题目内容
Frank did not patent (取……专利权) the invention. He was too busy with his discoveries to make more money. Although he was a rich man by the time he was forty-two. Money by itself did not interest him. He valued it because it enabled him to retire from business. Then he had time to spend it on other things that seemed more worthwhile. What he really cared for most of all was science?
Franklin was always trying to answer the question. What makes things act the way they do? At that time learned men were puzzled about electricity. They wondered whether it was in some way like the lightning in a thunder-storm. It might be, but how could you prove it? You know how Ben Franklin proved in by coaxing(哄) some electricity down his kite string. That made him famous in America and Europe. But of course Franklin did not stop there.
He found a way to make the knowledge useful: he invented the lighting rod.
1． According to the second sentence, Franklin ________.
A．was eager to make money
B．had no interest in making money
C．was so attentive to his discoveries that he had no time to make money
D．didn’t know how to make money
2．Franklin valued money because ________.
A．it could make him live a comfortable life after he retired from work
B．it enabled him to get rid of much business
C．it was the thing he cared for most
D．it enabled him to buy a lot of things
3．Franklin’s experiment with the kite ________.
A．was not successful
B．didn’t work
C．puzzled many learned men at the time
D．proved that lightning was electricity
4．After the experiment, Franklin ________.
A．stopped there and enjoyed his happy life
B．didn’t stop there and gave lectures to others
C．didn’t stop there and invented the lightning rod
D．stopped there and found a way to make money
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1. too…to太…而不能，他太忙于发现无法去赚钱 2. 从第一段第三句话可以看出，他所看重钱的方面是钱能使他摆脱一些商业活动 3. 第二段倒数第二行，通过风筝线引下一些电 4. 课文最后一句话提到没有停下脚步而是发明了避雷针
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A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishmentEveryone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder． The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFF SENTENCE．
Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Gumming, aged 32, laborer, last July．The jury （陪审团） reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment to the court．It was, said the Judge, a simple case．Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Gumming．When arrested, Cleary was drunk but clear-thinking．
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour．Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, "Just don't tell my mother．"
" It happened over three years ago," Paddy said helplessly．No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do．"Just don't tell my mother," said Fee numbly （麻木地）．"And no one did! Oh,God' My poor, poor Frank!"
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said．"Fee, pack your things．We'll go to see him．"
She half-rose before sinking back．her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"I can't go," she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there．"It would kill him to see me．I know him so well—his pride, his ambition．Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants．We've got to help him keep his secret．What good will it do him to see us?"
Paddy was still weeping, not for Frank, but for the life which had gone from Fee's face, for the dying in her eyes．Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself．He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children．Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank look it away．But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank．
So he said, "Well, Fee, we won't go．But we must make sure he is taken care of．How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?"
There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．" Yes, Paddy, do that．Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out．Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know．"
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer． |
| B．The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later． |
| C．The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder． |
| D．Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him． |
| A．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment |
| B．Frank should have told Fee what had happened |
| C．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee |
| D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character |
| A．Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand up |
| B．Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank |
| C．Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank |
| D．Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish |
| A．"Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．" |
| B．"Let him bear the shame alone, it's what he wants．" |
| C．"Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away．" |
| D．"There was no excitement in the eyes, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．" |
| A．Son and brother． | B．Son and husband． |
| C．Brother and lover． | D．Lover and husband． |
Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
【小题1】Frank took a short business course in order to __________.
| A．earn more money for his family | B．learn something from a salesman |
| C．get away from the farm | D．get enough to eat |
| A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods |
| B．he cut down the price by half |
| C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way |
| D．the sign he put on the table was well designed |
| A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day |
| B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory |
| C．the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap |
| D．the knives were produced in one factory |
| A．His business skills and his wealth |
| B．The low price of the goods he sold |
| C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives |
| D．His natural skill for showing things |
| A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right. |
| B．If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way |
| C．stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money |
| D．stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful |
Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
1.Frank took a short business course in order to __________.
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A．earn more money for his family |
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B．learn something from a salesman |
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C．get away from the farm |
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D．get enough to eat |
2.Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ________.
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A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods |
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B．he cut down the price by half |
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C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way |
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D．the sign he put on the table was well designed |
3. The price of the knives was cut down by half because _________.
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A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day |
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B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory |
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C．the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap |
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D．the knives were produced in one factory |
4.__________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.
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A．His business skills and his wealth |
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B．The low price of the goods he sold |
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C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives |
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D．His natural skill for showing things |
5.The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.
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A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right. |
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B．If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way |
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C．stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money |
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D．stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful |