高中英语故事类阅读试题

Bob was a clever college student, but his family was poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.
One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop during the day time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do all the accounts. In the hospital, of course, Bob was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher’s shop and in the hospital, Bob had to wear white clothes.
One evening in the hospital, Bob had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating - room. The woman already felt frightened when she thought about the operation. When she saw Bob coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.
"No! No!" she cried. "Not a butcher! I won’t let a butcher operate on me!" with these words ,she fainted away.
根据第一段Bob was a clever college student, but his family was poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.描述,可知选C.
根据第二段One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop during the day time, and another in a hospital at night.描述,可知选B.
根据In the hospital, of course, Bob was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. 描述,可知选D.
Bob had to work after class and during his holidays because_________.

A．his father told him to make more friends

B．he wanted to become a rich man

C．he couldn’t go on with his studies without enough money

D．he had nothing to do at home.

One summer Bob_________.

A．wanted to become not only a butcher but also a doctor.

B．got two different jobs at two places

C．was free only at night

D．worked only during the daytime

In the hospital, Bob’s job was_________.

A．to take care of the wounded soldiers

B．to give the doctor’s advice

C．to find out what was wrong with the sick people

D．to carry the sick people from one place to another

A traveler was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveler’s face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn’t. When she believed that the head didn’t fear any longer, the traveler then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"
The children shouted when the traveler was taking pictures of them because _______.

A．they didn’t want to stop playing

B．the traveler forgot to take off the cap on her head

C．they didn’t want to have their pictures taken

D．the traveler was not doing well with her camera

The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.

A．the head was very interested in her camera

B．the head wanted to learn to take pictures

C．she was afraid of the head

D．she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing

Which of the following is NOT right?

A．The traveler knew something about people in some countries.

B．The children wouldn’t mind if the traveler took pictures of them.

C．The head was afraid that the traveler’s camera would hurt the children.

D．The traveler didn’t understand why the children shouted.

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work though she’d never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.

A．after Mother died	B．before she became a writer
C．when she was a child	D．when mother gave it to her

The passage shows that _______.

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C．Mother cared much about her daughter in words

D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.

The world “gulf” in the passage means _______.

A．deep understanding between the old and the young.

B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter.

C．free talks between mother and daughter.

D．part of the sea going far in land.

What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother	B．Mother and Children
C．My Mother’s Desk	D．Talks between Mother and me.

How would you like an easy way to earn 2,500 dollars? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．There’s catch, however．You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio for amusement．You can’t leave until the week is up．And a camera will be recording your every move．
Two people actually took the job．The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist．He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated．His goal was to raise people’s awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food．He decided to pay $ 5000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to lie like chicken for a week．
To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement．He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist．The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide．A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum．
The week was long and difficult．They slept on a hard wooden floor．They couldn’t stand up without banging（重击）their heads．They ate vegetarian mash（土豆泥）and drank water from a garden hosepipe（水龙头软管）．Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage．Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage．Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not food the humans．”
Finally it was over, Pam and Eric emerged from their cage．They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands．When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away．“It’s great to be able to stand up,” he said．Pam just changed her clothes and left．After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone．
What kind of person is Rob Thompson?

A．He is curious about people’s personal life．

B．He is kind-hearted to animals．

C．He hates people around．

D．He likes to help poor people．

What made it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

A．They didn’t know each other．

B．They couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage．

C．They didn’t have meat to eat．

D．They had to do almost everything under others’ eyes．

Rob offered the money because he wanted________．

A．to see if there were any people who would like to live in a cage

B．to show the public how bitter animals’ life could be

C．to make more money by publishing the recorded video tapes

D．to improve housing conditions of working people like Eric

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．Easy Way to Earn $ 2 500．	B．Do Not Feed the Humans．
C．Living Like a Chicken．	D．Getting Along Well Anyway．

