九年级英语能力检测阅读短文回答问题练习题55道

九年级英语能力检测阅读短文回答问题练习题55道

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1.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Justlikethemeaningofstatue,livingstatuesarepeoplewhostandon

thestreetwithoutmovingjustlikestatues.Maybeitishardtobelieve.But

whenyoucometoBarcelona,Spain,youwillbelieveit.LasRamblasisthe

mostfamousstreetinBarcelona.Especiallyinthesummer,thousandsof

touristsgototheseabywalkingdownthisstreet.Itisacenterofshops

andmarkets.Youcannotonlyfindtouriststhere,butalsothieves,police,and

soon.Amongthem,thelivingstatuesarethemostspecial.

Theyarecoveredwithdifferentcolorsofpaint,wearingclothesfor

differentseasons,andstandingonthestreetforseveralhourswithout

moving.Whenthevisitorsguesswhethertheyarerealorfake（假的），the

statuescometolifeandmoveforafewseconds.Themovementofthestatues

seemsthatsomeonegavethemnewlives.Theyreallylooklikestatues,and

that,showtheygottheirname.

Usuallythereisajar（罐子）orahatinfrontofthem.Theychangeto

anotherpose（姿势）whenatouristputsacoininthehat.Youmaytakephotos

aftergivingthemsomemoney.Butbecarefulnottotouchthemunlessyou

wanttobecoveredinpaint.lt'sareallyspecialexperience.Don,tyou

thinkso?

16.Wherecanyouseethelivingstatues?

17.Howlongdothestatuesstandonthestreetwithoutmoving?

18.Whenthevisitorsguessifthestatuesarerealorfake,whatdothestatues

do?

19.Whendothestatueschangetoanotherpose?

20.Canyoutouchthestatues?

2.根据短文内容，回答问题。

EverySaturday,GrandpaandIwalktothenursinghometovisitsomeofthe

oldandsickpeopletherebecausetheycan'ttakecareofthemselves.

FirstwevisitMrs.Sokol.Icallher“TheCook.Shelikestotalkabout

thetimewhenshewasawell-knowncookinRussia.Peoplewouldcomefrommiles,

justtotasteherchickensoup.

NextwevisitMr.Lipman.Icallhim“TheSinger“becausehelovestosing

forus.Wheneverhedoes,hisvoicefillstheair,clearandfullofenergy.

IalsoenjoyMrs.KaganJsstoriesaboutherownexperiencesduringtheold

days.Icallher“TheMemoryLady.”

OnedayGrandpagotverysickandthedoctorsaidtheydidn'tthinkhewould

getbetter.

Itwastimetovisitthenursinghomeagain.Ihadtogoalone.Everyone

wassurprisedwhenItoldthemthatmygrandpawasillandinhospital.

Afewdayslater,Grandpawasnotabletositup,eatandevenspeak.Iwent

tothecorneroftheroomsoGrandpawouldn,tseemecry.Suddenly,Iheard

someonesinging.Ilookedup.ItwasTheSinger.BehindherwereTheCook,and

TheMemoryLady.TheCookbroughtherfamoushomemadechickensoup.TheMemory

LadyheldGrandpayshandandtoldushowGrandpaoncecametovisitherina

snowstorm,justtobringhersomerosesforherbirthday.

BeforeIrealizedit,visitinghourswereup.Thatevening,Grandpacalled

thenurseinandsaidhewashungry.Soonhebegantositup.Finallyhewas

abletogetoutofbed.Itisreallyamiracle(surprisingevent),isn,tit?

81.WhydidthewriterandhisgrandpagotothenursinghomeeverySaturday?

82.WhowereGrandpa'sgoodfriendsinthenursinghome?

83.Whydidthewritercry?

84.Pleaseputthesentence“BeforeIrealizedit,visitinghourswereup.

intoChinese?

85.WhatdoyouthinkofGrandpa?

3.根据短文内容，回答问题。

ModernLifeisimpossiblewithouttraveling.Thefastestwayoftravelingis

byplane.Withamodernairlineryoucantravelinonedaytoplaceswhichit

tookamonthormoretogettoahundredyearsago.Travelingbytrainisslower

thanbyplane,butithasitsadvantages（便利）.Youcanseethecountryyouare

travelingthrough.Moderntrainshavecomfortableseatsanddiningcars.They

makeeventhelongestjourneyenjoyable.Somepeopleprefertotravelbysea

whenpossible.Therearelargelinersandriverboats.Youcanvisitmanyother

countriesanddifferentpartsofyourcountryonthem.Shipsarenotsofast

astrainsorplains,buttravelingbyseaisaverypleasantwaytospenda

holiday.Manypeopleliketotravelbycar.Youcanmakeyourowntimetable.

