Theyareveryexpensive.
B.Theinventorisastudent.
C.Theglassesarefragile.
D.Theydon'tlookverynice.
18.Whichinventionwonanaward?
A.Adaptiveglasses.
B.Thewindupradio.
C.TheDysonvacuumcleaner.
D.TheZapataFlyboard.
19.TheDysonvacuumcleanerwasinventedwiththepurposeof________.
A.helpingpeopleusecleanersmoreeasily
B.makingDysonarichbusinessman
C.keepingthehousecleanerthanbefore
D.takingtheplaceofhumancleaners