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.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

2.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

3.In Edison’s opinion, ______________.

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

B. people’s success 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

4.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. C

2. B

3. A

4. A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了天才发明家爱迪生关于思考和工作的一些观点。

1.推理判断题。答案定位在第一段He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.可推知爱迪生认为勤奋的努力比天才更重要，故选C。

2.细节理解题。答案定位在第二段From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets.可知爱迪生对发现自然的秘密非常感兴趣，故选B。

3.推理判断题。答案定位在第三段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. that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.可推知在爱迪生看来，思考可以给人带来快乐与享受，故选A。

4.推理判断题。答案定位在最后一段He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.可知如果再让他活一百年，他会有更多的发明创造。由此推知他认为自己的生命太短暂，不足以让他为人类创造更多的发明，故选A。