閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從1—10各題所給的A、B、C和D項中, 選出最佳選項, 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of one of the country’s greatest machines was actually born in a log cabin,  1 to high school on horse back and without   2 of university degree(indeed, at age 14), thought of the idea of electronic television. In 1906 Farnsworth was born in a community near Beaver City, Utah,  3 by his grandfather.  4 he was 12, his family moved to a ranch (大牧場)in Rigby, Idaho, which was four miles from, the nearest high school,  5 necessitating(使成為必要)his daily horseback rides. Because he was interested in the electron and electricity, he persuaded his chemistry teacher, Justin Tolman, to give him   6 instruction and to allow him to listen to a senior course.
The death of his father forced him to leave at the end of his second year, but, as it   7 , at no great intellectual cost. There were, at the time, no more than a handful of men   8 the planet who could have understood Farnsworth’s idea for building an electronic television system, and it’s   9 that any of them were at this local community. One such man was Vladimir Zworykin who had moved to the US from Russia with a Ph. D in electrical engineering. He went to work for Westinghouse with a dream of building an all-electronic television system. But he wasn’t   10 to do so.
小題1:
A.rodeB.ranC.droveD.jumped
小題2:

2,4,6

 
A.sakeB.a(chǎn)pplicationC.benefitD.significance

小題3:
A.livedB.settledC.inheritedD.occupied
小題4:
A.BecauseB.WhenC.HoweverD.Until
小題5:
A.thusB.thenC.finallyD.yet
小題6:
A.importantB.interestingC.specialD.vivid
小題7:
A.turned outB.showed upC.bore outD.reflected on
小題8:
A.inB.withinC.a(chǎn)roundD.on
小題9:
A.necessarilyB.essentialC.falseD.unlikely
小題10:
A.possibleB.capableC.thoughtfulD.a(chǎn)ble

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:D
小題10:D

本文講述的是電視的發(fā)明者Philo Farnsworth的成長經(jīng)歷,告訴我們,即使沒有大學(xué)文憑,也一樣可以有所作為。
小題1:考查動詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。從后面的to high school on horse back知道是騎馬上學(xué)的。
小題2:考查語境的理解。從語境知道,Philo Farnsworth小時候騎馬上學(xué),沒有大學(xué)文憑帶來的種種好處,卻產(chǎn)生了發(fā)明電視的主意。
小題3:考查動詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。Philo Farnsworth出生那個地方,是他的爺爺輩定居的。
小題4:考查語境的理解。這里表示時間,在Philo Farnsworth12歲時,他們家搬到Rigby的大牧場。
小題5:考查副詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。這里表示因果關(guān)系,由于住在大牧場,離最近的學(xué)校有4英里遠(yuǎn),因此,騎馬上學(xué)成為必要的。
小題6:考查形容詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。從語境上知道他對電子和電力特別敢興趣,希望老師給他專門的指導(dǎo)。
小題7:考查語境的理解。從語境知道,就像后來證明的那樣。
小題8:考查語境的理解。on the planet在地球上,這里表示“世界上”。
小題9:考查形容詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。從語境知道,當(dāng)時幾乎沒有人理解他的想法,在這個領(lǐng)域更不可能有人了。
小題10:考查語境的理解。從文中知道Vladimir Zworykin曾經(jīng)有這個夢想,但是最后沒有成功。
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