2015职称英语理工类考试阅读理解练习题(2)
<p> <span word="Inventor">Inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="LED">LED</span> <span word="LED">LED</span>的发明者</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 23, 2004, <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> $500,000 <span word="Lemelson">Lemelson</span>-<span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1<span word="Oth">Oth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lemelson">Lemelson</span>-<span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span>.</p><p> <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span>, 75, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Bardeen">Bardeen</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transistor">transistor</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Labs">Labs</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="dimmer">dimmer</span> <span word="switches">switches</span>.</p><p> <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="LEDs">LEDs</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lemelson">Lemelson</span>-<span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="Edith">Edith</span> <span word="Flanigen">Flanigen</span>, 75, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> $100,000 <span word="Lemelson">Lemelson</span>-<span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="Lifetime">Lifetime</span> <span word="Achievement">Achievement</span> <span word="Award">Award</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="molecular">molecular</span> <span word="sieves">sieves</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="molecules">molecules</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="size">size</span>.</p><p> 2004年4月23号，<span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span>在华盛顿的一次典礼上被授予麻省理工<span word="Lemelson">Lemelson</span>项目的50万美元的奖金。这是麻省理工的<span word="LemelsonMIT">LemelsonMIT</span>项目第十年颁奖给杰出的发明人。</p><p> <span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span>，75岁，是上世纪50年代初期晶体管的发明者<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Bardeen">Bardeen</span>的学生。从研究生院毕业之后，<span word="Holonyak">Holonyak</span>在<span word="Bell">Bell</span>实验室工作。之后去了通用电器公司，在那里他发明了一种开关，现在在家用减光开关中普遍使用。</p>
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