Many people know the names Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. However, most people don’t know the name of the man who invented the television, Philo Farnsworth.
Philo Farnsworth was born in 1906 and grew up on a potato farm. As a boy, he loved to learn about science, and he read a lot of science books. When he was only thirteen years old, he drew a picture of a machine that could send pictures as radio sends sounds. He got the idea from the way the potatoes were planted in the field. The potatoes grew in long lines, side by side. This made a shape in Philo’s mind. This shape helped Philo think of a way to send the TV picture onto a piece of glass. But he was poor, so Philo could not try to make his idea into a machine at that time.
Later, Philo worked at many different jobs. He worked with trees. He worked on broken radios. He worked on trains. He also worked as a street cleaner. At last, two rich men heard about his idea for television, and they gave him the money to make it. On September 7th, 1927, they watched Philo test the machine he built. When Philo turned on the machine, a small line could be seen on the glass. Philo said, “There you have it, electric television.”
Later, a big company, RCA, said they had made the first television. Philo had to spend a lot of money on lawyers to fight them. Finally, he won. Then, World War Two started in 1939. During the war, Philo spent a lot of money helping the US army instead of building up his television company. After the war, other bigger, richer companies started making televisions. In the end, Philo had to sell his company.
小題1:Why does the author mention Bell and Edison at the beginning of the text?
A．To remember both of them.B．To prove their wisdom.
C．To introduce the topic of the text.D．To explain their relationships.
小題2:According to the text, how old was Philo when he finished his invention of TV?
A．27 years old.B．21 years old.C．33 years oldD．39 years old
小題3:Philo Farnsworth got the idea for TV from ______.
A．the radioB．science booksC．potato fieldsD．a(chǎn) machine
小題4: The underlined part “building up” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.
A．startingB．sellingC．putting upD．making bigger
小題5:Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. Two rich men gave Philo money to do experiments.
b. Philo sold his own company.
c. Philo beat RCA in law.
d. Philo fixed broken radios.
e. Philo showed his invention to others.
A．d, a, e, c, bB．e, d, c, b, aC．d, c, e, b, aD．a(chǎn), c, b, d, e
 
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A

小題1:寫作意圖題：文章第一段提到Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison 兩個人實際是想引出Philo Farnsworth.這個話題。選C
小題1:數(shù)字計算題：從第二段的句子Philo Farnsworth was born in 1906 知道他是1906年出生的，還有On September 7th, 1927, they watched Philo test the machine he built.說明發(fā)明第一臺電視是在他21歲時。選B
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：He got the idea from the way the potatoes were planted in the field.可知答案是 C
小題1:猜詞題：從后面的句子After the war, other bigger, richer companies started making televisions.說明built up是“增強”的意思。選D
小題1:排序題：從第二段看出：第一件是他修理壞收音機，然后有兩個人來幫他。由此可以判斷選A。
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