Question

Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age.There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light.But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,”Edison said.He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker..From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature.Nature, he often said,is full of secrets.He tried to understand them;then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “ Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

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

A．Edison invented the electric light.

B．Many other people have changed Edison’s life.

C．Edison has changed the life of many other people.

D．Few men in history can change other people’s life.

2.Edison thought __________.

A．he could be happy if he was a genius

B．genius plays the most important part in one’s success

C．hard work could do better than genius

D．genius could do better than hard work

3.Edison was __________.

A．very much interested in nature

B．interested in discovering the secrets of nature

C．interested in changing people’s ideas

D．uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature

4.In Edison’s opinion, _________.

A．thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help

B．people’s successs lies mostly in genius

C．hard work is the second important thing in making people successful

D．there are few secrets for him to discover later

5.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies _________.

A．life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings

B．Edison made 100 inventions in his life

C．Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

D．People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.排除题：文章第一段的句子：There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light.可知提供了信息：1.爱迪生发明了电灯，2.爱迪生改变了其他很多人的生活。3.历史上很少有人能改变别人的生活。没有B项的意思。

2.细节题：从第一段最后一句话：He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.说明爱迪生认为勤奋要比天才更重要。选C

3.细节题：从第二段的句子：From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature.Nature,可知答案是B

4.细节题：从第三段的句子：But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.可知答案是A

5.最后一句话说：如果给爱迪生100年，他有足够的发明。说明对爱迪生来说生命太短暂不能为人类多发明写东西。选A

考点: 考查人物传记短文

点评; 这篇文章介绍爱迪生的事迹，成就，题目大多是细节题，考生做题时，既要注意细节，也要通过文章的句子看到作者真正想表达的意思。如第一段第二句话，其中的信息量很大，考生要细细品味。