Question

At Christmas,1871, Edison, the famous American scientist, got married to Marry. Lots of their friends came to their wedding ceremony (婚禮). At about two in the afternoon , Edison suddenly thought out a good way to solve the problem on automatic telegraph(自動電報) after the wedding . So he said to the bride (新娘)，“I will have to go to the factory because I have something important to do. Then I’ll come back to have dinner with you.”The bride had no way but to agree.

On the night of the festival, other families were full of joy while the bride alone stayed in the house, just looking out of the window . How lonely she was!

Now a worker went into the lab( 實驗室), and said as soon as he saw Edison, “My goodness! I have never seen a bridegroom (新郎) like you. I didn’t know you were here . It’s already twelve now ! ” Edison was great surprised , “Twelve ? Too bad ! I said I would have supper with Mary .” he said as he ran downstairs.

That’s how hard Edison worked . He gave all his life to the inventions of lights , films ,telephones and over two thousand other things . A new invention came into being（問世） every fifteen days.

根據短文內容選擇最佳答案。(共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分)

1.Edison at Christmas of 1871 in America.

A. asked lots of his friends to come to his birthday party

B. became a famous scientist

C. got married to Marry

D. stayed at home with his bride most of the time

2.After the wedding , Edison hurried to go to the factory, because .

A. he forgot his wedding ceremony

B. he had something to do with the bride

C. he thought out a way to solve problem on the telegraph

D. he could make out a new automatic telegraph

3.Edison put his heart into his invention , so .

A. he forgot his bride

B. he forgot his supper

C. he forgot his festival

D. all of three above

4.It took Edison to work in his factory.

A. two hours B. eight hours

C. ten hours D. twelve hours

5.In all Edison’s life , new inventions came into being .

A. fifteen thousand B. one thousand

C. two thousand D. over two thousand

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中主要講述了在愛迪生的婚禮之夜，在圣誕節那天，愛迪生結婚了，許多朋友都來參加他的婚禮，大約兩點鐘，愛迪生突然想到他有一個問題需要解決，就對新娘說出去一下，一會回來陪她吃晚餐，但是知道晚上12點他才想起來，愛迪生的工作是多么努力呀，他的一生致力于研究發明。

1.細節理解題。根據文中地一段可知At Christmas,1871, Edison, the famous American scientist, got married to Marry，可知選C。

2.細節理解題。根據文中Edison suddenly thought out a good way to solve the problem on automatic telegraph(自動電報) after the wedding . So he said to the bride (新娘)，“I will have to go to the factory because I have something important to do可知結婚后，他突然想到有一個關于電報的問題需要解決.，可知選C

3.細節理解題。通讀全文可知愛迪生把他的全部心思都放在發明上，因此他忘記了他的晚餐；他的新娘；他的節日；可知選D。

4.細節理解題。根據根據文中At about two in the afternoon愛迪生出去及It’s already twelve now ! ” Edison was great surprised , “Twelve ? Too bad ! I said I would have supper with Mary ,描述可知故選C。

5.主旨大意題。根據文中He gave all his life to the inventions of lights , films ,telephones and over two thousand other things 描述可知故選D。

考點：人物類短文閱讀。