Question

Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of one of the country’s greatest machines was actually born in a log cabin,1to high school on horse back and without2of university degree(indeed, at age 14), thought of the idea of electronic television. In 1906 Farnsworth was born in a community near Beaver City, Utah,3by his grandfather.4he was 12, his family moved to a ranch (大牧场)in Rigby, Idaho, which was four miles from, the nearest high school,5necessitating(使成为必要)his daily horseback rides. Because he was interested in the electron and electricity, he persuaded his chemistry teacher, Justin Tolman, to give him6instruction and to allow him to listen to a senior course.
The death of his father forced him to leave at the end of his second year, but, as it7, at no great intellectual cost. There were, at the time, no more than a handful of men8the planet who could have understood Farnsworth’s idea for building an electronic television system, and it’s9that any of them were at this local community. One such man was Vladimir Zworykin who had moved to the US from Russia with a Ph. D in electrical engineering. He went to work for Westinghouse with a dream of building an all-electronic television system. But he wasn’t10to do so.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      rode
   2. B.
      ran
   3. C.
      drove
   4. D.
      jumped
2. 2.
   1. A.
      sake
   2. B.
      application
   3. C.
      benefit
   4. D.
      significance
3. 3.
   1. A.
      lived
   2. B.
      settled
   3. C.
      inherited
   4. D.
      occupied
4. 4.
   1. A.
      Because
   2. B.
      When
   3. C.
      However
   4. D.
      Until
5. 5.
   1. A.
      thus
   2. B.
      then
   3. C.
      finally
   4. D.
      yet
6. 6.
   1. A.
      important
   2. B.
      interesting
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      vivid
7. 7.
   1. A.
      turned out
   2. B.
      showed up
   3. C.
      bore out
   4. D.
      reflected on
8. 8.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      within
   3. C.
      around
   4. D.
      on
9. 9.
   1. A.
      necessarily
   2. B.
      essential
   3. C.
      false
   4. D.
      unlikely
10. 10.
    1. A.
       possible
    2. B.
       capable
    3. C.
       thoughtful
    4. D.
       able

Answer 1

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本文讲述的是电视的发明者Philo Farnsworth的成长经历，告诉我们，即使没有大学文凭，也一样可以有所作为。
1.考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。从后面的to high school on horse back知道是骑马上学的。
2.考查语境的理解。从语境知道，Philo Farnsworth小时候骑马上学，没有大学文凭带来的种种好处，却产生了发明电视的主意。
3.考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。Philo Farnsworth出生那个地方，是他的爷爷辈定居的。
4.考查语境的理解。这里表示时间，在Philo Farnsworthl2岁时，他们家搬到Rigby的大牧场。
5.考查副词词意辨析和语境的理解。这里表示因果关系，由于住在大牧场，离最近的学校有4英里远，因此，骑马上学成为必要的。
6.考查形容词词意辨析和语境的理解。从语境上知道他对电子和电力特别敢兴趣，希望老师给他专门的指导。
7.考查语境的理解。从语境知道，就像后来证明的那样。
8.考查语境的理解。on the planet在地球上，这里表示“世界上”。
9.考查形容词词意辨析和语境的理解。从语境知道，当时几乎没有人理解他的想法，在这个领域更不可能有人了。
10.考查语境的理解。从文中知道Vladimir Zworykin曾经有这个梦想，但是最后没有成功。