It all starts with a tree．In fact, it starts with several trees．Since the first modern guitars were made in northern Spain over 150 years ago, crafts persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.
Every guitar is made of several different kinds of wood．Each piece is carefully chosen and then cut to fit the part of the guitar for which it is designed．The most important part of a guitar is the soundboard--the piece of wood with a large hole that lies under the strings(弦,线)．Guitar makers are careful to make the soundboard just the right shape and thickness．Then they fix stripes（长条）of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.
Wood for the curvy (弯曲的) sides of the guitar must be soaked (浸湿) in water and bent over a hot iron pipe．When all the pieces of the guitar are ready, they are carefully stuck together with glue．Special woodworking tools are used to shape and smooth the neck of the guitar．The craftsperson must make sure that the neck is perfectly centered over the soundboard.
Then it is time to use varnish(亮光漆)．This brings out the beauty of the wood．Varnish also improves the sound of the guitar but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.
Finally guitar strings are attached and tightened to make just the right musical tones．Then it’s time to play a song．(273 words)
The best title for this passage may be _____.

A．How to Make a Guitar	B．What a Guitar Is Made of
C．How to Play the Guitar	D．Where to Find the Best Guitar

In order to make the soundboard strong, _____.

A．people tie strings to the top of it

B．stripes are stuck across the inside of wood

C．a large hole is made in it

D．several pieces of wood are glued together

Which of the following doesn’t affect the sound of a guitar?

A．Soundboard

B．strings

C．neck

D．color

What will happen to the guitar if too much varnish is used to the wood?

A．The beauty of the wood can’t be seen clearly.

B．The sound of the guitar will be flat and dull.

C．The tone of the guitar will be improved

D．A guitar will become thin

A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were．I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.
“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get．They can never help keep our house clean.” I said, feeling unhappy.
“Do you know how happy you are?” a woman behind us asked．“I would love to go home and find my house a mess．I wouldn’t mind my floor being dirty．Nor would I mind the dirty clothes being piled high．I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home．I would love it．I would love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them．You see, my two children were killed in an accident． My house stays clean; my clothes stay put up; the dishes are done.”
“There are no fingerprints on my walls．There are no sounds of arguing, either．So you see, you are very lucky．I would give anything to be going through what you are now! How I’d love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears and share their dreams! I wouldn’t care how my house looked．I would be happy just to have them.”
Now if you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.(268 words)
The writer was complaining about her children to her friend because they ____.

A．would go out without permission	B．couldn’t keep the house clean
C．made her look dirty and bad	D．were too lazy to hug or kiss her

My house was wrecked in the first paragraph means my house _____.

A．was very dirty	B．was broken into
C．needed to be painted	D．looked beautiful

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Children shouldn’t be left home alone.

B．A mother lost her children in an accident.

C．People should be thankful for what life gives.

D．A mother complained about the mess at her house.

A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier is to think of something good that happened to you the day before.
Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away．Other activities such as saying “Thank you” and smiling also made volunteers feel happier, but not as much.
Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study．He got 26,000 people to go online to try out a few different activities to make them feel happier．They were told to be nice, remember a pleasant event from the day before, give thanks or smile for 15 seconds twice a day．The volunteers did these activities for one week.
The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.（146 words）
The text may probably be taken from _____.

A．a personal anecdote(轶事)	B．sports news
C．a history novel	D．brief news

Volunteers who _____ began to feel happier right away.

A．thought of something good that happened the day before

B．were asked to remember a pleasant event from the past 24 hours

C．did other activities like saying “thank you” and smiling

D．went online to try out a few different activities

From the text we know that Richard Wiseman is a(an) _____.

A．worker

B．artist

C．professor

D．director

The best title may probably be _____.

