Question

People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of 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 pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.

   But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.

   Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.

   Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea 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.What is genius according to Thomas Edison?

A. Hard thinking. B. Hard work.  C. Useful ideas.D. Useful inventions.

2.How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?

A. To write down what he had learned.    

B. To carry out a new experiment.

C. To make them useful in life.          

D. To share them with others.

3.What does the last sentence in the passage mean?

A. Edison was born to be a great inventor.

B. Edison was able to live another 100 years.

C. Edison was ready to make his 100th invention.

D. Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了著名发明家爱迪生的工作生活等情况，告诉我们天才就是那些勤奋的人。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.描述，可知爱迪生认为天才就是勤奋的人。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.描述，可知爱迪生在发现自然的秘密后，经常尝试把它们应用到实际生活中去。故选C。

3.句意理解题。结合本文描述，可知这是爱迪生在感叹生命的短暂。故选D，对于爱迪生来说，为人们工作的生命太短了。

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