Question

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.

1.All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A. what    B. that      C. then       D. which

2.Edison _________in inventing new things.

A. took all his time         B. paid all his money

C. spent his most time       D. spent his most money

3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A. thousands of               B. over one thousand

C. only one thousand           D. less than a thousand

4. Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A. fifty           B. severity-six     C. sixty     D. eighty

5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor.

 A. possible    B. not true     C. nice     D. important

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】文章大意：本文主要介紹了發明家愛迪生的一生及其對人類的貢獻。

1.考查表語從句用法。that是連詞，不充當句子成分，what除了充當引導詞還在從句中成分，做need的賓語。

2. 細節理解題。從文章中It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things.直接找到答案。

3.細節理解題。從文章中He made more than one thousand inventions in his life直接找到答案。

4.數字推斷題。從When Edison died in 1931知道，愛迪生活了80歲，2011—1931=80.

5.細節理解題。從Of course it was impossible to do so. 找到答案。