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 (申请专利) 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】

试题分析：文章写作的目的是为了给我们告知申请专利的好处，如何申请专利，并介绍了并非所有新的东西都是专利。最后作者建议我们如果有新的发明，那就去尝试申请专利吧。

1.细节题。从But not everything “new” can be patented. 可知，不是所有的新的东西都能申请专利，故选B

2.细节推断题。从文章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，苹果的iBike 仅仅只是一个新的概念而已，还没有出现真正的东西，故选B

3.推断题。从文章Take the anti-eating face mask for example. This device locks around your head with a metal cage covering your mouth. 可知这个单词的意思是设备，故选C

4.主旨推断题。文章写作的目的是为了给我们告知申请专利的好处，如何申请专利，并介绍了并非所有新的东西都是专利，故选D

考点：日常生活类说明文

点评：本文推断题较多，给文章增添了一定的难度。对于此类文章，所给的信息量比较精炼，要求学生仔细认真的读懂文章，不能走马观花的看，要根据题目中的内容对比文章的上下，综合作答，尤其对于推断题，要准确理会作者的写作情感，事情发展的逻辑关系都需要特别注意。