The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A．A German

B．An American

C．Frenchman

D．Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A．more than 100 years ago

B．less than 100 years ago

C．just 100 years ago

D．50 years ago

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

A．five brothers and sisters

B．six brothers and sisters

C．five younger brothers

D．three brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.

A．2.5 dollars

B．3.5 dollars

C．3 dollars

D．4 dollars

5.Which is not true? _____.

A．He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B．He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C．He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D．The first car was invented in 1893.

 

The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A．A German

B．An American

C．Frenchman

D．Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A．more than 100 years ago	B．less than 100 years ago
C．just 100 years ago	D．50 years ago

3.Henry Ford must have_____.

A．five brothers and sisters	B．six brothers and sisters
C．five younger brothers	D．three brothers

4.How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.

A．2.5 dollars

B．3.5 dollars

C．3 dollars

D．4 dollars

5.Which is not true? _____.

A．He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B．He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C．He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D．The first car was invented in 1893.

 

The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A．A German

B．An American

C．Frenchman

D．Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A．more than 100 years ago

B．less than 100 years ago

C．just 100 years ago

D．50 years ago

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

A．five brothers and sisters

B．six brothers and sisters

C．five younger brothers

D．three brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.

A．2.5 dollars

B．3.5 dollars

C．3 dollars

D．4 dollars

5.Which is not true? _____.

A．He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B．He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C．He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D．The first car was invented in 1893.

 

Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car.
Perhaps(可能) you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was going to be to American culture(文化). The car made the United States a nation on wheels(车轮). And it helped make the United States what it is now.
The car has become popular in the United States. The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.
【小题1】In the United States ____.

A．only rich people have cars

B．no poor people have cars

C．most people have cars

D．only a few people have beautiful cars

【小题2】Who was Henry Ford? ____.

A．He was one of the famous car makers

B．He was the most popular man in the USA

C．He was the richest man in the USA

D．He was the first car maker in American history

【小题3】Henry Ford started making cars in large numbers because ____.

A．he wanted to change the American culture

B．he knew cars would be make only in the United States

C．he thought Americans would like his cars best

D．he knew more and more people would buy cars

【小题4】Which of the following do you think is true? ____.
A. There are too many people everywhere in the USA.  
B. There are a lot of cars everywhere in the USA . 
C. Car pollution(污染) is the biggest problem in the USA.  
D. Every family more or less has a car.
【小题5】We can know from this passage(文章) that ____.

A．cars are cheaper in the USA

B．the Americans are the richest in the world

C．the Americans like to move around in cars

D．the USA makes the most cars