题目内容
The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.
At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.
Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.
1.Who really invented the car first? _____.
A.A German |
B.An American |
C.Frenchman |
D.Japanese |
2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.
A.more than 100 years ago |
B.less than 100 years ago |
C.just 100 years ago |
D.50 years ago |
3. Henry Ford must have_____.
A.five brothers and sisters |
B.six brothers and sisters |
C.five younger brothers |
D.three brothers |
4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.
A.2.5 dollars |
B.3.5 dollars |
C.3 dollars |
D.4 dollars |
5.Which is not true? _____.
A.He repaired watches in the evenings for fun |
B.He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young. |
C.He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention. |
D.The first car was invented in 1893. |
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.A
【解析】
1.由本段第三句“The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.”可知。
2.由第二段最后一句He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car可知。
3.根据第一段 “He was the eldest of six children”可知。
4.由本段 “Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week.”可知。
5.他修表不是为了玩而是为了生活。
A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.
Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!
Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.
When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!
It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.
Multiple choice
【小题1】A man was travelling abroad_______.
A.in a big bus | B.in a green jeep | C.in a red car | D.in a red taxi |
A.there was a traffic accident | B.the circus man broke it |
C.it rushed into a shop | D.the elephant sat on it |
A.he would pay for part of the damage |
B.he would pay for all of the damage |
C.he wouldn't pay for the damage |
D.he would buy a new car |
A.would check his new car |
B.only checked his car |
C.searched him |
D.wouldn't believe what he had said, |
A.the letter from the circus man | B.a newspaper from the country |
C.the certificate of his | D.the letter from the government |
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文通顺、正确、连贯。
we, leave, rich, snow, when, say, remember, with, something, baby |
On a ___1.___ evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her car had broken down. Just then a poor man, Robert, came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.
The lady thought, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry. ” But to her surprise, he stopped and said __2.___ a smile, “What’s wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.
After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him. “No, that’s ___3.___, madam. ” he said, “I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I hope ___4.___ you see someone in trouble, you can give him a hand. ” A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby (破旧的)house by the road. She ___5.___ Robert’s words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was not a ___6.___ family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady ___7.___ 500 dollars on the table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their ___8.___ was to be born the next month but there wasn’t enough money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and ___9.___softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out. ”
Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ___10.____.