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【正文】 oy . Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 47 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use . He had tired everything he could think to do . 48 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had bee from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 51 like this , the more unhappy he became. 52 ,the boy of our story was a preetty smart guy,even if he cloudn’ t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’ t 53 ,I don’ t have the apple and I’ m feeling miserable as ’ s 54 more Ican do to get the apple_that is unchangeablebut we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that’ s the case, what can I do to feel better? 2020 年高考試題第 17 頁，共 74 頁。 D or hope B. cheerful B. anything 第三部分：閱讀理解（共 15 小題 。每小題 2分，滿分 30分） 請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答 題卡上將該項涂黑。 A We know the famous ones— the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells —but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器 )？ Shouldn’ t we know who they are? Joan Mclean think so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she’ s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “ who” invented” what” , however, 2020 年高考試題第 18 頁，共 74 頁。 Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the” why” and ” how” questions. According to Mclean,” When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.” So,just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well,Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to Mew York day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights ,so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the winshield,she found hersefe wondering why there couldn’ t be a buoltin devic for cleaing the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作桿 )on the inside of a vehicle that would contral an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations， It’ s hard to imagine driving without Garrett ’ s traffic light. It’ s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine ’ s innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses? mentionong “ traffic light” and “ windshield wiper” ,the author indicates that countless inventions are . ,because their inventors are famous B. beneficial,though their inventors are less famous useful, because their inventors are less famous D. not useful, though their inventors are famous Joan McLean’ s course aims to_____. A. add colour and variety to students’ campus life B. inform students of the windshield wiper’ s invention C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University D. pre[are students to try theie own invention 58． Tommy Lee’ s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _________. A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer 2020 年高考試題第 19 頁，共 74 頁。 B. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm D. not related to Professor Joan McLean’s lectures 59. Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this passage? A How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers? B How to Design a Builtin Dervice for Cleaning the Window? C Shouldn’t We Know Who Inventd the Windshield Wip er? D Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities? 2020 年高考試題第 20 頁，共 74 頁。 60． Whi