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Itisdoingsomethingbetterthanotherpeoplethatmakesusunique.Yetasurprisingnumberofpeoplestillseeindividualityasasurfacething.Theywearbrightclothes,dyetheirhairstrangecolorsanddecoratetheirskinwithtattoos(文身)tomakesomekindofsocialstatement.Thewholepurposeofindividualityisexcellence.Thepeoplewhocomprehendthesimpleprincipleofbeinguniquethroughperformancemakeourentirepoliticalandeconomicsystemwork.Thosewhoinvent,whoimprove,whoknowmoreaboutasubjectthanotherpeopledo,andwhotakesomethingthatdoesn'tworkandmakeitwork—thesepeoplearetheverysoulofcapitalism.

CharlesKetteringdidn'tliketheideaofcrankingacartomakeitstart,soheinventedtheelectricstarter.HenryFordfiguredouttheassembly-linetechniqueandmadeitpossibletomass-produceautomobiles.LewisWatermansawnoneedtogoondippingapenintoaninkwell,soheputtheinkintothepen.GeorgeWestinghousetoldtheworldhowtostopatrain,andElishaOtis,inventoroftheelevator,indirectlycreatedthecityskyline.Thesepeopleunderstoodthatindividualismmeansworkingatthetopofone'scapacity.

Fortunately,enoughAmericanshavebeeninspiredtodosomethingwiththeiruniquenessthatwehavedevelopedinlessthanthreecenturiesfromafrontieroutpostintonotonlyacountryoffreedombutacountrystrongenoughtoprotectthatfreedom.Thesepeopleprizedthenotionsofindividualityandexcellenceaboveallthingsandthuskeptthegreatmachinefunctioning.Theoneswiththepurplehairandthehorrorablejewelryarejustalongfortheride,tryingtobe"different"andnotknowinghowtogoaboutit.

ThestudentwhoearnsA'sonhisreportcardhasgraspedtheideaandhasfoundtherealmeaningofindividuality.Sohastheyoungsterwhohasdesignedhisownspaceship,whopaintspicturesoftheworldaroundhim,orwhocannameallthestatesandtheircapitals.Accordingtotheauthoruniqueindividualsarepersonswho______.A.dosomethingbetterthanotherpeopleB.knowmoreaboutasubjectthanotherpeopleC.excelothersinworkD.alloftheabovePeoplewhoregardindividualityasasurfacethingalwaysdothefollowingEXCEPTA.wearingbrightclothesB.coloringtheirhairC.doingbetterthanothersD.decoratingtheirskinwithtattoos

WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.HenryFordinventedassembly-linetechnique.B.ElishaOtiswastheinventoroftheliftC.GeorgeWestinghousecreatedcranks.D.LewisWatermanputtheinkintothepen.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.therealsecrettobeinguniqueliesinourexcellentworkB.ifwewanttobedifferentwe'dgainmoreprofitCthestudentwhoearnsA'sonthereportcardhasnotgraspedtherealmeaningofindividualityD.allAmericansworkmiraclesInthewriter'sopinionwhohasunderstoodthesenseofindividuality?A.Theyoungsterwhodesignedhisownspaceship.B.Theyoungsterwhopaintedworthypictures.C.Theyoungsterwhowasinterestedinwearingstrangeclothes.D.BothAandB.

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