The car was invented (發(fā)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(夢想) 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(福特汽車公司). 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 younger brothers

D．three brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(掙) 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 young.

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

D．The first car was invented in 1893.

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

1.由本段第三句“The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.”可知。

2.由第二段最后一句He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car可知。

3.根據(jù)第一段 “He was the eldest of six children”可知。

4.由本段 “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.”可知。

5.他修表不是為了玩而是為了生活。

 

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