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江苏省泰州中学2022-2023学年高一下学期期中考试英语试

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一、阅读理解

ValerieL.ThomasisanAfricanAmericanscientistandinventorbestknownforher

patented(专利的)illusiontransmitter(幻觉发射器)andcontributionstoNASAresearch.

Thomaswasbornin1943inMaryland.Shewasinterestedinscienceasachild.Atthe

ageofeight,hercuriosityabouthowthingsworkedinspiredhertoborrowabookcalledThe

Boy’sFirstBookofRadioandElectronics,whichshetookhomehopingherfatherwouldhelp

hertakeonsomeprojectsinit.However,hedidn’thelpher.

Sheattendedanall-girlshighschoolthatdidnothelpherwithhandsonprojectseither.

Butthischangedincollege,whenThomaswasadmittedtoMorganStateUniversityasoneof

theonlytwowomeninherclasstomajorinphysics.Thomasexcelledinherstudies.She

graduatedwithexcellentresultsandacceptedapositionasadataanalystatNASA．

Inthe1970s,shemanagedthedevelopmentoftheimage-processingsystemsforLandsat,

thefirstsatellite(人造卫星)tosendimagestotheEarthfromspace.In1980,Thomas

receivedapatentforanillusiontransmitter.Thedeviceproducesopticalillusionimagesby

meansoftwoconcavemirrors().Unlikeflatmirrors,whichproduceimagesthat

凹面镜

appeartobeinside,orbehindthemirror,concavemirrorscreateimagesthatappeartobereal,

orinfrontofthemirroritself.ThistechnologywaslaterusedbyNASAandhassincebeen

adaptedforuseinsurgery(外科手术)aswellastheproductionoftelevisionandvideo

screens.

ThomascontinuedtoworkforNASAuntilherretirementin1995.Overthecourseof

hercareer,Thomascontributedwidelytothestudyofspace.Shehelpeddevelopcomputer

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