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      Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison's career as the inventor became a national role model.Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer.

      In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co.,he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. Edison was impressed. Edison is said to have slammed his fist downand shouted ¨Young man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant." Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one.

      The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6.The two men became f'ast friends and would go on camping trips together.When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race.At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison.When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford:“ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings.I can only say that he is my friend." Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.

      Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison's son Charles to sit by the dying inventor's bedside and hold a test tube next to his father's mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviors( as was Edison)including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism(夏活通灵术)and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison's soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.

      The test tube itself didn't turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford's passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History" in the Henry Ford Museum.It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison's Last Breath".

      There is a further mystery of this “last breath" test tube. It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath.

      Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning.Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards .their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration.

      小题1:The passage can be sorted as a.

      A.science research

      B.short story

      C.news report

      D.self-introduction小题2:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph2 we can learn that.

      A.Edison envied what Ford had achieved

      B.Edison was annoyed that Ford did better him

      C.Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea

      D.Edison was extremely amazed at Ford's new idea小题3:In Paragraph 3,the writer mentions Ford bought an extra wheelchair.

      A.to remind Edison was Ford's role model

      B.to suggest Ford was a man of strange behavior

      C.to tell us the importance of a creative idea then

      D.to show the close friendship between Henry Ford and Edison小题4:¨The 61ast breath' test tube" can probably be regarded as.

      A.a symbol of a friendship and memory

      B.a witness to a scientific breakthrough

      C.a failure to bring Edison back to life

      D.a sign of the two inventors' poor behavior小题5:It can be learned from the last paragraph that“” .

      A.Great minds think alike

      B.Nobody is perfect

      C.Two heads are better than one

      D.A friend in need is a friend indeed

      最佳答案:

      小题1:B

      小题2:D

      小题3:D

      小题4:A

      小题5:B

      答案解析:

      很多人有自己的偶像,发明了T型车的亨利?福特也不例外,他的偶像是发明了电灯的爱迪生。在他的博物馆里至今还保存着爱迪生最后的呼吸

      小题1:B 细节理解题。本文讲述福特当时在爱迪生的公司做首席工程师,研制汽车,而爱迪生致力于新能源做汽车动力,故这是篇小小的短文故事,所以选B项。

      小题2:D 细节推断题。根据第二段提到Young man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant." Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one. 年轻人,你拥有这样的想法!可知爱迪生对于福特的想法很是吃惊,故选D项。

      小题3:D细节理解题。根据第三段提到The two men became f'ast friends and would go on camping trips together.When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race。两个人成为女朋友,一块去野营,当爱迪生不得不做轮椅时,福特买了一个送到他家去,因为他们就能继续比赛了,故选D项。

      小题4:A 细节推断题。根据倒数第二段提到It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath,这好像是爱迪生最后的呼吸,表明两者的关系很是深厚,故选A项。

      小题5:B 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards .their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration.虽然他们对待家人与员工有不好的地方,但他们之间存在着深厚的友谊,故表明没有人是完美的,故选B项。

      考点核心:

      人物传记类文章的文体特征:

      人物传记是记叙文体的一种,主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等,包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线,空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终,脉络清楚,可读性较强。

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