Question

Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） 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.
小题1: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.

小题2: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

小题3:In Edison’s opinion, ____________.

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

B．people’s successs 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

小题4:The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(暗示） ____________.

A．life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings

B．Edison made 100 inventions in his life

C．Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

D．People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years’ work

Answer 1

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A

试题分析：文章介绍了天才发明家爱迪生的关于思考和工作的一些观点。
小题1:B 细节题。根据文章第一段前三行Thomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） 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.说明ACD都是正确的，B想文章没有提及，
小题2:C 推理题。根据第一段最后一句He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.说明他认为与天才比较起来努力是更重要的，故C正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据文章第三段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. that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.说明他认为思考是给人带来快乐与愉悦。故A正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据最后一句He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.他有足够的发明创造能让他再活100年，说明他认为自己的生命太短暂，不足以让他有更多的发明。
点评：人物传记类短文要注意该人物所做事情的时间地点，以及他所持有的各种观点。对推理题考查较多。