People often said Thomas Edison was the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be pleased only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such a thing as genius,” Edison said. He thought what people called genius was mostly hard work.

But Edison was a thinker as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. He tried to understand them, and then he tried to learn what he could usefully do with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people would do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking could give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand why anyone could not be interested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what idea he had about life. “Work,” he answered, “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1. What is genius according to Thomas Edison?

A. Hard thinking. B. Hard work.

C. Useful ideas. D. Useful inventions.

2.How did Edison always deal with the secrets of nature after exploring them?

A. To write down what he had learned.

B. To carry out a new experiment.

C. To make them useful in life.

D. To share them with others.

3.What does the last sentence in the passage mean?

A. Edison was born to be a great inventor.

B. Edison was able to live another 100 years.

C. Edison was ready to make his 100th invention.

D. Life was too short for Edison to work for human beings.

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇響水實(shí)驗(yàn)初中教育集團(tuán)九年級上第三次調(diào)研英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項(xiàng)填空

—What do you usually do at the weekend?

—I the TV program “Who’s Still Standing? (一站到底)” with my family.

A. used to watch

B. am used to watch

C. was used to watching

D. get used to watching

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇無錫天一實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校九年級中考一模英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單詞拼寫

You may know that more people drink coffee than tea around the world. And that, after oil, it is the second biggest traded commodity(商品). You may also know that the drink comes from beans which are first roasted and then ground(研磨). But what else do you know about this popular drink?

It is said that the story of coffee started with an Ethiopian goatherd(牧羊人)named Kaldi. One day Kaldi was surprised to see that his goats were behaving very strangely. Instead of grazing(吃草)quietly, they were jumping around, almost dancing. He also noticed some red “cherries” from a plant that the goats were eating. He tried some himself and was surprised by the feeling of extreme happiness and excitement. He felt like dancing too!

But it wasn’t used as a drink at first. It was used as food. The coffee berries, mixed with animal fat, were used by monks to stay awake during long hours of prayer. From Ethiopia, coffee was later cultivated(培育)in Yemen and the first hot drink was developed there around AD 1000. Three centuries later Muslims were keen coffee drinkers and as Islam spread, so did coffee. Coffee houses appeared in Cairo and Mecca.

For hundreds of years the plants were protected safely. But some beans were smuggled(偷運(yùn))out of Arabia and taken to India. In the 17th century, coffee was soon grown in a new continent. From India to Indonesia, a century later the beans were once again smuggled to Brazil. Brazil is now the largest coffee producer in the world.

It was the caffeine(咖啡因)that made the goats dance and kept the monks awake. Although it is found in other soft drinks and tea, coffee has the most caffeine. In the short term(短期), a couple of cups of coffee can prevent fatigue and delay sleep. But several cups a day, every day, can cause anxiety and restlessness.

The1. _______of coffee

Discovery

Kaldi found that his goats had strange 2._______ after they ate some red cherries.

Kaldi himself tried some, and he became very happy and excited.

At first

Coffee was used as food instead of a drink.

In AD1000

Coffee was cultivated in Yemen and the first hot drink was 3.______.

In AD1300

Coffee 4._______ appeared in Cairo and Mecca.

In the 17th century

Coffee was soon grown in a new continent, from India to Indonesia.

Now

Coffee has become a5._____drink, but too much coffee may cause anxiety and restlessness.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇無錫天一實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校九年級中考一模英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項(xiàng)填空

You can’t believe how terrible the fire is __________ you see it with your own eyes.

A. though B. because C. unless D. Since

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇無錫市九年級3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單詞拼寫

任務(wù)型閱讀 (本大題共5分，每小題1分)

請閱讀下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白處填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~（注意：每空1個單詞）。

Don’ t Rest on Your Laurels

Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t rest on your laurels”？“ Laurels” means the achievements you have already got. The saying suggests that you shouldn’t be so satisfied with your achievements that you’ll no longer try to improve.

As to this saying, Mike Perham has set us a good example. Born in 1992 in Hertfordshire, England, Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. You might think the achievements are good enough, but Mike doesn’t think so. At the age of 17，he became the youngest person to sail all by himself around the world on a nine-month voyage(航海).

Mike is now 19, and he is still trying his best to break the records and push himself further. For his next adventure, he plans to fly around the world on his own, making him the first person of all ages to both sail and fly around the world.

Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize their dreams. Since his adventures, he has travelled widely, speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Dream”.

Amazing Facts:

Mike started sailing when he was seven.

His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.

His round-the-world yacht(游艇) was called TotallyMoney.com.

Title：Don’t Rest on Your Laurels

Passage outline

Supporting details

The explanation of the saying

“Don’t rest on your laurels" means that you shouldn’t stop 1. only because of your achievements.

Amazing facts

• At the age of 7, Mike started sailing.

• At the age of 14，sailing across the Atlantic Ocean made

Mike become the 2. one who set a record.

• At the age of 17, Mike had a nine-month voyage of sailing 3. around the world.

Present situation

Mike is 19 now. He is trying his best to break the records. His4. to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly.

The5. of Mike’s achievements

Mike’s speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇無錫市九年級3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項(xiàng)填空

— The novel isn’t easy for Xiao Wang to read, is it?

— ________. His foreign language is far better than expected.

A. Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t

C. I don’t think so D. I’m afraid not

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇無錫市九年級3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項(xiàng)填空

— How about your journey to Canada?

— Everything was wonderful except that our car ________.

A. slowed down B. broke down

C. calmed down D. put down

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇無錫濱湖中學(xué)九年級下月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空

完形填空 先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。（本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was ， for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me， out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said ， “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower， and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and dead. I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

However， he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise， “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful， too. That’s I picked it. Here， it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it， or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower， and replied， “This is just what I .” Just then， for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see --he was blind.

Tears(眼淚) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled， and then ran off to play. I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain(痛苦).

Through the eyes of a blind child， I could see the problem was not with the world； the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life， and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

1.A. hopeless B. colourful C. simple D. wonderful

2.A. mind B. trouble C. breath D. work

3.A. sadly B. excitement C. angrily D. excitedly

4.A. head B. nose C. ear D. neck

5.A. how B. when C. where D. why

6.A. buy B. sell C. Receive D. accept

7.A. admire B. dislike C. want D. have

8.A. forgave B. thanked C. paid D. hated

9.A. cheerful B. useful C. blind D. deaf

10.A. waste B. enjoy C. lose D. Forget

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇建湖匯文實(shí)驗(yàn)初中九年級下第一次質(zhì)監(jiān)英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項(xiàng)填空

Mary, who’s __ woman over there? -She’s my mother, __ university teacher．

A． the, the B． the, a

C． a, the D． the, an

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案