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Thomas Edison ______ made 1,093 inventions in his life, was one of the greatest inventors.
A. what B. who C. which

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Thomas Edison made more than 1,000 inventions in his life. (A)他的许多发明已经改变了世界。His first invention was a vote recorder (投票记录器) in 1869. This machine allowed people to place a vote by pressing a button instead of saying “Yes” or “No”. (B)H_________, American government officials did not like Edison’s invention because they preferred to call out their votes.
Then Edison started a company with his friend, Franklin Pope. (C) was, morning, night, busy, until, Edison, from, early, late. As a result of hard work, he invented telegraph to print the price of gold and silver. He sold it to Western Union Company for $15,000.
With some of the money Edison started his own company. Next he invented a stock ticker. (D)This machine was used to record the price of stocks (股票) in New York. Western Union paid
Edison $ 40,000 for this invention.
Edison used this money to open a shop in Newark in the state of New Jersey. In 1875, Edison and his family moved to Menlo Park in the same state. There he built his own laboratory.
1.将(A)处画线部分译成英语：
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2.根据首字母提示，在(B)处填写一个适当的单词：
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3.将(C)处画线部分连词成句：
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4.将(D)处画线部分译成汉语：
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5.回答问题：Which state of America does Menlo Park belong to?
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Thomas Edison was such a great person who never 　　　　 that he made so many great inventions all his life.
A. took up　　 B. thought up　　 C. made up　　 D. gave up

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Edison has thousands of inventions in his life. What made him successful? The _______ is creativity. Creativity is not something that one is just born with. It is the _______ of using intelligence to think of new ideas that are good for something.
In 1925, Richard Drew worked as an engineer for a company. He wanted to _______ a kind of material which could be strong enough to hold things together, but his boss didn’t let him think about it. Drew had to use his _______time to think about his idea, and he had a hard time to make the idea _______. Finally, he made the kind of tape, which now is used everywhere by people. The boss learned from his mistake. After that the company made a rule of asking _______ workers to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.
In developing our creativity, childhood is a _______ age. It is important for schools and parents to help their children to develop their creativity. Teachers should not only develop the students’ reading, writing and math skills, _______ help the students use them to work out problems. Parents should give children more choices. From the earliest age, children should learn to make decisions. For example, let them choose rice or noodles for supper. As children grow older, parents should let their children make their own decisions on how to use their time or spend their money. _______ not to help them too much when they make the wrong decision, ________ the child may have a hard time.
1.A.question B.answer C.word D.expression
2.A.strength B.ability C.thought D.activity
3.A.visit B.invite C.invent D.buy
4.A.work B.full C.school D.spare
5.A.come true B.come out C.come back D.come up
6.A.your B.its C.their D.our
7.A.short B.bright C.long D.golden
8.A.and B.as well as C.until D.but also
9.A.Remember B.Think C.Forget D.Wonder
10.A.as long as B.so that C.even though D.as soon as

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Thomas Edison was born in America. He invented plenty of electric appliances(电器) and people from all over the world know him. At that time, there was no electric lamp in the world. And it brought people much trouble. Young Edison decided to invent it. He didn’t know which material was suited to be a lamp filament(灯丝). He failed and failed and he spent a lot of time on it. Some of his friends asked him to stop the experiments, but he didn’t listen to them and tried his best to find the material.
One afternoon, one of his friends came to visit him, he was doing his experiments in the lab when the man came in. But he only asked his friend to sit down and didn’t stop to talk with him. The man sat for a long time and Edison said nothing to him. His friend was angry with him and said, “You’ve done the experiments 1,200 times but you failed 1,200 times too!”
“You’re right, my friend,” Edison went on doing his experiments and said. “But I’ve known 1,200 materials are not suited to be a lamp filament!”
1.Why do many people know Edison?
A. Because he was very clever.　　　　　　
B. Because he worked hard.
C. Because he spent much time on his work.
D. Because he invented many electric appliances.
2.He tried to find a kind of material which was suited to be ______.
A. a lamp                B. a lamp filament            C. a telephone                D. a light
3. Edison was busy with his work, so ____________.
A. he asked his friend to help him
B. he asked his friend to go back first
C. he didn’t stop to talk with his friend
D. he asked his friend to watch him working
4.His friend was angry because ____________.
A. he couldn’t persuade Edison to give up
B. Edison didn’t say hello to him　
C. Edison failed 1,200 times　　　　　
D. he didn’t think Edison was polite to him
5.From the passage, we learn that ___________.
A. Edison was a hard-working person                B. Edison never gave up
C. Edison was rude to friends.                     D. Both A and B

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句型转换。
1.Edison had many useful inventions in his life. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ Edison _________ many useful inventions in his life?
2.The basketball was invented after the soccer. (就画线部分提问)
_________ _________ the basketball _________?
3.The boys broke the window when he played football yesterday afternoon. (改为被动语态)
The window _________ _________ by the boys when they played football yesterday afternoon.
4.The hungry kids ate the cookies in less than five minutes.　 (改为被动语态)
The cookies _________ _________ by the hungry kids in less than five minutes.
5.I think the most helpful invention is the telephone. (对画线部分提问)
________ do you think _________the most helpful invention ?

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Thomas Edison was a great American inventor. He was born to a poor family in 1847. His mother taught him at home. He often observed things carefully and he made over 1,300 inventions during his life time. He was often said to be the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of 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 also 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 back, “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.
1.Edison was______________.
A．interested in changing people’s ideas
B．interested in discovering the secrets of nature
C．very much uninterested in nature
D．uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature
2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A．Many other people have changed Edison’s life.
B．Edison has changed the lives of many other people.
C．Only a few men in history can change other people’s lives.
D．Edison invented the electric light.
3.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(意指)___________.
A．people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 year’s work
B．Life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings
C．Edison made 100 inventions in his life
D．Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

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People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of 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 pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea 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.
1. What is genius according to Thomas Edison?
A. Hard thinking.　 B. Hard work.
C. Useful ideas.　 D. Useful inventions.
2.How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?
A. To write down what he had learned.
B. To carry out a new experiment.
C. To make them useful in life.
D. To share them with others.
3.What does the last sentence in the passage mean?
A. Edison was born to be a great inventor.
B. Edison was able to live another 100 years.
C. Edison was ready to make his 100th invention.
D. Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings.

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People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of 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 pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea 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.
1. What is genius according to Thomas Edison?
A. Hard thinking.　 B. Hard work.
C. Useful ideas.　 D. Useful inventions.
2.How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?
A. To write down what he had learned.
B. To carry out a new experiment.
C. To make them useful in life.
D. To share them with others.
3.What does the last sentence in the passage mean?
A. Edison was born to be a great inventor.
B. Edison was able to live another 100 years.
C. Edison was ready to make his 100th invention.
D. Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings.

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People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of 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 pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.
But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.
Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.
Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea 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.
1.What is genius according to Thomas Edison?
A. Hard thinking.　 B. Hard work.
C. Useful ideas. D. Useful inventions.
2.How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?
A. To write down what he had learned.
B. To carry out a new experiment.
C. To make them useful in life.
D. To share them with others.
3. What does the last sentence in the passage mean?
A. Edison was born to be a great inventor.
B. Edison was able to live another 100 years.
C. Edison was ready to make his 100th invention.
D. Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings.

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