Question

In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory. _ 1. _He got almost no pay for what was burnt. Edison watched his lifetime effort（努力）go up in smoke and said, ''All our mistakes are burnt up. I can have a new star2. "Just three weeks later after that, he invented the phonograph(留声机).What a man! He surprised the whole world !

3.Thomas Edison failed almost 10,000 times while he was working on the light bulb(灯泡).

Henry Ford was as poor as he was young when he reached the age of 40.

Young Beethoven was told that he had no ear for music, 4.

5._A setback can make you stand again and also teach you how to face the difficulty. Find a way to encourage yourself while you are sad, and also have confidence in overcoming(战胜)the setback.

 

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.E

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了几个面对挫折重新站起来的例子。例如，托马斯爱迪生在自己的工厂化为灰烬后，他发明了留声机。挫折能使你重新站起来，也教会你如何面对困难。

1. got almost no pay for what was burnt. 可知他没有因为烧掉的东西得到报酬，可知烧掉的工厂损失了他的钱，故此处指那个工厂值一些钱。故选D。

2.根据 I can have a new start.“我可以有一个新的开始”，可知他想重新开始，故选E。

3. 根据Thomas Edison，Henry Ford，Young Beethoven可知这些是一些例子，故选B。

4.根据Young Beethoven was told that he had no ear for music,可知贝多芬是去了听力听音乐，故此处与音乐有关，故选C。

5.根据A setback can make you stand again“挫折能使你重新站起来”，可知此处讲的是挫折，故选A。

考点：短文填空。