Question

【题目】Thomas Edison lost his 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 repair the old machines. He could also make 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 harder 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 short 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，选择正确答案。

【1】After he lost his first job, Edison ________.

A. found no jobs in the next five years

B. worked in New York for the next five years

C. had a bad time in the next five years

D. had enough food to eat

【2】The head man was interested in ________.

A. Thomas Edison B. the old machines

C. the new machines D. Edison’s telephone

【3】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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】本文叙述了爱迪生青年时期颠沛流离的生活。他不断地换工作，最后通过自己的努力取得了伟大的成就。

【1】C细节理解题。从第一段可知，在丢掉第一份工作以后的五年里，爱迪生的生活和工作非常艰难。故选C

【2】C细节理解题。根据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可知。The head man对爱迪生的新机器感兴趣。故选C。

【3】D细节理解题。从最后一段可知，爱迪生发明了能够更长距离通话的电话。故选D。