Question

The car was invented (发明) over a century (世纪)ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.

His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest （最年长的） of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A. A German   B. An American

C. Frenchman    D. Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A. more than 100 years ago         B. less than 100 years ago

C. just 100 years ago              D. 50 years ago

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

A. five younger brothers

B. six brothers and sisters

C. five younger brothers or sisters

D. six brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week?

A. 2.5 dollars   B. 3.5 dollars

C. 3 dollars    D. 4 dollars

5. Which is not true? _____.

A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D. The first car was invented in 1893.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：汽车的发明在一个世纪前。你可能知道各种汽车的名字，但是很多人不知道谁是第一辆汽车的发明者。第一辆车不是德国人发明的，而是由一个名叫亨利福特的美国人发明的。

1.B细节理解题。根据文中The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.可知第一辆汽车是美国人制造的。所以选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据文章第一句话The car was invented (发明) just a century ago.可知汽车是一个世纪前制造的，也就是100年。所以选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据文中He was the eldest of six children.可知他是六个孩子中最大的，也就是说他有五个小弟弟。所以选C。

4.B细节理解题。根据文中Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week可知他每星期挣两美元50美分，晚上还挣一美元，加起来是3.5美元。所以选B。

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考点：社会历史类阅读。