A．Thinking about yesterday’s happiness to be happy today

B．Making a study to make people happier and younger

C．Letting out a secret to live a longer life

D．Doing experiments to make people happier

The painter Georgia O’keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887 and grew up on her family’s farm. At seventeen she decided she wanted to be an artist and left the farm for schools in Chicago and New York, but she never lost her bond with the land. Like most painters, O’Keeffe painted the things that were most important to her, and nearly all her works are simplified portrayals of nature.
O’Keeffe became famous when her paintings were discovered and exhibited in New York by the photographer Levered Stieglitz, whom she married in 1924. During a visit to New York in 1929, O’Keeffe was so moved by the bleak（荒凉的） landscape and broad skies of the Western desert that she began to paint its images. Cows’ skulls and other bleached（变白的） bones found in the desert figured prominently（突出的） in her paintings. When her husband died in 1946, she moved to New Mexico permanently and used the horizon lines of the desert, colorful flowers, rocks, barren(贫瘠的) hills, and the sky as subjects for her paintings. Although O’Keeffe painted her best known works in the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s, she continued to produce tributes（贡品、颂词） to the Western desert until her death in 1986.
O’Keeffe is widely considered to have been a pioneering American modernist painter. While most early modern American artists were strongly influenced by European art, O’Keeffe’s position was more independent. She established her own vision and preferred to view her painting as a private endeavor. Almost from the beginning, her work was more indentifiably American than that of her contemporaries in its simplified and idealized treatment of color, light, space, and natural forms.
Which of the following best tells what this passage is about ?

A．O’Keeffe was a distinctive modern American painter.

B．O’Keeffe was the best painter of her generation.

C．O’Keeffe liked to paint only what was familiar to her.

D．O’Keeffe used colors and shapes that are too reduced and simple.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an influence on O’Keeffe’s paintings ?

A．Her rural upbringing	B．Her life in the West
C．The works of European artists	D．The appearance of the natural landscape

Which of the following is most similar to O’Keeffe’s relationship with nature?

A．A photoghrapher’s relationship with a model.

B．A writer’s relationship with a publisher.

C．A student’s relationship with a teacher

D．A carpenter’s relationship with a hammer.

Why is O’Keeffe considered an artistic pioneer ?

A．Her work became influential in Europe.

B．She painted the American Southwest.

C．Her paintings had a definite American style.

D．She painted things that were familiar to her.

Brazil is the greatest football nation in the world. There are 170 million Brazilians. How many of them are football fans? 100 million! All of them think they know all about football. This makes life very difficult for the Brazilian team managers. When things go bad for the Brazilian team, the newspapers would demand that the team manager should leave his job. “If we win, they me in heaven,” a manager once said. “If we lose, they put me in hell(地狱).”
You can’t escape football in Brazil. There are football matches on every street and beach. On television, the results of football matches come before the main news programs. There are six television channels(频道) in Rio de Janeiro. On Sundays each channel shows a different football match.
Brazil is not the richest country in the world, but the government spends lots of money on football. It cost more than one billion pounds to prepare for the 1978 World Cup. That’s 10 pounds for every Brazilian man, woman, and child. And many Brazilians don’t earn as much as 10 pounds a week. Is it worth it?
“Brazil must have a great football team,” says one journalist. “If it costs one billion pounds, that’s all right. If the government doesn’t give us a good team, then it will become unpopular. Football is more than a game in Brazil.”
Football is more than a game in Brazil. This is certainly true in its largest city, Sao Paulo. The most popular team is Corinthians. Corinthians’ fans are the most loyal and emotional in Brazil. When Corinthians win, production(产量) in the Sao Paulo car factories increases by fifteen per cent. When they loses, it drops. At one time Corinthians won the national championship for the first time, for four days fans danced and sang in the streets,
Why are people so loyal to one football team? What makes a football fan? One man says, “Without Corinthians my life would be sad. Corinthians bring some joy and excitement into my life. We all need that, don’t we?”
In Paragraph 1, what the manager said means_______.
A, he is respected by newspapers        B,. he will probably be killed by fans
C. he is judged on his team’s results     D. it’s difficult for him to get good scores
All the following statements about the Brazilians and football are true EXCEPT _______.

A．all the Brazilians know all about football

B．football has an influence on politics in Brazil

C．the Brazilians spend a lot of money on football

D．Corinthians’ fans are always supporting their team

Some people danced and sang in the streets for four days in Sap Paulo because_______.

A．production in the Sao Paulo car factories increased
B．Corinthians won a national football championship
C．Corinthians won the World Cup	D．the newspapers put a team manager in heaven

People are loyal to their football team mainly because _______.

