四、阅读理解
Thomas Edison's story shows that true talent comes from endless curiosity. Born in Ohio, the USA, his formal education lasted only three months—his teacher couldn't stand his endless questioning. His mother Nancy became his teacher, offering lessons that included reading, writing, and hands-on experiments (实验) in their home laboratory. By age 10, he had read books like School of Natural Philosophy, and often did experiments as the texts taught.
At 12, Edison took a job selling newspapers on the train. During rides, he changed the baggage car (行李车厢) into a mobile laboratory, studying chemistry textbooks and doing experiments. When his experiments started a fire, the angry conductor (售票员) hit his ears and this caused (导致) his lifelong hearing problem. He didn't give up. Instead, he saw this as an advantage (优势)—learning Morse code (莫尔斯电码) quickly in a few weeks and getting a job as a night telegraph operator. Here, he made his first invention at 16: an automatic telegraph repeater (自动电报转发器).
Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory became his real school. He filled shelves with over 10 000 scientific books, asking all workers to study each night. His famous “invention teams” held midnight discussions (讨论) and all the members talked about their ideas like students in a college. For the light bulb (灯泡) project (项目), he created a special learning way: They kept detailed records of each failed filament (灯丝), building a big materials database (数据库).
When developing the storage battery (蓄电池), Edison did more than 50 000 experiments over 10 years. His notebooks show countless records of each experiment. “Learning isn't remembering facts,” he told reporters. “It's training your mind to deal with problems.”
Edison's whole life is ____▲____. When asked about retirement (退休), he'd say, “I'll stop learning when they nail my coffin (棺材) shut.” Today, his 3 500 notebooks are the strongest sign of his lifelong learning—every page filled with questions, sketches, and the words “Try again tomorrow”.
(
A. He paid no attention to this problem.
B. He felt very angry about it.
C. He tried many ways to improve his hearing.
D. He took it as a chance.
(
A. He trusted natural talent most.
B. He saw failures as learning steps.
C. He depended on others' help.
D. He only trusted textbooks.
(
A. To show he could remember well.
B. To show he failed many times.
C. To show his way of dealing with problems.
D. To tell his invention cost a lot.
(
A. a fight against life
B. a search for his own value
C. a never-ending learning journey
D. a series of lucky tasks
Thomas Edison's story shows that true talent comes from endless curiosity. Born in Ohio, the USA, his formal education lasted only three months—his teacher couldn't stand his endless questioning. His mother Nancy became his teacher, offering lessons that included reading, writing, and hands-on experiments (实验) in their home laboratory. By age 10, he had read books like School of Natural Philosophy, and often did experiments as the texts taught.
At 12, Edison took a job selling newspapers on the train. During rides, he changed the baggage car (行李车厢) into a mobile laboratory, studying chemistry textbooks and doing experiments. When his experiments started a fire, the angry conductor (售票员) hit his ears and this caused (导致) his lifelong hearing problem. He didn't give up. Instead, he saw this as an advantage (优势)—learning Morse code (莫尔斯电码) quickly in a few weeks and getting a job as a night telegraph operator. Here, he made his first invention at 16: an automatic telegraph repeater (自动电报转发器).
Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory became his real school. He filled shelves with over 10 000 scientific books, asking all workers to study each night. His famous “invention teams” held midnight discussions (讨论) and all the members talked about their ideas like students in a college. For the light bulb (灯泡) project (项目), he created a special learning way: They kept detailed records of each failed filament (灯丝), building a big materials database (数据库).
When developing the storage battery (蓄电池), Edison did more than 50 000 experiments over 10 years. His notebooks show countless records of each experiment. “Learning isn't remembering facts,” he told reporters. “It's training your mind to deal with problems.”
Edison's whole life is ____▲____. When asked about retirement (退休), he'd say, “I'll stop learning when they nail my coffin (棺材) shut.” Today, his 3 500 notebooks are the strongest sign of his lifelong learning—every page filled with questions, sketches, and the words “Try again tomorrow”.
(
D
) 1. How did Edison deal with his hearing problem?A. He paid no attention to this problem.
B. He felt very angry about it.
C. He tried many ways to improve his hearing.
D. He took it as a chance.
(
B
) 2. What does Edison's light bulb project show about his learning attitude (态度)?A. He trusted natural talent most.
B. He saw failures as learning steps.
C. He depended on others' help.
D. He only trusted textbooks.
(
C
) 3. Why does the writer talk about Edison's notebook records?A. To show he could remember well.
