Question

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 picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but 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 free 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.

Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing(福分) 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.

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

1.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

2.The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”

A. Gave somebody a job

B. Set fire to somebody

C. Let somebody down

D. Made somebody leave his job

3.Edison considered his deafness as______.

A. something bad       B. a gift from god

C. a kind of ability  D. a chance

4.Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

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

B. Edison had his first job in 1859.

C. A Vote recorder was Edison’s only patent.

D. Edison got his education mostly by himself.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The function(功能) of the electric light

B. The whole life of Edison.

C. The importance of inventions

D. Edison and his experiments

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

1.1】A细节理解题。根据About every two weeks he created something new.可知 爱迪生每两周就有新的发明。故选A。

2.2】D细节理解题。根据Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well.可知他的第一份工作没有好结果。when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.当他不小心烧了火车的地板时，当然是被解雇了。He forced somebody to leave his job.他被迫离开他的工作。相当于fire（解雇）。故选D。

3.3】B细节理解题。根据he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.可知他认为他的失聪在很多方面是上帝的恩赐。故选B。

4.C推理判断题。根据He always worked 16 out of every 24hours.可知，他每天休息8个小时，所以A的陈述正确；根据His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated.可知，爱迪生主要是自学成才的，所以B的陈述正确；Thomas Edison生于 1847， 12岁时（1859年）他得到第一份工作, 所以C的陈述不正确；根据He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.可知，爱迪生的许多发明都极大地改善了人们的生活。所以D的陈述正确；本题要求找出陈述不正确的选项，故选C。

5.B主题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是爱迪生的一生。故选D。