Question

【题目】阅读表达。

Thomas Edison was a great American inventor. He was born on February 11th in 1847 at Milan, Ohio and died on October 18, 1931. When he was a child he was always trying out new ideas.

One day when he was five years old, his father saw him sitting on some eggs. He asked him why he was doing that. Tom did not answer. Instead, he asked his father: “Hens are able to have chicks. Why can’t I?”

Young Tom was in school for only three months. During those three months he asked a lot of questions. Most of these questions were not about his lessons. His teacher did not understand him. The boy had so many strange questions. The teacher could not answer all of them. So he wanted to send Tom away from school. He told Tom’s mother that Tom was not clever, and he asked her to take the boy out of school.

So Tom’s mother took him out of school, and taught him herself. She taught him to read and write, and she found him a very good student. He learnt very fast. Even before he was ten he became very interested in science. He grew vegetables in his garden and sold them. With the money he set up a chemical laboratory in his home in 1857.

Thomas Edison had 1,368 inventions during his lifetime.

His first patented invention was an electrical recorder in 1868.

1876—1877, invented the phonograph (留声机).

1891, invented the camera.

1897, invented the first electric lamp.

1900—1910, invented the storage battery.

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

【1】Did Tom’s teacher like him? Why?

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【2】Who taught Tom to read and write out of school?

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【3】When did Tom become interested in science?

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【4】How did he build his science lab?

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【5】What were invented by Tom?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No. he didn’t. Because he always asked a lot of questions. Most of these questions were not about his lessons.

【2】His mother.

【3】Even before he was ten.

【4】He grew vegetables in his garden and sold them. With the money he set up a chemical laboratory.

【5】He had 1,368 inventions during his lifetime. For example, the electrical recorder, the phonograph, the camera, the electric lamp, and the storage battery.

【解析】这篇短文简要介绍了著名发明家托马斯·爱迪生的生平，他因为发明电灯，从而改变了人们的生活。托马斯·爱迪生一生中有1368项发明，电子记录器，留声机，相机，电灯，蓄电池等都是他的发明。短文并且详细的描述了爱迪生的人格特点。

【1】问题：汤姆的老师喜欢他吗？为什么？根据短文中的句子“During those three months he asked a lot of questions. Most of these questions were not about his lessons. His teacher did not understand him. The boy had so many strange questions. The teacher could not answer all of them. So he wanted to send Tom away from school.”可知，老师并不喜欢爱迪生，因为爱迪生提出的问题多数与功课无关，故答案为No. he didn’t. Because he always asked a lot of questions. Most of these questions were not about his lessons.

【2】问题：走出校门后谁教托马斯读书和写字？根据文中句子“So Tom’s mother took him out of school, and taught him herself.”可知，托马斯爱迪生的妈妈亲自教他读书写字，答案为His mother.

【3】问题：汤姆什么时候开始对科学感兴趣的？根据文中句子“Even before he was ten he became very interested in science.”可知，甚至在他十岁之前，他就对科学产生了浓厚的兴趣。答案为Even before he was ten.

【4】问题：他是如何建立自己的科学实验室的？根据文中句子“He grew vegetables in his garden and sold them. With the money he set up a chemical laboratory in his home in 1857.”他在菜园里种蔬菜，然后卖掉蔬菜，他用这笔钱在家里建立了一个化学实验室。答案为He grew vegetables in his garden and sold them. With the money he set up a chemical laboratory.

【5】句意：汤姆发明了什么？根据文中句子“Thomas Edison had 1,368 inventions during his lifetime. His first patented invention was an electrical recorder in 1868. 1876—1877, invented the phonograph . 1891, invented the camera. 1897, invented the first electric lamp. 1900—1910, invented the storage battery.” Thomas Edison一生中有1368项发明，电子记录器，留声机，相机，电灯，蓄电池等都是他的发明。故答案为He had 1,368 inventions during his lifetime. For example, the electrical recorder, the phonograph, the camera, the electric lamp, and the storage battery.