网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu_id_781813[举报]
Thomas Edison lost the first job. For the next five years he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to sleep.
For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing machines. He could fix the old machines. He also made new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $ 40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted.
Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked more than any of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things at one time.
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry voices only a little way. Edison wanted to make a better telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1．After he lost his first job, Edison ________.
A. found no jobs in the next five years
B. lived in New York for the next five years
C. had a bad time in the next five years
D. had no food and no sleep during the next five years
2．In New York ________.
A. Edison was always hungry
B. Edison began to have good luck after he found the work fixing machines
C. Edison got $ 40,000 by fixing machines
D. Edison made more money by fixing old machines
3．The head man was interested in ________.
A. Thomas Edison himself B. The old machines
C. the new machines D. Edison’s telephone
4．Edison made a telephone. It ________.
A. was the first one in the world B. carried more voices
C. carried voices more clearly D. carried voices much farther
5．The best title for this passage might be “________.”
A. The First Telephone B. Thomas Edison’s Shop
C. Thomas Edison’s New Job D. Thomas Edison—An Inventor
查看习题详情和答案>>Thomas Edison lost the first job. For the next five years he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to sleep.
For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing machines. He could fix the old machines. He also made new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $ 40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted.
Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked more than any of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things at one time.
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry voices only a little way. Edison wanted to make a better telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1．After he lost his first job, Edison ________.
A. found no jobs in the next five years
B. lived in New York for the next five years
C. had a bad time in the next five years
D. had no food and no sleep during the next five years
2．In New York ________.
A. Edison was always hungry
B. Edison began to have good luck after he found the work fixing machines
C. Edison got $ 40,000 by fixing machines
D. Edison made more money by fixing old machines
3．The head man was interested in ________.
A. Thomas Edison himself B. The old machines
C. the new machines D. Edison’s telephone
4．Edison made a telephone. It ________.
A. was the first one in the world B. carried more voices
C. carried voices more clearly D. carried voices much farther
5．The best title for this passage might be “________.”
A. The First Telephone B. Thomas Edison’s Shop
C. Thomas Edison’s New Job D. Thomas Edison—An Inventor
查看习题详情和答案>>John was seven. He lived with his grandparents in the countryside before he came to our class because his parents had to work in the city. They also had no time to take care of him. So he was a new student in our class. And he knew nothing about the things that happened in big cities. Now he was standing in the front of the classroom because Mr. Smith, the teacher, was asking John a lot of questions. But John couldn't answer any of them. Mr. Smith then decided to ask him some easier questions so that he could answer a few.
“What was Thomas Edison?” he asked.
John thought for some time and then answered in a very low voice, “A singer from America.”
“No. Thomas Edison was a great American inventor,” Mr. Smith said. He was getting a little angry now because everyone knows the great man, but he was trying not to let his students see that. Then he asked again. “Who was the first president （总统）of the United States?”
John thought for a long time, but said nothing. Mr. Smith shouted, “George Washington! ” John turned back and began to walk to his seat sadly.
“Come back!” Mr. Smith shouted. “I didn’t tell you to go back!”
“I’m sorry,” John said. “I thought you were calling the next student.”
1．John lived with grandparents because .
A．his parents were busy working in the city B．he had no school to go to
C．he loved the class D．he didn’t study hard
2．Thomas Edison was .
A．a singer B．a doctor C．an inventor D．the president
3．Why did John answer in a low voice?
A．He knew the question well. B．The question was easy.
C．He wasn't sure about his answer. D．He didn’t want to answer.
4．How many right answers did John give?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．None.
查看习题详情和答案>>because his parents had to work in the city. They also had no time to take care of him. So he was a new
student in our class. And he knew nothing about the things that happened in big cities. Now he was
standing in the front of the classroom because Mr. Smith, the teacher, was asking John a lot of questions.
But John couldn't answer any of them. Mr. Smith then decided to ask him some easier questions so that
he could answer a few.
"What was Thomas Edison?" he asked.
John thought for some time and then answered in a very low voice, "A singer from America."
"No. Thomas Edison was a great American inventor," Mr. Smith said. He was getting a little angry
now because everyone knows the great man, but he was trying not to let his students see that. Then he
asked again. "Who was the first president (总统) of the United States?"
John thought for a long time, but said nothing. Mr. Smith shouted, "George Washington!" John turned
back and began to walk to his seat sadly.
"Come back!" Mr. Smith shouted. "I didn't tell you to go back!"
"I'm sorry," John said. "I thought you were calling the next student."
B. he had no school to go to
C. he loved the class
D. he didn't study hard
B. a doctor
C. an inventor
D. the president
B. The question was easy.
C. He wasn't sure about his answer.
D. He didn't want to answer.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. None.
| Name | Personal information |
| Norman Bethune | Born in 1980,a doctor in Canada, came to China in 1938 , died in 1939 in China |
| Mark Twain | Born in 1835 in the USA, a writer ,died in 1910,wrote The Adventure of Tom Sawyer |
| Thomas Edison | Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA, made over 1,000 inventions, died in 1931 |
| Celine Dion | Born in Montreal, Canada, a singing star, in 1997 sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic |
| Bill Gates | Born in 1955 in the USA, wrote Business@the speed of Thought , owns Microsoft Corpaoration |
1．The _____was born in 1835.
A．doctor B．singer C．manager D．writer
2．Doctor Bethune worked in China for about ___years.
A．2 B．3 C．4 D．5
3．How many people are from Canada?
A．1 B．2 C．3 D．4
4．How old was Thomas Edison?
A．47 B．3l C．84 D．74
5．Which of the following is true?
A．Mark Twain wrote Business@ the speed of Thought.
B．Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955.
C．Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.
D．Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997.
查看习题详情和答案>>