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-1-SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—ComprehendingⅠ阅读理解AThomasEdisonwasbornin1847inOhio.PeoplearoundfoundlittleEdisonverybrightbecauseheoftentookthingsaparttoseehowtheyworked.Intheearly1860s,hecreatedhisfirstimportantinvention,atelegraphic(电报的)repeaterthatcouldsendmessagesoverasecondline.At21,heinventedanelectricalvoterecorderandgothisfirstpatent(专利)forit.Thenextyearhedesignedanimprovedstockticker,akindofelectroniccommunicationsmedium,andthensetupacompanytoproduceit.In1874,heinventedthequadruplextelegraph,atypeofelectricaltelegraph.EdisonbuilthisfirstlaboratoryinMenloPark,NewJerseywhenhewas30yearsold.Theyoftenhadseveralprojectsgoingatonce,anditwasn’tlongbeforetheystartedproducingoneinventionafteranother,includingsuchrevolutionaryinventionsasthephonographandtheelectriclight.ThelabwassuccessfulbecauseofEdison’sinventivetalent,hisstrongdetermination,andhisabilitytoinspirehisassistants’devotionbyworkingsohardalongwiththemandrelaxingwiththem.Thelabevenhadapipeorgan,akindofmusicalinstrument.Afteralongdayofwork,hewouldplaythepipeorganwhileheandhisassistantswouldsingalong.Thepeoplewhoworkedwithhimduringthoseyearswouldoftensaythatthosewerethehappiestdaysoftheirlives.Edison’sgoalwastocreateasmallinventioneverytendaysandabiginventioneverysixmonths.Edisononcesaid,“Ialwaysinventedtogainmoneytogooninventing”，sothemoneywasn’treallythegoalforhim.Themoneywasusedtomakesurethathecouldcontinuehiswork.EventuallythelabatMenloParkcouldn’tcontainalloftheworkthathewantedtodo,soEdisonbuiltanewlaboratorycomplexinWestOrange,NewJersey.Thenhecouldundertakemoreprojectswithgreaterresourcesthanhadeverbeenpossible-2-before.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了爱迪生的部分发明成果及实验室。1．What’stheRIGHTtimeorderforEdison’sinventionsmentionedinthispassage?A．Atelegraphicrepeater—aphonograph—anelectricalvoterecorder.B．Anelectricalvoterecorder—aphonograph—aquadruplextelegraph.C．Aquadruplextelegraph—anelectricalvoterecorder—aphonograph.D．Atelegraphicrepeater—anelectricalvoterecorder—aquadruplextelegraph.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的Intheearly1860s,hecreatedhisfirstimportantinvention...gothisfirstpatent(专利)forit.及In1874,heinventedthequadruplextelegraph,atypeofelectricaltelegraph.可知，atelegraphicrepeater是在19世纪60年代早期发明的，anelectricalvoterecorder是1868年发明的，aquadruplextelegraph是1874年发明的，故可推出时间顺序。2．Edisonsetupacompanyat22to________.A．sellhisuniqueartworkB．sellexperimentalmaterialsC．produceanelectricalvoterecorderD．produceanimprovedstocktickerD解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的At21,heinventedanelectricalvoterecorderandgothisfirst...andthensetupacompanytoproduceit.可知，爱迪生成立公司是为了生产一种改进的stockticker。3．WhatdidEdisonusethemoneyfromhisinventionsfor?A．Helpingthepoor.B．TravelingtoEurope.C．Buildingmanyschools.D．Continuinghisinventionwork.D解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的Edisononcesaid,“Ialwaysinventedtogainmoneytogooninventing”，sothemoneywasn’treallythegoalforhim.Themoneywasusedtomakesurethathecouldcontinuehiswork.可知，Edison靠发明赚钱只是为了维持其发明工作。4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Edisonwasatalentedanddeterminedperson.B．Edisongothisfirstpatentbecauseoftheelectriclight.C．Edison’sfirstlaboratorywasinWestOrange,NewJersey.D．Edisonshowednointerestininventingthingsinhischildhood.-3-A解析：推理判断题。根据全文内容尤其是第四段的ThelabwassuccessfulbecauseofEdison’sinventivetalent,hisstrongdetermination...可推断，爱迪生是一个有才能并且很坚定的人。BTeaisthesecondmostpopulardrinkintheworldafterwater.Therearedifferentkindsofteaincludinggreenteaandblacktea.Acupofteahasbecomeapartofourdailylivesandourculture.Earlier,teausedtobemadeinlargepots.Hotwaterwaspouredoverabunchoftealeaveseventomakeasinglecup.Itisbelievedthatthisledtowasteofteaandthatiswherethestoryoftheteabagcomesin.Itismoreconvenientandeasiertouseateabagthantobrew(沏)freshtealeaveseverytimeyouwanttomakeacupoftea.Withthehelpofteabags,teawasmadeavailableinplaceslikeofficesandairplanes.Inordertomaketeatastegood,youneedtoremovethedriedleavesafterbrewing.Withteabags,youcanbrewagreatcupofteawithoutateastrainer.“Whoinventedtheteabag？”hasbeenaquestionforaverylongtime.Therearesomeinterestingstoriesaboutthisquestion,butthemostpopularoneisofaNewYorkteabusinessman,ThomasSullivan.In1908,hesentsamplesofteatohiscustomersinsmallsilkbags.Afewofhiscustomersthoughtthatthesebagsweretobedipped(浸)inwatertobrewteaandsotheydidnotemptyoutthetea.Sullivandidnotrealizethistillthetimehestartedreceivingcomplaintsfromcustomersabouttheordersnotbeingsentinbags.Thenhestartedproducingteabagsandbecauseofsilkbeingtooexpensivehelaterusedgauze(纱布)．ThepopularSullivanstorylacksevidence.Whateverthetruthmaybe,wewillbeeversothankfultowhoevercameupwiththiswonderfulproduct.Teabagshavemanagedtomakeourlivessomucheasier.Bythe1920s,teabagshadsuccessfullybecomethenewwayofdrinking.Itbroughtaboutagreatchangeinourhabitofdrinkingtea.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了茶包的发明过程。5．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Itisawasteoftimetobrewteainpots.B．Theteabagwasproducedtoreplacetraditionaltea.C．Teaissecondonlytowaterasapopulardrink.D．Greenteaandblackteaaremostpopularamongallkindsoftea.-4-C解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的Teaisthesecondmostpopulardrinkintheworldafterwater.可知，茶是世界上仅次于水的第二大饮料。6．WhatadvantagedoestheteabaghaveaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Itis