第1794期阅读理解附答案
<p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="individuality">individuality</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="dye">dye</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="anddecorate">anddecorate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tattoos">tattoos</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individuality">individuality</span> <span word="isexcellence">isexcellence</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comprehend">comprehend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="throughperformance">throughperformance</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="invent">invent</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="improve">improve</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="workthese">workthese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capitalism">capitalism</span>.</p><p> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Kettering">Kettering</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cranking">cranking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="starter">starter</span>. <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="tomass">tomass</span>-<span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>. <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="Waterman">Waterman</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="dipping">dipping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inkwell">inkwell</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>. <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Westinghouse">Westinghouse</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Elisha">Elisha</span> <span word="Otis">Otis</span>, <span word="inventor">inventor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span>, <span word="indirectly">indirectly</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="skyline">skyline</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="individualism">individualism</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="uniquenessthat">uniquenessthat</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="outpost">outpost</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notions">notions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individuality">individuality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horrorable">horrorable</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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