A．it brings joy and excitement to their life	B．they could always count on it
C．it can increase the car production	D．they could see hope in it

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.
“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.
“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what the young woman said, the hitchhiker(搭车者) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug(耸肩).
Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker’s hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind clearing it for me?”
The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.
When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp. Inside the bag was a gun.
The woman stopped the car because _______.

A．the old woman asked her to	B．she recognized the old woman
C．she knew what the woman wanted	D．she wanted to helped the old woman

What made the woman feel strange about the old woman?

A．That she kept nodding her head	B．That she was unable to speak
C．That she gave no answer to her questions	D．That she had large and hairy hands

The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _______.

A．this is the way she thought of to get rid of him	B．the hitchhiker frightened her
C．the hitchhiker was very helpful	D．she couldn’t see out of the rear screen

The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because_______.

A．he wanted to give her a warning

B．he had not expected the woman would leave him behind in the rain

C．it was his present for her

D．he wanted to kill her with the gun

Dior was born in Normandy in 1905, and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service, but by the time he was twenty-three, with his parents’ money, he opened a small art gallery in Paris. By 1931, the money had been used up. Dior’s friends in the art gallery asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing. His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft（手艺）.
In February, 1947, Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection. He was backed by a famous textile producer, Boussac, who looked after the dollars, while Dior looked after the fashions. Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing, but he was good at fashion design.
The New Look started an entirely different look to costume, with a tiny waist, a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust（胸围）, usually with a low-cut neckline and a long full skirt. To women who had lived through the war years, the femaleness of the New Look was a great success, for people were tired of the extremely plain, wartime restrictive fashions.
It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings”, but young people were attracted to his design, and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged into（投入）the production of his new style. Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion - rounded, gentle, feminine - a delight in elegance. A New kook House of Dior opened in 1948, followed by one in London. Considered as King of Couture （Women’s clothing） for years, the Dior Empire grew until it covered every country in the western world, and included furs, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and so on. Over 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then.
His sudden death in 1957 when he was 52 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior. Even now, so many years after his death, his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world, and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world. His first great New Look, with its long skirts, was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s.
Which of the following designs is close to Dior’s?

According to the passage, in Dior’s life, he did not _________.

A．make creative fashion designs

B．work in a diplomatic service

C．learn craft as his first job

D．open a New Look House

We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．Dior and his supporter had different interests in business

B．Dior’s New Look had little influence on people then

C．Dior is only a brand of women’s fashion

D．Dior’s fashion was not accepted at first

What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．The History of the New Look

B．The Growth of the Dior Empire

C．An Expression of Freedom - Dior

D．The Founder of the New Look – Dior

A few years ago, when I was still in high school, I met a wonderful and warm teacher. At that time in my life, there were many changes to adjust to, apart from the usual teenage troubles. My parents had divorced, so my elder brother and I had chosen to stay with my dad. Due to the fact that he was keeping the house, we didn’t have to move.
During this time, my teacher took a special interest in me. Being my English teacher, she encouraged my mind to travel to creativity I had long given up. She brought me out of the shell I built.
She became my mother, my older sister, my friend and my teacher. The one thing she couldn’t do though was to make me more girly as growing up with only my dad and brother made me a real tomboy.
Sometimes, I would be really immature（不成熟的）, especially if she was scoring me less than others on purpose. She knew I could do better than what I was handing in and so pushed me to extend further than limits.
When I finished school and then after college I was about to leave my hometowns she gifted me a watch that every second, with my pulse, should remind me of the one person who will forever wait and love me without reservation.
Time has passed and our friendship is distant, but in my heart, soul and mind, she is the closest I ever got.
The writer and her elder brother chose to live with their father simply because _________.

A．their mother was expecting to have another baby

B．they didn’t have to move out of their house

C．they hated their mother remarried

D．they had a closer relationship with their father

How did the writer get along with her studies before she met her English teacher?

A．She was hopeless and had given up her studies.

B．She was getting along well with her studies.

C．She had some trouble with her studies.

D．She lacked interest in creativity.

