Question

【題目】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(fā)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(fā)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】In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A.In 1781B.In 1789C.In 1795D.In 1798

【2】He learned about the engine ________．

A.through reading and writing

B.by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C.at lessons from a young teacher

D.by asking a lot of questions

【3】He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A.a great manB.a good makerC.a good workerD.a good student

【4】George Stephenson invented the ________.

A.the trainB.the telephoneC.the carD.the computer

【5】From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A.workersB.writersC.learnersD.inventors

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

本文介紹了火車發(fā)明者喬治·斯蒂芬森。

【1】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1句和第3句“George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. …When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．”可知喬治·斯蒂芬森于1795年開始幫助他父親，故答案為C

【2】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第4和5句“He spent a lot of time learning about engines（發(fā)動機）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．”可知“他把發(fā)動機弄成碎片，仔細研究每一塊，從而了解了它”。故答案為B。

【3】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第6句“Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．”可知他花了很多時間學習發(fā)動機，很快就成了一名好工人；故答案為C

【4】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2和3句“George invented（發(fā)明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．”可知喬治·斯蒂芬森發(fā)明了火車；故答案為A。

【5】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2和3句“George invented（發(fā)明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．”可知喬治·斯蒂芬森是是世界上最偉大的人之一；故答案為D。