Question

    Thomas Edison was an American inventor. When he was 7 years old, his mother had anappendectomy(阑尾切除手术). But it was too dark. So Edison put mirrors(镜子)near oil lamps (油灯) to light up the room

The story is in a Chinese textbook for primary school students by People’s Education Press(人民教育出版社). Perhaps many of you have read it before. But the publisher (出版社) recently said itwill cut out this story. That’s because many people think it’s not true. Many believe that the world’s first appendectomy was in 1886. But when Edison was 7, it was 1854.

The publisher also said it will not use some other stories. For example, there’s a story about the first US President George Washington. The story says young Washington cut down a cherry (樱桃) tree in the yard of his house. But in fact, there was no cherry tree in the area at that time

So what’s the problem? Experts (专家) say that some editors (编辑) care too much about the educational meaning of stories, without checking if the story is true first.

The publisher says, in the future, they will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook. “We will invite experts to check our stories,” it said in a statement.

1.The textbook said Thomas Edison________.

A.was the inventor ofmirrors

B.did an appendectomy for his mother at the ageof 7

C.helped light up the room during her mother’sappendectomy

2.When was Thomas Edison born?

A.In 1847. B.In 1854. C.In1879.

3.Why will the publisher cut out George Washington’s story?

A.Because nobody should make stories about a president

B.Because it’s wrong for a president to cut down trees.

C.Because the story is not true.

4..What is the problem of some editors?

A.They will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook

B.They care too much about the educational meaning of stories

C.They don’t like checking if the stories are true.

5.What will the publisher do in the future?

A.They will ask experts to check if stories are true.

B.They will pay more attention to the educational meaning of stories.

C.They will invite experts to write stories for textbooks.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

文章介绍了新版的小学教材将删去一些有争议的文章。比如爱迪生小时候，妈妈要做阑尾炎手术，但是房间灯光太暗，因此爱迪生把镜子放在油灯附近，将室内照亮。再如乔治.华盛顿砍樱桃树的故事等。

1.细节理解题。根据文中Thomas Edison was an American inventor. When he was 7 years old, his mother had an appendectomy(阑尾切除手术). But it was too dark. So Edison put mirrors(镜子)near oil lamps (油灯) to light up the room. 托马斯·爱迪生是一位美国发明家。当他7岁的时候，他的母亲做了一个无脾切除术。但天太黑了。所以爱迪生在油灯旁边放了镜子来照亮房间。可知在她母亲的阑尾炎手术中帮她照亮了房间，故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据文中But when Edison was 7, it was 1854.可知，1854年时爱迪生7岁，由此可以推断出爱迪生是1847年出生的，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中The story says young Washington cut down a cherry (樱桃) tree in the yard of his house. But in fact, there was no cherry tree in the area at that time. 故事说年轻的华盛顿在他家的院子里砍倒了一棵樱桃树。但事实上，当时这个地区没有樱桃树。可知这个故事不真实，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据文中Experts (专家) say that some editors (编辑) care too much about the educational meaning of stories, without checking if the story is true first. 专家说，有些编辑太在意故事的教育意义，而没有先检查故事是否真实。可知编辑太在意故事的教育意义而忽略了真实性，故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据文中The publisher says, in the future, they will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook. 出版商说，将来他们会更加关注教科书中故事的真实性。可知以后会更注重故事的真实性，故选A。