Question

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight.When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper.He spent a lot of time learning about engines（發動機）.And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old.Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life.George invented（發明） many things in his life.The train was the greatest one among them.Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson.

1. 1.
   In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________.
   1. A.
      In 1781
   2. B.
      In 1789
   3. C.
      In 1795
   4. D.
      In 1798
2. 2.
   He learned about the engine ________.
   1. A.
      through reading and writing
   2. B.
      by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
   3. C.
      at lessons from a young teacher
   4. D.
      by asking a lot of questions
3. 3.
   He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________.
   1. A.
      a great man
   2. B.
      a good maker
   3. C.
      a good worker
   4. D.
      a good student
4. 4.
   George Stephenson invented the ________.
   1. A.
      the train
   2. B.
      the telephone
   3. C.
      the car
   4. D.
      the computer
5. 5.
   From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world.
   1. A.
      workers
   2. B.
      writers
   3. C.
      learners
   4. D.
      inventors

Answer 1

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1.根據文章內容“George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight”可知答案為C
2.根據文章內容“.He spent a lot of time learning about engines（發動機）.And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write”可知答案為B
3.根據文章內容“he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.”可知答案為C
4.根據文章內容“George invented（發明） many things in his life.The train was the greatest one among them.”可知答案為A
5.根據文章結尾部分，可知答案為D