A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(交给) her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”

I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”

“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(爱迪生)was standing in line(排队) one day to pay his taxes(税). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”

I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”

“Ten dollars for the check-up(检查),” the doctor said.

“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”

For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”

1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.

A. excited           B. surprised           C. sad                  D. proud

2.The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.

A. to show absent-mindedness is common among people

B. because he liked telling stories

C. to make the author laugh    

D. to make fun of Edison

3.The underlined word “absent-mindedness” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. a feeling of anger            

B. a feeling of sadness  

C. an emotion (情绪) of excitement  

D. a trouble in which people often forget this or that

4.According to the passage, who was (were) absent-minded?

A. Only the author.                  B. The author’s wife.

C. The author and the doctor.         D. The doctor alone.

Thomas Alva Edison (爱迪生)was awarded more patents（专利） on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout(关闭，中断). All electric power(电源) would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories. Perhaps his suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion（混乱）. A blackout was out of the question.

On the day of Edison’s funeral (葬礼),many people silently dimmed(使暗淡) their lights. In this way they honoured the man who had done more than anyone else to the great force of electrity

63. This says that Thomas Edison __________.

A. was the only important American inventor   

B. received the first American patent

C. received more patents than any other American 

D. was the first American inventor

64. People decided to honor Edison when ________.

A. he made the first electric light               B. electric power was 100 years

C. the country realized electricity’s importance   D. he died in 1931

65. The suggested plan was to _________.

A. turn off the lights in factories       B. observe a few minutes of total silence

C. dim all electric lights              D. shut off all electricity for a short time

66. The plan was never carried out because________.

A. not everyone wanted to honor Edison           B. it was too difficult

C .electric power was too important to the country 

D. it honored only one of Edison’s inventions

根据汉语意思，完成下列句子

许多伟人从贫困中崛起，例如林肯和爱迪生.

Many great men have risen from poverty, Lincoln and Edison,________ ________.

A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(交给) her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(爱迪生)was standing in line(排队) one day to pay his taxes(税). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up(检查),” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”

1. 1.

   It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.

   1. A.
      excited
   2. B.
      surprised
   3. C.
      sad
   4. D.
      proud
2. 2.

   The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.

   1. A.
      to show absent-mindedness is common among people
   2. B.
      because he liked telling stories
   3. C.
      to make the author laugh
   4. D.
      to make fun of Edison
3. 3.

   The underlined word “absent-mindedness” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

   1. A.
      a feeling of anger
   2. B.
      a feeling of sadness
   3. C.
      an emotion (情绪) of excitement
   4. D.
      a trouble in which people often forget this or that
4. 4.

   According to the passage, who was (were) absent-minded?

   1. A.
      Only the author.
   2. B.
      The author’s wife.
   3. C.
      The author and the doctor.
   4. D.
      The doctor alone.