Question

【题目】The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

【1】Who really invented the car first? _____.

A. A German B. An American

C. Frenchman D. Japanese

【2】From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A. more than 100 years ago

B. less than 100 years ago

C. just 100 years ago

D. 50 years ago

【3】Henry Ford must have_____.

A. five brothers and sisters B. six brothers and sisters

C. five /span>younger brothers D. three brothers

【4】 How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.

A. 2.5 dollars B. 3.5 dollars

C. 3 dollars D. 4 dollars

【5】Which is not true? _____.

A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very y oung.

C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D. The first car was invented in 1893.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：汽车发明于一个世纪以前。你可能知道各种汽车的名字，但是许多人不知道第一辆小车是谁发明的。第一辆小车不是由德国人发明的，而是一个美国人。他的名字叫亨利福特。他从小对制造手表和机器感兴趣，后来他造出了不要马的“马车”，然后他成立了福特汽车公司。他是世上第一辆小车的真正发明者。

【1】B 细节理解题。 题意：谁第一个发明小车？从文章的句子:The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.看出第一辆汽车是美国人制造的。选B。

【2】A 推理判断题。题意：从这个故事里我们可以知道小车发明于什么时间？从文章第一句话：The car was invented (发明) just a century ago.汽车是一个世纪前制造的，也就是100年。选A。

【3】C 推理判断题。题意：福特一定有几个兄弟姐妹？从文章的：He was the eldest of six children.说明他是六个孩子中最大的，也就是说他有五个小弟弟。选C。

【4】 B 推理判断题。题意：小福特一星期挣多少美元？从文章的句子Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week.看出他每星期挣两美元50美分，晚上还挣一美元，加起来是3.5美元。故选B。

【5】A 推理判断题。题意：哪一个不对？A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun 他晚上修表是因为好玩；B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.当他很小时他喜欢修表和机器；C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.在发明过程中他遇到了许多困难；D. The first car was invented in 1893.第一辆小车发明于1893年。从文章的句子：In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.看出他在晚上修表是为了谋生，不是为了好玩，A不正确。