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.
小題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.
小題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
小題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
小題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

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A

試題分析：文章介紹了天才發(fā)明家愛迪生的關于思考和工作的一些觀點。
小題1:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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.說明ACD都是正確的，B想文章沒有提及，
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.說明他認為與天才比較起來努力是更重要的，故C正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)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.說明他認為思考是給人帶來快樂與愉悅。故A正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)最后一句He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.他有足夠的發(fā)明創(chuàng)造能讓他再活100年，說明他認為自己的生命太短暫，不足以讓他有更多的發(fā)明。
點評：人物傳記類短文要注意該人物所做事情的時間地點，以及他所持有的各種觀點。對推理題考查較多。
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