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Thomas Edison made more than 1,000 inventions in his life. (A)他的许多发明已经改变了世界。His first invention was a vote recorder (投票记录器) in 1869. This machine allowed people to place a vote by pressing a button instead of saying “Yes” or “No”. (B)H_________, American government officials did not like Edison’s invention because they preferred to call out their votes.
Then Edison started a company with his friend, Franklin Pope. (C) was, morning, night, busy, until, Edison, from, early, late. As a result of hard work, he invented telegraph to print the price of gold and silver. He sold it to Western Union Company for $15,000.
With some of the money Edison started his own company. Next he invented a stock ticker. (D)This machine was used to record the price of stocks (股票) in New York. Western Union paid
Edison $ 40,000 for this invention.
Edison used this money to open a shop in Newark in the state of New Jersey. In 1875, Edison and his family moved to Menlo Park in the same state. There he built his own laboratory.
1.将(A)处画线部分译成英语：
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2.根据首字母提示，在(B)处填写一个适当的单词：
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3.将(C)处画线部分连词成句：
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4.将(D)处画线部分译成汉语：
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5.回答问题：Which state of America does Menlo Park belong to?
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1.Many of his inventions have changed the world.
2. However
3.Edison was busy from early morning until late night.
4.这台机器被用来记录纽约股票价格。
5.It belongs to New Jersey.
【解析】
【小题】考查时态，根据副词already可知用现在完成时
1.However 表转折
2.爱迪生从早到晚一直在忙碌
3.考查被动语态，机器是动作的承受者。
4.根据Edison used this money to open a shop in Newark in the state of New Jersey.可知
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Thomas Edison' s lab was badly' destroyed by fire in December, 1914. 【小题1】 Much of Edison' s life' s work went up in flames (火焰) on that December night. After seeing the fire, Edison' s 24-year-old son, Charles, looked for his father among the smoke. 【小题2】 Edison' s face turned red and his white hair blew in the wind."I am happy that he is still alive," said Charles. "He is 67--no longer a young man—and everything is going up in flames. When he saw me, he shouted, " 【小题3】 " When Charles told him he didn' t know, Edison said, “ Find her. 【小题4】 She will never see anything like this. "
The next morning, Edison looked at the damage and said," There is great value in disaster (灾难). All our mistakes are burnt. We can start again. "
Three weeks after the fire, Edison showed his first phonograph (留声机 ). To invent something, you need a good imagination and a lot of junk.
F. He finally found him and saw that he was quietly watching the fire. |
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Thomas Edison' s lab was badly' destroyed by fire in
December, 1914. 1.
Much of Edison' s life' s work went up in flames (火焰) on that December night. After seeing the fire, Edison' s
24-year-old son, Charles, looked for his father among the smoke. 2. Edison' s face turned red and his
white hair blew in the wind.
"I am happy that he is still alive," said Charles. "He is 67--no longer a young man—and everything is going up in flames. When he saw me, he shouted, " 3. " When Charles told him he didn' t know, Edison said, “ Find her. 4. She will never see anything like this. "
The next morning, Edison looked at the damage and said," There is great value in disaster (灾难). All our mistakes are burnt. We can start again. "
Three weeks after the fire, Edison showed his first phonograph (留声机 ). To invent something, you need a good imagination and a lot of junk.
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A. Bring her here. B.’Charles, where' s your mother?' C. Edison stayed in the lab. D. The cost of the damage was over $ 2 million. E. ' Do you know who made the fire?' F. He finally found him and saw that he was quietly watching the fire. |