B. To show he failed many times.
C. To show his way of dealing with problems.
D. To tell his invention cost a lot.
(
C
) 4. Which can be put in “____▲____”?A. a fight against life
B. a search for his own value
C. a never-ending learning journey
D. a series of lucky tasks
答案：1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C
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### 四、阅读理解
托马斯·爱迪生的故事表明，真正的天赋来自于无尽的好奇心。他出生于美国俄亥俄州，正规教育只持续了三个月——他的老师无法忍受他没完没了的提问。他的母亲南希成了他的老师，在家里的实验室里给他授课，包括阅读、写作和动手实验。到10岁时，他已经读过《自然哲学学校》之类的书，还经常按照课本上教的方法做实验。
12岁时，爱迪生在火车上找了一份卖报纸的工作。在乘车期间，他把行李车厢改成了一个移动实验室，学习化学课本并做实验。当他的实验引起火灾时，愤怒的售票员打了他的耳朵，这导致了他终身的听力问题。他没有放弃。相反，他把这看作是一种优势——在几周内就快速学会了莫尔斯电码，并得到了一份夜间电报员的工作。在这里，他在16岁时做出了他的第一项发明：自动电报转发器。
爱迪生的门洛帕克实验室成了他真正的学校。他在书架上摆满了一万多本科学书籍，要求所有工人每晚都学习。他著名的“发明团队”会在午夜进行讨论，所有成员都会像大学里的学生一样谈论自己的想法。对于灯泡项目，他创造了一种特殊的学习方式：他们对每一根失败的灯丝都做了详细的记录，建立了一个庞大的材料数据库。
在研发蓄电池时，爱迪生在10年里做了5万多次实验。他的笔记本上记录着无数次实验的情况。“学习不是记住事实，”他告诉记者，“而是训练你的大脑去解决问题。”
爱迪生的一生是一段____▲____。当被问及退休时，他会说：“只有当他们把我的棺材钉上时，我才会停止学习。”如今，他的3500本笔记本是他终身学习的最有力证明——每一页都写满了问题、草图和“明天再试”的字样。
1. 爱迪生是如何对待他的听力问题的？
A. 他对这个问题毫不在意。
B. 他对此非常生气。
C. 他尝试了很多方法来改善听力。
D. 他把这当作一个机会。
2. 爱迪生的灯泡项目体现了他怎样的学习态度？
A. 他最相信天赋。
B. 他把失败看作学习的步骤。
C. 他依赖别人的帮助。
D. 他只相信课本。
3. 作者为什么要提到爱迪生的笔记本记录？
A. 为了表明他记忆力很好。
B. 为了表明他失败过很多次。
C. 为了表明他解决问题的方式。
D. 为了说明他的发明花费很大。
4. 哪个选项可以填入“____▲____”？
A. 一场与生活的斗争
B. 对自身价值的追寻
C. 一段永无止境的学习之旅
D. 一系列幸运的任务
### 四、阅读理解
托马斯·爱迪生的故事表明，真正的天赋来自于无尽的好奇心。他出生于美国俄亥俄州，正规教育只持续了三个月——他的老师无法忍受他没完没了的提问。他的母亲南希成了他的老师，在家里的实验室里给他授课，包括阅读、写作和动手实验。到10岁时，他已经读过《自然哲学学校》之类的书，还经常按照课本上教的方法做实验。
12岁时，爱迪生在火车上找了一份卖报纸的工作。在乘车期间，他把行李车厢改成了一个移动实验室，学习化学课本并做实验。当他的实验引起火灾时，愤怒的售票员打了他的耳朵，这导致了他终身的听力问题。他没有放弃。相反，他把这看作是一种优势——在几周内就快速学会了莫尔斯电码，并得到了一份夜间电报员的工作。在这里，他在16岁时做出了他的第一项发明：自动电报转发器。
爱迪生的门洛帕克实验室成了他真正的学校。他在书架上摆满了一万多本科学书籍，要求所有工人每晚都学习。他著名的“发明团队”会在午夜进行讨论，所有成员都会像大学里的学生一样谈论自己的想法。对于灯泡项目，他创造了一种特殊的学习方式：他们对每一根失败的灯丝都做了详细的记录，建立了一个庞大的材料数据库。
在研发蓄电池时，爱迪生在10年里做了5万多次实验。他的笔记本上记录着无数次实验的情况。“学习不是记住事实，”他告诉记者，“而是训练你的大脑去解决问题。”
爱迪生的一生是一段____▲____。当被问及退休时，他会说：“只有当他们把我的棺材钉上时，我才会停止学习。”如今，他的3500本笔记本是他终身学习的最有力证明——每一页都写满了问题、草图和“明天再试”的字样。
1. 爱迪生是如何对待他的听力问题的？
A. 他对这个问题毫不在意。
B. 他对此非常生气。
C. 他尝试了很多方法来改善听力。
D. 他把这当作一个机会。
2. 爱迪生的灯泡项目体现了他怎样的学习态度？
A. 他最相信天赋。
B. 他把失败看作学习的步骤。
C. 他依赖别人的帮助。
D. 他只相信课本。
3. 作者为什么要提到爱迪生的笔记本记录？
A. 为了表明他记忆力很好。
B. 为了表明他失败过很多次。
C. 为了表明他解决问题的方式。
D. 为了说明他的发明花费很大。
4. 哪个选项可以填入“____▲____”？
A. 一场与生活的斗争
B. 对自身价值的追寻
C. 一段永无止境的学习之旅
D. 一系列幸运的任务
五、小练笔
What do you think is important to be a good learner? Who once set a good example for you in history and why? (At least five sentences)
What do you think is important to be a good learner? Who once set a good example for you in history and why? (At least five sentences)
To be a good learner, I think the most important is to have strong drive to learn. We should also have good study skills and make study plans. Franklin set a good example for me. He had a great love for science. He was always hard-working and never gave up easily in the face of problems.
答案：To be a good learner, I think the most important is to have strong drive to learn. We should also have good study skills and make study plans. Franklin set a good example for me. He had a great love for science. He was always hard-working and never gave up easily in the face of problems.
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五、小练笔
你认为成为一名优秀的学习者，什么是重要的？历史上谁曾为你树立了好榜样，为什么？（至少五句话）
五、小练笔
你认为成为一名优秀的学习者，什么是重要的？历史上谁曾为你树立了好榜样，为什么？（至少五句话）