（2014烟台）阅读理解thomas edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light

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1、（2014烟台）阅读理解ThomasEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight　　（2014烟台）阅读理解　　ThomasEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight.Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeinthedark.However,theelectriclightwasnothisonlyinvention.Healsoinventedthemotionpicturecameraand120

2、0otherthings.Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew.　　ThomasEdisonwasbornin1847.Heattendedschoolforonlythreemonths.Hismothertaughthimathome,butThomaswasmostlyself-educated.Hestartedexperimentingatayoungage.　　Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob.Hebecameanewsboyonatrain.Hedide

3、xperimentsonthetraininhissparetime.Unluckily,hisfirstworkexperiencedidnotendwell.Theyfiredhimwhenheaccidentallysetfiretothefloorofthetrain.ThenEdisonworkedforfiveyearsasatelegraphoperator,buthecontinuedtospendmuchofhistimeinexperimentinghisfirstpatent(专利权)in1868foravoterecorde

4、rrunbyelectricity.　　ThomasEdisonwastotallydeafinoneearandhardofhearingintheother,buthethoughtofhisdeafnessasablessinginmanyways.Itkeptconversationsshort,sothathecouldhavemoretimeforwork.Healwaysworked16outofevery24hours.Sometimeshiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat.　　ThomasEdiso

5、ndiedattheageof84.Heleftagreatmanyinventionsthatgreatlyimprovedthequalityoflifeallovertheworld.　　oftendidEdisonmakeanewinvention　　A.AbouteveryfourteendaysB.AbouteverysevendaysC.AboutonceaweekD.Abouttwiceaweek　　underlinedword“fired”inthepassagemeans“__________”　　somebodyajobB.S

6、etfiretosomebodyC.LetsomebodydownD.Forcedsomebodytoleavehisjob　　consideredhisdeafnessas______.　　A.somethingbadB.agiftfromgodC.akindofabilityD.adisadvantage　　ofthefollowingsentenceisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage　　A.Edisonhadonly8hoursresteachdayafterhisdeafnessB.Edisongothiseduc

7、ationmostlybyself-teaching　　C.Edisonhadhisfirstjobin1869D.Edison’sinventionsgreatlyimprovedthequalityofpeople’slife　　doesthepassagemainlytalkabout　　A.ThefunctionoftheelectriclightB.Edisonandhisexperiments　　C.TheimportanceofinventionsD.ThewholelifeofEdison.46—50ADBCD