题目内容
16.Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm,and as a young man he followed Edison's career as the inventor became a national role model.Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer.In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and,though still working for Edison Co.,he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2during his off-time. At an Edison company party in New York,Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. Edison was impressed. Edison is said to have slammed his fist down and shouted¨Young man,that's the thing!You have it!Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant."Edison himself had been working on the idea,but had only been considering electricity as the power source,so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one.
The words comforted Ford greatly,who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6.The two men became f'ast friends and would go on camping trips together.When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair,Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race.At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb,Ford honored Edison.When Edison spoke,he ended his speech directed at Ford:"As to Henry Ford,words fail to express my feelings.I can only say that he is my friend."Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.
Once,Ford asked Thomas Edison's son Charles to sit by the dying inventor's bedside and hold a test tube next to his father's mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviors( as was Edison)including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism(夏活通灵术)and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison's soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.
The test tube itself didn't turn up until 1950when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford's passing away,and then lost again until 1978when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled"Henry Ford-A Personal History"in the Henry Ford Museum.It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled"Edison's Last Breath".
There is a further mystery of this"last breath"test tube. It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed,as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath.
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath,the test tube is quite touching in its meaning.Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards.their loved ones and mistreatment of employees,between them at least,there was clearly a deep respect and admiration.
41.The passage can be sorted as aB.
A.science research B.short story C.news report D.self-introduction
42.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph2we can learn thatD.
A.Edison envied what Ford had achieved
B.Edison was annoyed that Ford did better him
C.Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea
D.Edison was extremely amazed at Ford's new idea
43.In Paragraph 3,the writer mentions Ford bought an extra wheelchairD.
A.to remind Edison was Ford's role model
B.to suggest Ford was a man of strange behavior
C.to tell us the importance of a creative idea then
D.to show the close friendship between Henry Ford and Edison
44.¨The 61ast breath'test tube"can probably be regarded asA.
A.a symbol of a friendship and memory
B.a witness to a scientific breakthrough
C.a failure to bring Edison back to life
D.a sign of the two inventors'poor behavior
45.It can be learned from the last paragraph that"B".
A.Great minds think alike
B.Nobody is perfect
C.Two heads are better than one
D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
分析 本文讲述了每个人都有自己的偶像,而发明T型车的福特的偶像就是爱迪生,他做了爱迪生公司的首席工程师负责研制汽车,而爱迪生致力于新能源做汽车动力,同时两个人成为了非常好的朋友,拥有深厚的友谊,而每个人也都是不完美的
解答 41.B细节理解类.本文讲述福特当时在爱迪生的公司做首席工程师,研制汽车,而爱迪生当时致力于新能源做汽车动力,因此是个小小的短文故事,故选B
42.D理解推断类.由第二段Edison的话可知他对Ford的想法感到很震惊¨Young man,that's the thing!You have it!Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant."Edison himself had been working on the idea,but had only been considering electricity as the power source,so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one.故选D
43.D理解推断类.第三段写出Edison与Ford成为了朋友The two men became f'ast friends and would go on camping trips together.而当爱迪生不得不做轮椅时福特买了一个送到他家这样他们可以继续比赛,故选D
44.A细节推断类.由倒数第二段 It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed,as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath.这好像是爱迪生最后的呼吸表示两者的关系非常深厚,故选A
45.B理解推断题.由文章最后一段可知,虽然他们对待家人和员工有不好的地方,但他们之间存在深厚的友谊,因此每个人都不是完美的Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards.their loved ones and mistreatment of employees,between them at least,there was clearly a deep respect and admiration,故选B
点评 考点:本文为记叙类阅读理解,题目考察学生对文章的理解较多,因此学生需要耐心的阅读,对文章内容作出合理推断,寻找文章中的细节,从而正确作答.
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