Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison's career as the inventor became a national role model. Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer．
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co., he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. Edison was impressed. Edison is said to have slammed his fist down_and shouted, “Young man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant.” Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one．
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6. The two men became fast friends and would go on camping trips together．When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race．At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison．When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford, “ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings．I can only say that he is my friend.” Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison's son Charles to sit by the dying inventor's bedside and hold a test tube next to his father's mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviors (as was Edison) including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（夏活通靈術(shù)）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison's soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.
The test tube itself didn't turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford's passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History” in the Henry Ford Museum. It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison's Last Breath”.
There is a further mystery of this “l(fā)ast breath” test tube．It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath．
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning．Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．
【小題1】The purpose of the author writing this passage is to          .

A．remind the readers of the importance of the two inventors
B．stress the importance of friendship
C．tell the readers some stories about the two inventors
D．show that love can lead to some poor behaviors
【小題2】From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can learn that       .
A．Edison envied what Ford had achieved
B．Edison was annoyed that Ford did better than him
C．Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea
D．Edison was extremely amazed at Ford's new idea
【小題3】“The 1ast breath test tube” can probably be regarded as       .
A．a(chǎn) symbol of a friendship and memory
B．a(chǎn) witness to a scientific breakthrough
C．a(chǎn) failure to bring Edison back to life
D．a(chǎn) sign of the two inventors' poor behavior
【小題4】It can be learned from the last paragraph that“      ”.
A．Great minds think alike
B．Nobody is perfect
C．Two heads are better than one
D．A friend in need is a friend indeed


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：很多人有自己的偶像，發(fā)明了T型車的亨利?福特也不例外，他的偶像是發(fā)明了電燈的愛迪生。在他的博物館里至今還保存著愛迪生最后的呼吸
【小題1】寫作意圖題。本文講述福特當(dāng)時(shí)在愛迪生的公司做首席工程師，研制汽車，而愛迪生致力于新能源做汽車動(dòng)力，所以是告訴讀者兩個(gè)發(fā)明家的故事，選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到Y(jié)oung man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant．" Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one． 年輕人，你擁有這樣的想法！可知愛迪生對(duì)于福特的想法很是吃驚，故選D項(xiàng)。D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath，這好像是愛迪生最后的呼吸，表明兩者的關(guān)系很是深厚，故選A項(xiàng)。A
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards ．their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．雖然他們對(duì)待家人與員工有不好的地方，但他們之間存在著深厚的友誼，故表明沒有人是完美的，故選B項(xiàng)。B
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

The first day our professor challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady smiling at me.
She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m 87. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of children.” “No seriously,” I said. “I want to realize my dream!” she told me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and everyone liked to listen to this “time machine”.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet and I’ll never forget what she taught us. “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are 19 and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20. If I am 87 and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn 88. We have less time to live on. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had dreamed about all those years. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over 2,000 students attended her funeral honoring the wonderful woman who taught us such an important message.
【小題1】Rose made herself known to the author in a _____ manner.

A．serious B．cold C．crazy D．humorous
【小題2】Rose was considered a “time machine” because she _____.
A．a(chǎn)lways followed a strict time schedule
B．was never late for any of her classes
C．had lived a long and rich life
D．a(chǎn)lways appeared in time whenever she was needed
【小題3】According to Rose, growing up is different from growing older because _____.
A．growing up doesn’t need as much effort or talent as growing older
B．growing up means young people have enough time to waste
C．there is no need for one to worry about death
D．growing up means one has more chances or time to choose what one likes
【小題4】Rose came to study in college at such an old age for the purpose of _____.
A．challenging her old age
B．realizing her long dream about college education
C．meeting someone rich and attractive
D．not having any regrets in her life

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