The writer behaved herself like a boy because ________.

A．she needed the love of mother

B．she wanted to learn from her father and brother

C．she lived with only men all the time

D．her English teacher didn’t care about her

What was the writer’s attitude to the watch given by the teacher?

A．She considered it to be very useful.

B．She valued it very much.

C．She kept it very well.

D．She wanted to do something later in return for it.

Dear daughter,
You are a wonderful person and your mother and I think the world of you. It will not be long before you leave home to make your way in the world. Can I please give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.
1. Never Look Down Upon Yourself.
You are great and able to achieve great things so believe in yourself. When things go badly, never stop believing. Some girls get upset, blame themselves and lose self-esteem. All kinds of problems can follow.
2. Never Get Obsessed With Your Appearance.
We think you look great (though some of the clothes you wear worry us!). Please be happy with the person ,you are and the body you have. Eat reasonably, take exercise and be healthy. Some girls show too much concern about losing weight or getting the perfect shape. You look fine.
3. Never Compromise Your Personal Safety.
Never put yourself at serious risk. This means that you cannot trust people until you really know them and that sometimes you have to avoid things that look like they might be fun. Never get drunk or take drugs. Unluckily there are some bad people out there and it is best not to take risks.
4. Never Give Less Than Your Best.
We are very proud of what you have achieved so far. You should be proud too. Keep doing well. Keep trying your hardest at everything you do. No one can ask for more than that.
5. Never Forget That Your Parents Love You.
Whatever happens in life, your family will still be your family. Whatever difficulties you meet with, you can always talk to us and we will try to help. We are here for you.
Why has the father written the letter to his daughter?

A．To express his love for her.	B．To give her some advice.
C．To tell her what she should do.	D．To help solve her problems.

What does the father think of his daughter’s appearance?

A．He thinks she looks fine although she’s unhealthy.

B．He is satisfied with the clothes his daughter wears.

C．He thinks his daughter should be happy with her appearance.

D．He thinks his daughter should lose weight to get the perfect shape.

The father advises his daughter not to __________.

A．ask her parents for help	B．be proud of what she has achieved
C．believe in herself when things go badly
D．stop trying her hardest at everything she does

What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Never do anything funny.	B．Never trust anybody.
C．Never put yourself in danger.	D．Never care about your safety.

Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “ Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Edison invented the electric light.

B．Many other people have changed Edison’s life.

C．Edison has changed the life of many other people.

D．Few men in history can change other people’s life.

Edison thought              .

A．he could be happy if he was a genius

B．genius plays the most important part in one’s success

C．hard work could do better than genius

D．genius could do better than hard work

Edison was              .

A．very much interested in nature

B．interested in discovering the secrets of nature

C．interested in changing people’s ideas

D．uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature

In Edison’s opinion,            .

A．thinking can supply people with enjoyment and pleasure as well as help

B．people’s success lies mostly in genius

C．hard work is the second important thing in making people successful

D．there are few secrets for him to discover later

Mary likes to invent things. She creates a new language and teaches it to her friend, Jean. Mary and Jean like to talk to each other in their own language because they think no one understands them and it is funny. When they go shopping, they say things like: “Look! He is fat.” “This CD is awful.” “I want to eat free hamburgers.” A clerk comes but he can’t understand what they say. He asked them: “May I help you?” Mary and Jean just laugh. What fun it is to create something new.
Which is Mary’s invention?

A．Teaching her friend.

B．A new language.

C．Go shopping.

D．Making hamburgers.

Why does Mary like speaking her new language with her friend Jean?

A．Because they can talk but no one knows what they say.

B．Because it’s easy to speak new language.

C．Because her friend Jean likes it.

D．Because she wants free hamburgers.

What do they do in the store?

A．They buy some things.

B．They talk with the clerk.

C．They want to understand what people say.

D．They use their new language and talk about people and things.

The clerk may think that ________, so he comes to help them.

A．maybe they need help

B．they talk about him

C．they laugh at him

D．they invent things

According to the passage, creating something new is _____.

A．boring

B．interesting

C．hard

D．easy