阅读理解。
George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only
eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper. He spent a lot of time learning about
engineers (发动机). And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studies each piece
carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn
English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he
walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote
his own name for the first time in his life. George invented (发明) many things in his life. The train was
the greatest one among them. Today when we take trains (火车) from one place to another, we'll think
of this great man ---George Stephenson.
1. He learned about the engine ______.
A. through reading and writing
B. by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
C. at lessons from a young teacher
D. by asking a lot of questions.
2. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ______.
A. a great man
B. a good maker
C. a good worker
D. a good student
3. George Stephenson invented ______.
A. the train
B. the telephone
C. the car
D. the computer
4. From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ______ in the world.
A. workers
B. learners
C. writers
D. invertors (发明家)
5. Which is the best title (题目) for the passage?
A. The train
B. The Great Inventor
C. The story of George Stephenson's life
D. Engineer
