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ELECTRICITY IS AT THE CORE OF MODERN LIFE. DESPITE THIS, THE FULL STORY OF THIS REVOLUTIONARY FORCE HAS REMAINED UNTOLD — UNTIL NOW.
Simply Electrifying offers the comprehensive story of one of mankind's most important journeys: from a time when only a few could even imagine a world with electricity to today when, for most of us, a world without electricity would be unimaginable.
Since the birth of the modern science of electricity 265 years ago, mankind has built an impressive structure to produce, deliver, and use electricity, thanks to a combination of pioneering science, innovative technology, wise business strategy, and pervasive (到处存在的) economic and environmental regulation.
Simply Electrifying brings to life the stories of the people that made it all possible — from early pathfinders like Benjamin Franklin, Michael Faraday, James Clerk Maxwell, and Albert Einstein to innovators such as Samuel Morse, Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla. In modern times, business strategists and economic and environmental regulation driven by many, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rachel Carson, and even President Barack Obama, have shaped how we use and understand electricity in crucial ways. Today, Elon Musk and others are on the edge of again changing the way we think about and interact with it.
Simply Electrifying is painstakingly researched and beautifully written, showing us how both profitmakers and policymakers must use a wideangle lens to truly understand the past and predict the future.
语篇解读：本文是一篇广告，主要介绍了Simply Electrifying这本书。
1．According to the passage, the book Simply Electrifying is written to tell us ________.
A．pioneering science of electricity
B．significant journeys of electricity
C．the people who invented electricity
D．the research which was about electricity
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Simply Electrifying offers the comprehensive story of one of mankind's most important journeys”可知答案。
2．Why is President Barack Obama mentioned in the book Simply Electrifying?
A．Because a policymaker is usually a top dog that can arouse the readers' interest.
B．Because a policymaker can help promote the better use of electricity.
C．Because policymakers can decide the future of the use of electricity on the market.
D．Because policymakers can take control of the economy through electricity.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In modern times, business strategists and economic and environmental regulation ... Barack Obama, have shaped how we use and understand electricity in crucial ways.”可知，由奥巴马等政要人物所倡导的商业策略以及环境管理制度已经让我们养成用关键的方式去使用和理解电力的习惯。所以这些政策的制定者能够促进人们正确地使用电。
