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【題目】 George Washington Carver had a goal. This was to help southern farmers who needed good crops. They needed crops that didn’t hurt the soil. Carver went to Simpson College in Iowa, in which he studied for three years. Then he went to Iowa State, where he got two degrees. The college knew he was smart and wanted him to stay. So he joined the team. He was put in charge of a huge greenhouse. There he grew over 20,000 kinds of fungi（真菌），which made him famous.

Carver had many job offers. Thomas Edison offered $175,000 a year. Henry Ford tried to hire him too. Joseph Stalin invited him to the Soviet Union to help with cotton. But Carver refused all offers. Instead, he took a job at Tuskegee Institute. This was a school for African Americans. Carver was paid only $1,000 a year. But he was happy because he had goals to reach and he knew he could reach them at Tuskegee.

Carver worked at Tuskegee for 47 years. He never asked for a raise in pay. And he never received one. He worked so hard that he died in his office chair on January 4, 1943.

Carver came up with over 300 products from peanuts （花生）, all of which could have been patented (申請專利). He could have made millions. But he did not want to. Here is what he said, “Mr. Creator did not charge to grow the peanut. I cannot accept money for my work with it.”

Through his efforts, Carver set up a fund, for he wanted research to continue. He gave his life’s savings to it, which came to $40,000. One honor came after his death. His birthplace was made a national shrine (圣地). How surprised the modest Carver could have been!

【1】One job offer which Carver accepted was to work for ______.

A.Thomas EdisonB.Henry Ford

C.Joseph StalinD.Tuskegee Institute

【2】How much did Carver offer to the fund？

A.$1,000.B.$20,000.

C.$40,000.D.$175,000.

【3】Which of the following best describes Carver?

A.Selfless.B.Stubborn.

C.Stupid.D.Reliable.

【4】What’s the main idea of the text?

A.Carver preferred work to money.

B.Carver devoted his whole life to achieving his goals.

C.Carver refused many job offers that would make him rich.

D.Some scientists would rather do good than make much money.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了喬治·華盛頓·卡弗的生平，以及他所做出的貢獻(xiàn)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Thomas Edison offered $175,000 a year. Henry Ford tried to hire him too. Joseph Stalin invited him to the Soviet Union to help with cotton. But Carver refused all offers. Instead, he took a job at Tuskegee Institute. 可知，亨利·福特也想雇傭他。約瑟夫·斯大林(Joseph Stalin)邀請他去蘇聯(lián)幫忙搞棉花。但卡弗拒絕了所有的提議。相反，他在塔斯基吉學(xué)院(Tuskegee Institute)找到了一份工作。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的Carver set up a fund, for he wanted research to continue. He gave his life’s savings to it, which came to $40,000.可知，卡弗設(shè)立了一個基金，他把畢生的積蓄都投了進(jìn)去，總共有4萬美元。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的George Washington Carver had a goal. This was to help southern farmers who needed good crops. 喬治·華盛頓·卡弗有一個目標(biāo)。這是為了幫助需要好收成的南方農(nóng)民。；第二段提到他拒絕了所有高薪，加入了年薪僅1000的Tuskegee Institute；最后一段的He gave his life’s savings to it, which came to $40,000. 他把畢生的積蓄都投了進(jìn)去，總共有4萬美元。可知，他是一個大公無私的人。故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。文章介紹了Carver的一生都在致力于提高農(nóng)民的收成這一目標(biāo)，并為此付出了很多努力，拒絕了高薪，最后為了繼續(xù)研究，還成立了基金，并把自己的積蓄全部投進(jìn)去。由此可知，本文的最佳標(biāo)題為“卡弗一生致力于實現(xiàn)他的目標(biāo)”。故選B。