Question

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.

1.All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A. what    B. that      C. then       D. which

2.Edison _________in inventing new things.

A. took all his time         B. paid all his money

C. spent his most time       D. spent his most money

3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A. thousands of               B. over one thousand

C. only one thousand           D. less than a thousand

4. Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A. fifty           B. severity-six     C. sixty     D. eighty

5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor.

 A. possible    B. not true     C. nice     D. important

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】文章大意：本文主要介绍了发明家爱迪生的一生及其对人类的贡献。

1.考查表语从句用法。that是连词，不充当句子成分，what除了充当引导词还在从句中成分，做need的宾语。

2. 细节理解题。从文章中It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things.直接找到答案。

3.细节理解题。从文章中He made more than one thousand inventions in his life直接找到答案。

4.数字推断题。从When Edison died in 1931知道，爱迪生活了80岁，2011—1931=80.

5.细节理解题。从Of course it was impossible to do so. 找到答案。