2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（59）
<p> 59</p><p> <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="typewriter">typewriter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="Q">Q</span>, <span word="W">W</span>, <span word="E">E</span>, <span word="R">R</span>, <span word="T">T</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Y">Y</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="why">why</span>?</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typewriter">typewriter</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1714 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Mill">Mill</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Artificial">Artificial</span> <span word="Machine">Machine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Method">Method</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Impressing">Impressing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Transcribing">Transcribing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Letters">Letters</span>, <span word="Singly">Singly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Progressively">Progressively</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Writing">Writing</span>, <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Writing">Writing</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Engrossed">Engrossed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paper">Paper</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Parchment">Parchment</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Neat">Neat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Exact">Exact</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Print">Print</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span>!</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="typewriter">typewriter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="patented">patented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1868 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Latham">Latham</span> <span word="Sholes">Sholes</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span>-<span word="writer">writer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movable">movable</span> <span word="carriage">carriage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lever">lever</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="alphabetical">alphabetical</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Sholes">Sholes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="model">model</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ABC">ABC</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jam">jam</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typist">typist</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="Sholes">Sholes</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typist">typist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="typing">typing</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>.<span word="Sholes">Sholes</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rearrange">rearrange</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commonest">commonest</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jam">jam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="QWERTY">QWERTY</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="typists">typists</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="Sholes">Sholes</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typist">typist</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typist">typist</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keyboard">keyboard</span>.</p>
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