Question

Father of TV

Invention of television began in 1922 in Rigby, Idaho, the hometown of Philo Farnsworth. At the age of 16, Philo was a very shy boy. Only his science teacher, Justin Tolman, realized that Philo was a special person.

    One day after school Mr. Tolman found Philo in the classroom. The boy was making drawings on the chalkboard.

   “What are you doing?” Mr. Tolman asked with interest, “What are these drawings?”

   “I want to invent things,” Philo answered, “and these are the drawings of one of my first inventions. I have an idea for a way of sending pictures through the air. Please, just let me tell you about it. You are the only person who can understand what I have done.” In the school library Philo had read about a man who had worked on an idea for television, but had failed. Philo was sure that his own idea was better and that he could succeed.

   Mr. Tolman was not sure and asked Philo many questions about the drawings. Giving facts and figures, Philo answered every question.

   In 1926, Philo sent his drawings to Washington, along with a letter asking for the patent rights on television. Since then, television has become an important business all over the world.

1.When he lived in his hometown, Philo was _______.

A. quite different from others                B. an active boy

C. an inventor                            D. a hard-working boy

2.When Philo said “You are the only person who can understand what I have done.” In Paragraph 4, his mood was ________.

A. discouraged        B. trusting           C. guilty            D. hopeless

3.It took Philo ____ to invent the television.

A. 2 years            B. 6 years           C. 4 years           D. 8 years

4.When Mr. Tolman saw Philo’s drawing, he _______.

A. did not believe it was Philo’s invention

B. believed Philo could succeed

C. believed Philo was a special person

D. did not believe Philo could succeed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了Philo發(fā)明電視機(jī)的過程，科學(xué)老師發(fā)現(xiàn)小Philo在教室的黑板上畫了同副畫，畫中正是小Philo想要發(fā)明的東西，其中有電視機(jī)。科學(xué)老師也不敢確信，他能夠成功，但他查了很多資料，并最終取得了成功。

1.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。At the age of 16, Philo was a very shy boy. Only his science teacher, Justin Tolman, realized that Philo was a special person.此句的意思為：在他16歲的時(shí)候，他是一個(gè)很愛害羞的小男孩，只有他的科學(xué)老師意識到他是一個(gè)很特殊的人（與從不同的人）。當(dāng)他在家鄉(xiāng)的時(shí)候他并不是一個(gè)發(fā)明家，故排除C；文中沒有顯示出他是一個(gè)積極的和工作很努力的意思，故答案為A。

2.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。You are the only person who can understand what I have done.句意為：你是唯一一個(gè)能夠理解我所做的事情的人。同時(shí)，在倒數(shù)第二自然段科學(xué)老師問了很多問題他都一一做了回答，由此可理解為信任。discouraged adj 氣綏的；trusting adj信任的；guilty adj 有罪的，內(nèi)疚的；hopeless adj 無望的，絕望的。故答案應(yīng)為B

3.C細(xì)節(jié)推理題。由本句Invention of television began in 1922 in Rigby, Idaho, the hometown of Philo Farnsworth句意為：電視機(jī)的發(fā)明是在1922年在Philo Farnsworth 的家鄉(xiāng)Rigby, Idaho開始的,.與In 1926, Philo sent his drawings to Washington, along with a letter asking for the patent rights on television. Since then, television has become an important business all over the world.句意為：1926年他帶著他的設(shè)計(jì)圖紙和專利證書去了華盛頓，從那時(shí)開始，電視機(jī)成了全世界一種重要的商業(yè)�？芍�答案應(yīng)為C。

4.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Mr. Tolman was not sure and asked Philo many questions about the drawings. Giving facts and figures, Philo answered every question.句意為：Mr. Tolman也不能確信（能否成功），他問了Philo很多的問題。由問了很多問題并且也不能確信他能否成功可知答案應(yīng)D。

考點(diǎn):人物故事類文章的閱讀理解。