Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still b...

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    Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
    Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
    When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
    Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
    Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.

（1）、How often did Edison make a new invention?

A、About every fourteen days B、About every seven days C、About once a week D、About twice a week

（2）、The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”

A、Gave somebody a job B、Set fire to somebody C、Let somebody down D、Forced somebody to leave his job

（3）、Edison considered his deafness as______.

A、something bad B、a gift from god C、a kind of ability D、a disadvantage

（4）、which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A、Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness B、Edison got his education mostly by self-teachinG C、Edison had his first job in 1869 D、Edison's inventions greatly improved the quality of people's life

（5）、What does the passage mainly talk about?

A、The function of the electric light B、Edison and his experiments C、The importance of inventions D、The whole life of Edison.

举一反三

When Bill is very young, he loves picture. His mother often draws some for him on old pieces of paper. She is very bad at drawing, but bill likes her pictures and always wants more. Then, when he is a little older, Bill's mother gives him some pencils and a drawing book, and he begins drawing pictures, too. But they are never good .When Bill is five years old, his mother gives him a small blackboard and some pieces of a baby on the blackboard, he draws lines(线条) and rubs(擦) them out too for ten minutes , but when he looks at his picture , he is not happy. “Well”, he says at last(最后) to his mother, “I'll put a tail(尾巴) on it and make it a monkey.”

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Chris and Jessica live in Miami，Florida.They are packing(收拾行李)now.They're going away for a three-week vacation tomorrow.They're going to rent(租)a house near a small lake about 100 miles north of the city.

Chris is a carpenter(木匠)and he works hard.He often works ten hours a day，and he makes good money.He helps to build and repair houses.He likes his job and Miami.

Jessica spends a lot of time working in her office and taking people to see houses.Her job and her family keep her busy.She gets little time to read and relax during the year.

Chris and Jessica enjoy the quiet of the country.Chris loves fishing.He is going to rent a boat and he will go fishing on the lake for four or five hours every day during the vacation.

Jessica doesn't like fishing，but she's an excellent swimmer.She is going swimming every afternoon during the vacation.After that，she will sit in the yard and read for a few hours.She especially likes to read novels.

Both Chris and Jessica believe that they will have a great time there!

阅读理解

Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge once we open them. Here is a good book you can read during the holiday.

The Little Prince(小王子)

French Writer: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Both adults and children love this classic book. It is about the adventure of a young prince. It shows the importance of innocence(纯真), imagination and love.

The little prince comes from planet B612. In his eyes, adults are all very strange. Unlike them, he sees the essence(本质) of things. He cares more about a flower and a sheep then the "important" things of adult world.

The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets.

On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox- The fox tells him a secret: Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.

阅读理解

The Sixth Time I Went to the Principal's Office

When I was in the seventh grade, I had problems behaving. My heart was in the right place, but I couldn't always follow the rules. I played many tricks on my schoolmates. Once, I even pulled a girl's hair on the school bus to get her attention. As a result, I was repeatedly sent to the office of the principal（校长）.Although I hated going there, I did not hate the principal, Mr. Ratcliff.

Mr. Ratcliff was a kind, elderly man. When he spanked（打屁股） me for putting some ants into a classmate's pencil box, it didn't hurt at all, but it did hurt my feelings. I thought so much of him and moments like that seemed to prove I was hopelessly bad.

When I got called to Mr. Ratcliff's office for the sixth time, I had no idea what I had done. I felt disappointed as I walked down there. I went into his office, sat down, and looked at the floor. Then he said the last thing I expected to hear:" Kevin, I've heard you've been behaving really well lately. I want you to know how proud I am of you, and I just called you down to my office to give you a peppermint."

"Really?" I was surprised.

"Yes. Now you can take that peppermint and go back to class."

I carried the peppermint with me as if it was a gold coin. When I got into my classroom, I bragged （吹嘘） to my classmates about my turnaround, excitedly. I wasn't so bad after all.

Mr. Ratcliff was really kind. He made me realize that I was just a kid who had problems with behavior. He bought some peppermints and took the time to notice me when I got something-anything-right. Mr. Ratcliff gave me some hope by giving me some love. I will just remember him for the rest of my life.

阅读理解

	Hi, I'm Harper Seven Beckham. I'm an English girl. Harper is my first name, Seven is my middle name, and Beckham is my last name. Here is my family photo. This is my father David Beckham. That is my mother Victoria Beckham. Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz are my brothers.
	My name is Kimi. I'm not English. I'm Chinese. My father is Lin Zhiying. His English name is Jimmy. My mother is Chen Ruoyi. Her English name is Kelly. Oh, Angela and Cindy are my good friends.
	I'm Cindy. My Chinese name is Tian Yucheng. Tian Liang is my father. Ye Yiqian is my mother. Tian Xinchen is my brother.

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