Question

                          (B)

   Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him,the world might still be in the dark. However,the electric light was not his only invention.He also invented the motion pic- ture camera and over 1 ,200 other things.

About every two weeks he created something new.

   Thomas Edison was bom in 1847.He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home,hut Thomas was mostly self-educated.He started experimenting at a young age.

   When he was 12 years old,he got his first job.He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator,but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent (专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.

Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other,but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.It kept conversations short,so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

   Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.

6. How often did Edison make a new invention?

   A. About every fourteen days.

   B. About every seven days.

   C. About once a week.

   D. About twice a week.

7. The underlined word ‘‘ fired ” in the passage means “ ”

   A. Gave somebody a job

   B. Set fire to somebody

   C. Let somebody down

   D. Forced somebody to leave his job

8. Edison considered his deafness as  .

   A. something bad   B. a gift from God

   C. a kind of ability   D. a disadvantage

9. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. Edison had only 8 hours,rest each day after his deafness.

   B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching.

   C. Edison had his first job in 1869.

    D. Edison's inventions greatly improved the quality of people's life.

10. What does the passage mainly talk about?

   A. The function of the electric light.

   B. Edison and his experiments.

   C. The importance of inventions.

   D. The whole life of Edison.

Answer 1

6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D

(B)

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了托马斯•爱迪生的生 平发明及工作态度等。

6. A细节理解。根据第一段最后一句“大约每两周他就会 创造某样新的东西”可知应选大约每十四天。故选A.

7. D词义猜测题。根据本句中“他不小心使火车地板着火”及 下文中“然后他做了五年的电报员”可知他应该是被解雇了。 故选D.

8. B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways可知，他认为这是上帝送他 的礼物。故选B.

9. C推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知爱迪生生于1847 年;根据第三段第一句可知他十二岁的时候得到第一份工作。 由此可以推断他是在1859年得到的第一份工作。故选C.

10. D主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了爱迪 生的一生。故选D.