"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this____, Dr. Tichauer uses his capability to find_____ways to do things. _____, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(钳子)______a better design. The usual____limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_____. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.
To improve the design of______and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer____the old tools. He asks such questions as: why ____a stepladder have four legs____three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺丝刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient.
Tichauer is not interested in getting ____ from his inventions. In fact, he says, "We _____ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注册专利)knowledge or invention."__ __companies have adopted some of his inventions.
As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer____the effect of stress on areas of the body. Even easy______work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and____causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the____tool all day long are extremely____in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the ____ so he redesigns the tool!
小题1: | A.argument | B.impression | C.statement | D.expectation |
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小题2: | A.unusual | B.easier | C.new | D.correct |
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小题3: | A.Especially | B.What's more | C.Meanwhile | D.For example |
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小题4: | A.followed | B.showed | C.needed | D.proved |
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小题5: | A.design | B.habits | C.materials | D.work |
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小题6: | A.body | B.finger | C.hand | D.wrist |
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小题7: | A.pliers | B.a tool | C.a stepladder | D.screwdrivers |
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小题8: | A.tests | B.uses | C.fixes | D.destroys |
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小题9: | A.could | B.will | C.would | D.must |
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小题10: | A.if | B.because | C.when | D.once |
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小题11: | A.inventions | B.theories | C.tools | D.questions |
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小题12: | A.recognized | B.famous | C.excited | D.rich |
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小题13: | A.encourage | B.prevent | C.warn | D.forgive |
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小题14: | A.Modern | B.Research | C.Commercial | D.Industrial |
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小题15: | A.teaches | B.studies | C.produces | D.discovers |
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小题16: | A.physical | B.daily | C.office | D.research |
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小题17: | A.in time | B.in addition | C.immediately | D.commonly |
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小题18: | A.wrong | B.old | C.same | D.heavy |
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小题19: | A.suitable | B.valuable | C.logical | D.practical |
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小题20: | A.work | B.study | C.labor | D.body |
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