Question

We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American1.He was in school for only a short time.2, he had to leave the school and 3himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly4to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He 5the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of6of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and7him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young8about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison9about it, but he said10.
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison11an important experiment. He stood near the table12he didn’t help him. Edison stopped13out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the14in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he15it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time16.
“Why not pour some17into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’1118calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s19turned red, and he knew Edison was really20than him!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      doctor
   2. B.
      player
   3. C.
      writer
   4. D.
      inventor
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Soon
   2. B.
      After
   3. C.
      Later on
   4. D.
      Soon after
3. 3.
   1. A.
      teach
   2. B.
      play with
   3. C.
      study
   4. D.
      enjoy
4. 4.
   1. A.
      forgot
   2. B.
      remembered
   3. C.
      finished
   4. D.
      observed
5. 5.
   1. A.
      showed
   2. B.
      pushed
   3. C.
      introduced
   4. D.
      threw
6. 6.
   1. A.
      news
   2. B.
      books
   3. C.
      knowledge
   4. D.
      dictionaries
7. 7.
   1. A.
      employed
   2. B.
      asked
   3. C.
      made
   4. D.
      watched
8. 8.
   1. A.
      beard
   2. B.
      learned
   3. C.
      read
   4. D.
      told
9. 9.
   1. A.
      told
   2. B.
      was told
   3. C.
      said
   4. D.
      was said
10. 10.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       everything
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       all
11. 11.
    1. A.
       did
    2. B.
       had
    3. C.
       was doing
    4. D.
       was having
12. 12.
    1. A.
       but
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       while
13. 13.
    1. A.
       bringing
    2. B.
       to bring
    3. C.
       taking
    4. D.
       to take
14. 14.
    1. A.
       result
    2. B.
       way
    3. C.
       idea
    4. D.
       opinion
15. 15.
    1. A.
       knew
    2. B.
       saw
    3. C.
       learned
    4. D.
       found
16. 16.
    1. A.
       given
    2. B.
       followed
    3. C.
       said
    4. D.
       taken
17. 17.
    1. A.
       oil
    2. B.
       salt
    3. C.
       water
    4. D.
       food
18. 18.
    1. A.
       carefully
    2. B.
       slowly
    3. C.
       easily
    4. D.
       quietly
19. 19.
    1. A.
       head
    2. B.
       face
    3. C.
       eyes
    4. D.
       ears
20. 20.
    1. A.
       more polite
    2. B.
       stricter
    3. C.
       more kind-hearted
    4. D.
       cleverer

Answer 1

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讲述了爱迪生的一个小故事，告诉我们不要轻视任何人。
1.常识题。爱迪生是一个伟大的发明家。
2.词义辨析。A很快；B…之后；C后来；稍后；D在...后不久。根据句意可知：回来爱迪生不得不离开学校。
3.固定词组。Teach oneself 自学。爱迪生离开学校以后就在家自学。
4.动词辨析。Ａ忘记；B记得；C完成；D观察。由句意可知爱迪生忙于实验几乎记不得要休息。
5.上下文串联。由下文可知别人介绍了一个人给他，帮他做实验。
6.固定词组。Have a knowledge of 掌握…;
7.动词辨析。A雇佣；B要求；C制作；D观察；根据句意可知爱迪生雇佣这个年轻人作他的助手。
8.固定词组。Learn about了解；
9.被动语态。由句意可知爱迪生被告知此事。
10.上下文串联。有上下文可知别人告诉爱迪生那个年轻人看不起他，但是他什么都没说。
11.考查时态。当年轻人走进来的时候，爱迪生正在做实验。用过去进行时表示在过去某个时间正在进行正在发生的事情。
12.上下文串联。由上文可知他站在那里，但是却不帮爱迪生做事。构成转折关系、
13.动词用法。Stop to do sth停下来做某事；stop doing sth停止做某事；bring拿来，take带走。由句意可知爱迪生正在做实验，停下来去拿一个瓶子。
14.名词辨析。有上文可知爱迪生让他两小时以后把结果告诉他。
15.动词辨析。A知道；B看见；C学会；D发现。根据搭配可知年轻人发现很难。
16.词义辨析。由句意可知他不能在所给的时间内容完成计算。
17.名词辨析。由常识可知要计算瓶子的体积，用水装满，倒出来计算水的体积就可以了，这样就非常简单了。
18.副词辨析。解析同上。
19.名词搭配。根据后面的变红，可知是脸变红了。
20.上下文出来。由文章的意思可知，年轻人认为爱迪生比他聪明。