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【题目】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】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Edison invented the electric light.

B. Many other people have changed Edison’s life.

C. Edison has changed the life of many other people.

D. Few men in history can change other people’s life.

【2】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

【3】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

【4】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

【5】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

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了爱迪生的爱好、发明及对人类的伟大贡献。

【1】B正误判断题。根据第一段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.可知A,C,D,正确，B项许多人改变了爱迪生的生活是错误的，故选B.

【2】C推理判断题。根据第一段“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.可知爱迪生并不认为自己是天才，只是努力工作。故选C.

【3】B细节推理题。根据第二段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.可知爱迪生喜欢发现自然界的秘密。故选B.

【4】A细节推理题。根据第三段But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.可知爱迪生认为思考给人享受、快乐和帮助。故选A.

【5】A句意猜测题。最后一句He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.指如果再给他100年他会有更多的发明。与A相符，故选A.