Thomas Edison was born in 1847.When he was a child,he liked to find out how things worked.One day when he was five,his father saw him sitting on some eggs,and asked what he was doing that for.He did not reply(回答).Instead he asked why he was not able to hatch(孵化)chickens while the hens could.

Edison was in school for only three months,but he asked a lot of strange questions.His teacher did not understand him and said that he was not bright and was not worth teaching.His mother took him out of school and taught him herself.The boy was soon reading books for grown—ups.He showed special interest in science.

By the time he was ten,he had already built a small chemistry lab of his own.He planted vegetables in his garden and sold them to buy chemicals.

Once his mother was ill.The doctor said she needed an operation at once.But it was night and the oil lamp in the room gave poor light.Edison thought hard and had an idea.He put all the oil lamps he could find on a long table.Then he placed a big mirror(镜子)behind them.The room became quite bright.So the doctor could operate,and his mother was saved.

At the age of twelve,Edison began selling candy,sandwiches and newspapers on a train.In his spare time,he printed a newspaper on the train and sold copies to the railway workers.

One day in August,1862,Edison saw a boy playing on the tracks at a station.A train was coming near quickly,and the boy was too frightened to move.Edison rushed out and carried the boy to safety.The boy’s father was the station master.He was so thankful that he taught Edison railway telegraphy(电报学).Edison soon became very good at it and later he left home to work in different cities.This gave him a start in his life.He was then just a boy of sixteen.

1.One day when Edison was five.he was sitting on some eggs

A. to hatch chickens B. to lay an egg

C. to cook eggs D. to eat the eggs

2.Edison was in school for

A. three years B. seven years C. five years D. only three months

3.Edison built his own chemistry lab .

A. when he was five B. at the age of ten

C. when he was sixteen D. at the age of twelve

4.The underlined word“operation”in the passage means .

A. 护士 B. 医院 C. 手术 D. 救护车

5.According to the passage.which of the following is NOT true?

A. Edison’s teacher thought that Edison was not bright and was not worth

teaching.

B. Edison was interested in science when he was young.

C. Edison saved the station master’s son one day in Autumn,1 862.

D. Edison left his home to work in different cities when he was twelve.

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.

Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.

From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury(受伤).

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leak (渗) into the room.

On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury. Bushes (灌木丛) and grass can help to break a fall(使势头减弱).

1.It is important to________.

A. put out the big fire in the burning house B. jump off a high burning house

C. know the ways to escape from the fire D. keep the door open

2.From Paragraph 3, we know that it is possible to escape through the windows_______.

A. if there are no bushes on the ground B. if you lire on a lower floor

C. if you live on a higher floor D. if you have no rope

3.Which of the following escaping way is NOT right?

A. You can escape through stairways.

B. You can choose fire escape.

C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.

D. Use a lift to come down at once.

4.Of course, it is _______ to jump a short way than to stay in a building on fire.

A. safer B. easier C. more dangerous D. more difficult

5.The best title of the passage is________.

A. Escaping from the Windows B. Waiting for help

C. Knowledge on Fire D. Saving Yourself in the Burning House

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