Question

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man -- George Stephenson

1. 1.
   In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?
   1. A.
      In 1781
   2. B.
      In 1789
   3. C.
      In 1795
   4. D.
      In 1798
2. 2.
   He learned about the engine ______
   1. A.
      through reading and writing
   2. B.
      by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
   3. C.
      at lessons from a young teacher
   4. D.
      by asking a lot of questions
3. 3.
   He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon became ______
   1. A.
      a great man
   2. B.
      a good maker
   3. C.
      a good worker
   4. D.
      a good student
4. 4.
   George Stephenson ______ in his childhood
   1. A.
      didn’t go to school
   2. B.
      had lessons from a very good teacher
   3. C.
      lived an easy life
   4. D.
      invented the train
5. 5.
   The passage tells us ______
   1. A.
      everybody should work hard for a living
   2. B.
      one can start studying at school at the age of 18
   3. C.
      George Stephenson liked working very much
   4. D.
      hard work leads to success

Answer 1

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1.数字推断题，乔治1781年出生，14岁开始帮他爸爸，由此得到1795年
2.细节理解题，根据短文语句And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully的理解，可知他是通过拆装机器零部件来学习的
3.细节理解题,根据对短文Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write的理解可知，他不久成了一名熟练工人
4.细节理解题,根据文中语句He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old.的理解，可知乔治童年时没有上过学，直到17岁才会写第一个英语字母
5.综合理解题,通过对短文的理解可知，勤奋会导致成功
考点：考查学生的综合阅读理解能力以及判断能力
点评：本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了著名发明家乔治，童年时虽然没有上过学，但是通过自己的辛勤劳动和不懈努力，最后成为一名伟大的发明家，他的一生有很多发明其中包括火车，在短文中涉及到很多数字，做题时要认真推敲，不要但凭直觉去做题