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2025考研英语(一)模考卷
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Itsnosecretthatthebestideasoftencometouswhenweleastexpectthemto.
Forsomeitmaybeonthedrivehomefromworkorinthemiddleofthenight,1othersmayhavetheirlightbulb2whiletaking‘timeoutinthebathroom.TheancientGreekmathematicianArchimedeswasinthelatter3,havingfamouslyrealisedhowto4thevolumeofirregularobjectswhiletakingabath.Whenheclimbedin,thewaterlevel5,anditoccurredtohimthatthevolumeofwaterdisplacedmustbe6tohisown.
Itsnotjustideasthatcancometousby7;sometimesitsaphysicalinvention.Whileitstruethatmostofhistorysgreatest8weremadeafteryearsofpainstakingresearch,othershappened9byaccident.Takethehumbleicelolly,10_.Arguablyalifesavinginventionduringthehotsummermonths,itwasinitiallytheresultofa11attemptatmakingsoda.In1905,an11-year-oldboycalledFrankEppersonhadbeen12tomakehimselfasugarybeverage,but13hisdrinkoutsideovernightwiththestirrer14inthecup.Beingthemiddleofwinter,theliquid15,andinthemorningFrankenjoyedafrozen16onastick.Eighteenyearslater,herealisedthe17possibilitieshisaccidentalinventioncouldhave,andhe18sellingthemonCaliforniabeaches.
Sowhetheritsthe19ofaclumsyspilloracontaminatedlaboratory,accidentalinventionsarejustaslapdashscientistaway,aslongastheyareabletorealisethe