Question

Maybe you’ve just invented something better than the iPhone or a solar-powered car. You don’t want anyone to steal your design. What should you do? Patent (申請專利) it! Patents are the best way to get credit for your work and help others continue advancing in that field. Here’s what you need to know.

A patent gives you the right to an invention. The patent protects its owner, which means the invention can’t be copied or sold without their agreement. In exchange, the owner must reveal information about the invention. This contributes knowledge that helps other inventors improve on their own research. A patent usually lasts about 20 years.

The first step to getting a patent is the application. The person applying must name the invention, explain its use and describe it clearly. The invention must be practical and contain some new characteristic — something that hasn’t been seen or used before. But not everything “new” can be patented. Many countries don’t allow patents on things like new concepts, scientific theories, medical procedures or substances already found in nature.

You may not be able to see patents, but they’re connected to nearly everything. There are patents on things you use every day, like plastic, medicine and your computer. There are patents on things that are unavailable on the market, too. Apple is well-known for its patents on potential products, such as the “iBike” or the “iKey”.

Of course there are also patents on inventions like this. Take the anti-eating face mask for example. This device locks around your head with a metal cage covering your mouth. You can breathe and speak, but you can’t eat!

Although many patented inventions can be failures, there’s plenty of room for success. So if you have a cool invention, try to patent it.

1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A．A patent can last for around 20 years.

B．Everything new can be patented.

C．Your invention is protected after you have applied for a patent.

D．Some patents are on the things that we use every day.

2.We can infer that Apple’s iBike is _____.

A．a popular product                       B．a mere new concept

C．a famous brand in the world               D．a practical bike on the market

3.The underlined word “device” in Paragraph 5 can best be replaced by “_____”.

A．weapon           B．medicine          C．equipment         D．strength

4.The purpose of writing this passage is to _____.

A．advertise          B．persuade          C．warn             D．inform

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章寫作的目的是為了給我們告知申請專利的好處，如何申請專利，并介紹了并非所有新的東西都是專利。最后作者建議我們如果有新的發(fā)明，那就去嘗試申請專利吧。

1.細節(jié)題。從But not everything “new” can be patented. 可知，不是所有的新的東西都能申請專利，故選B

2.細節(jié)推斷題。從文章There are patents on things that are unavailable on the market, too. Apple is well-known for its patents on potential products, such as the “iBike” or the “iKey”.可知，蘋果的iBike 僅僅只是一個新的概念而已，還沒有出現真正的東西，故選B

3.推斷題。從文章Take the anti-eating face mask for example. This device locks around your head with a metal cage covering your mouth. 可知這個單詞的意思是設備，故選C

4.主旨推斷題。文章寫作的目的是為了給我們告知申請專利的好處，如何申請專利，并介紹了并非所有新的東西都是專利，故選D

考點：日常生活類說明文

點評：本文推斷題較多，給文章增添了一定的難度。對于此類文章，所給的信息量比較精煉，要求學生仔細認真的讀懂文章，不能走馬觀花的看，要根據題目中的內容對比文章的上下，綜合作答，尤其對于推斷題，要準確理會作者的寫作情感，事情發(fā)展的邏輯關系都需要特別注意。