13.There are many people who say Thomas Edison invented the twentieth century.Although there are those who may disagree,yet Edison was one of the greatest inventors in America.
Born in 1847in Ohio,Thomas Edison attended school for only three months.After his teacher said that he could not learn,Edison's mother decided to teach him at home.There he was allowed to study the subjects that most interested him.By age ten,Edison had built a science laboratory of his own.
Edison got his first job at age twelve on the railway selling candy and newspapers.There he once saved a boy whose father was the boss of the railway station.In return the boss helped him a lot.
In his late twenties,Edison built an"invention factory"where he and his business partners could devote all their time to inventing.After improving upon the telephone,Edison created the phonograph(留聲機(jī)).Although Edison did not actually invent the light bulb,he did create an electric lighting system which led to its widespread use.
Edison set up the first central electric power station in 1882,so New York became the first city in the world to have electric lights.This was the beginning of the modern world in which electricity became a way of life.
The following year,one of Edison's engineers discovered electrons(電子),which at last led to electronics.Without electronics,we might not have radio,TV,computers,or space travel.The rest of Edison's life was spent making and improving inventions.
Thomas Edison died at the age of eighty-four in 1931.Three days later,much of America dimmed(使暗淡) its lights in honor of the inventor-a man who had more impact (影響)on the development of present-day civilization than anyone else in history.
32.The passage tells us thatD.
A.Edison didn't like to study at school
B.Edison invented the light bulb in his late twenties
C.even without electronics,we might have radio,TV,computers,or space travel
D.New York was the first city in the world to have electric lights
33.From the passage,we can infer thatA.
A.Edison's teacher thought Edison was not worth teaching
B.Edison's mother stopped Edison studying at school
C.Edison didn't invent many things in all his life
D.Edison didn't spend his life working on these inventions when he was old
34.Why did many Americans dim their lights when Edison died?C.
A.Americans wanted to save more energy.
B.Americans were used to dimming their lights.
C.Americans dimmed their lights in memory of the great inventor.
D.Americans were made to dim their lights.
35.The best title for this passage isB.
A.Edison,a Poor Man
B.Edison,a Great Inventor
C.Edison Died at 84
D.Edison and His Childhood.

分析 該本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了愛迪生的一生和他的發(fā)明故事,他是一位值得尊敬的科學(xué)家.

解答 32.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.通讀文章的第五段,New York became the first city in the world to have electriclights,紐約市世界上第一座有電燈的城市,故選D.
33.A.細(xì)節(jié)推理題.根據(jù)文章第二段:After his teacher said that he could not learn,Edison's mother decided to teach him at home,愛迪生的老師認(rèn)為他不能學(xué)習(xí),不值得教,故選A.
34.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后一段最后一句可知,人們熄燈是為了紀(jì)念這位偉大的發(fā)明家,C選項(xiàng)中的in memory of 與文中in honor of 同義,故選C.
35.B.主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了愛迪生的一生和他的發(fā)明故事,故選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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