Youcantravelthreeorfourhundredmilesoronlyfiftyoronehundredmiles

aday,justasyoulike.Youcanstopwhereveryouwish—wherethereissomething

interestingtosee,atgoodrestaurantwhereyoucanenjoyagoodmeal,orat

ahoteltospendthenight.Thatiswhytravelingbycarispopularforpleasure

trips,whilepeopleusuallytakeatrainorplanewhentheyaretravelingon

business.

81.Whatisthefastestwayoftraveling?

82.Whatcanwedoifwetravelbycar?

83.Translatethesentence“Shipsarenotsofastastrainsorplains,but

travelingbyseaisaverypleasantwaytospendaholiday.”intoChinese.

84.Whatdopeopleusuallytakewhentheytravelonbusiness?

85.Howmanywaysoftravelingarementioned（提至U）inthepassage?

4.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Mostnewpeoplewerebornindevelopingcountries.Thesecountriesarefound

inmuchofAfrica,SouthAmericaandsomepartsofAsia.Inthedeveloped

countriesofEuropeandNorthAmerica,thepopulationisgrowingveryslowly.

Thisisbecausewomeninthesecountrieshave,onaverage（平均），onlyoneor

twochildren.Inthedevelopingcountries,manywomenhavefiveormorechildren.

In1950,aroundonequarteroftheworld'spopulationlivedinthedeveloped

countries.By2050,thesecountrieswillbehometoonlyaroundonetenthof

theworld?speople.

Inthedevelopingcountries,morethanonebillionpeoplearestillliving

belowthepoverty（贫困）line.Thesepeopledonothaveenoughfoodtoeatand

theyliveinpoorhousing.Childrengetlittletimeatschoolandpeoplesuffer（遭

受痛苦）frommanykindsofdiseases.

Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,theworldyspopulationwasaround

sixbillionpeople.TheU.N.hassaidthattheworld?spopulationwilllevel

off（平稳下降）at12.5billionbytheyear2100.OthergroupsthinktheworldJ

spopulationwillcontinuetogrow,reaching14billionbeforeitbecomes

stable（稳定的）,orevenfalls.

46.Inwhatareasoftheworldcandevelopingcountriesbefound?

47.In1950,whatpercent（百分比）oftheworldyspopulationlivedindeveloping

countries?

48.Howcanwedescribethepeoplewhoarelivingbelowthepovertyline?

49.Therewi11betwelveandahalfbillionpeopleontheearthin2100,won

tthere?

50.将文中画线部分翻译成汉语。

5.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Ingeneral,lawsforchildrenareagoodthing.

Onehundredyearsagoinindustrialcountries,childrenworked18hoursa

dayinafactoryatageseven.Thefactoryownercouldbeatachildwhofell

asleeporwasnotfastenough.Bothparentsandteacherscoulddothesame.

Today,therearemanylawsaboutchildrenallovertheworld.Somepeople

thinkchildrenmustobeyrulesortheyshouldbepunished,othersdonotagree.The

InuitsorEskimosinAlaskaalmostneverpunishtheirchildren.Theparentsdon't

hitthem.Ifthechildrengotoofar,theparentspunishthembymakingfun

ofthem.

ChildreninotherpartsoftheworldarenotasluckyasEskimo

children.Americanparentscanspank（打...臀部）theirchildrenathome,but

ateachercannothitachildinapublicschool.ThisisalsotrueinGermany.In

contrast（对比），itisagainstthelawforanyonetohitachildinSweden.Swedish

parentscannotspanktheirchildren.ThechiIdrenalsohaveaspecialgovernment

officialwhoworksfortheirrights.Thereisevenaplanforchildrentodivorce

fromtheirparentsthoughthisisnotalawyet!

106.HowwerechildrentreatedinindustrialcountrieslOOyearsago?

107.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“gotoofar?

108.CanateacherinGermanyhithisstudentsinpublicschool?

109.WhatkindofpeoplecanbeatchildreninSweden?

110.Whatdoesitmeanby“aplanforchildrentodivorcefromtheirparents

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6.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Thefirstnewspaperwaswrittenbyhandandputuponwalls.Theearliest

dailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700's,theworld?sfirst

printednewspaperwaspublished.In1609inGermanythefirstregular（定期

的）newspaperwasstarted.

ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdam

in1620.In1621,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublished

onceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCurrant.Itcame

outinMarch1702.

In1690,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.

Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In

1704,JohnCampbellstartedtheBostonNews]otter,thefirstnewspaperpublished

dailyinAmerica.By1760,Americahadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.There

arenowabout1800dailypapersintheUSA.

Tosay,asagroup,Englishlanguagenewspaperhavethelargestcirculation（发

行量）intheworld.Butthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatofthe

JapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun.Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopiesevery

year.

46.WherewathefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEnglishprinted?

47.WhendidthefirstdailyEnglishnewspapercomeout?

48.HowmanymorenewspapersarethereinAmericanowthanthatin1760?

49.DoesAsahiShimbunhavethelargestcirculationofallthenewspapers?

50.WhichEnglishwordhastheclosestmeaningto'Newsletter”?

7.根据短文内容，回答问题。

BillClintontookoffice（就职）onJanuary20,1993andbecamethe42ndU.S.

president（，总统）.HeisthefirstU.S.presidentwhowasbornafterWorldWar

H（二次世界大战）.HeisalsooneoftheyoungestofallU.S.presidents.Clinton

wasborninapoorfamilyin1946.Threemonthsbeforehewasborn,his

father,WilliamBlats,died.Whenhewassmall,hismotherremarried（再婚）

NorgerClinton,sotheboy'sfamilynamewaschanged.Inthesummerof1963,

ClintonwasaskedtovisitthecityofWashington.Duringhisvisit,hemet

PresidentKennedyintheWhiteHouse.Atthattime,hewantedtobecomea

president,andnowheis!

61.WhendidClintonbecomethe42ndU.S.president?

62.WhendidClinton，sfatherdie?

63.Whywastheboy'snamechanged?

64.WhydidClintoncometothecityofWashingtonin1963?

65.WhatwasthenameofClinton,sfather?

8.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Thecomputerisausefulmachine.Itcanhelppeoplealotintheirdaily

life.Forexample,itcanhelppeopletosavemuchtimetodomuchwork,and

itcanhelppeopletoworkoutcomplicated（复杂的）problemsthatpeoplecan，t

doeasily.What'smore,itmakesitmoreconvenient（方便）tosendandreceive

messages.Inthenewcentury,itseemsthatit'sverynecessaryforeveryone

tolearnhowtousecomputers,evenfortheoldpeople.Thecomputerisreally

animportanttoolinmodernlife.

Todaymoreandmorefamilieshavecomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfor

theirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelptheirchildrenimprovetheirstudies

atschool.Yet,manyoftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatch

videos,orsingkaraoke,insteadofstudying.So,manyteachersandparents

complainthatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutinsteadmakethemfall

behind.Becauseofthis,computersarelockedinboxesbyparents.

Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysay

computerscausemillionsofpeopletolosetheirjobsorcausethemalotof

trouble.

Whoknowswhatthecomputersoftomorrowwillbelike?Willtheyreally

makelifebetter,orwilltheybringtroubletopeople?Thestudentstodaywill

havetodecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow.

1.Whydoesthewritersaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Thewritersays

thisbecause.

2.Whydotheparentsbuytheirchildrencomputers?Theythink

computers.

3.Whatdosometeachersandparentscomplainabout?Theycomplain

that.

4.Docomputersonlymakeourlifebetter?No,they.

5.Cancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?.

6.Someonesaidthatit'snecessaryforusmiddleschoolstudentstospendsome

timeoncomputerseveryday.Whatdoyouthinkofit?

9.根据短文内容，回答问题。

BarkyandItalkeveryday.WhenIcomehome,wediscusswhatI'mhavingfor

dinner,butstrictlyspeakinghedoesn，ttalkback.Iusuallyaskhimwhathe

hasbeendoingallday,andhetellsmehehasbeenswimmingaroundandlooking

afterthehouse.He'sagoodguardfish.Hewouldknowiftherewereintruders

（闯入者）inthekitchenandwouldstarethemout.

Hisfavouritehobbyiswatchingtelevision.Hepusheshisfaceuptothe

glasstosee.WewatchCoronationStreetandEastEnderstogether,andheenjoys

football.Ithinkhelikesthecolours,andhedefinitelyprefersnorthernteams.

HemustbeaManchesterUnitedfan,ashehassomuchredinhisbowl.AlexFerguson

wouldbeproud.

IfBarkyiseverupset,hesquirts（使喷出）wateroutofthetopofhis

bowl,sothereisnochanceofusforgettinghisbirthday.Hewillbetwoyears

oldinSeptember,butinfishyearsthatismorelike30,sohecouldbeplanning

abignightout.Wewillgivehimextrafoodandanicedgemasabirthdaycake.

However,whathereallywantsisamate,sowewillhavetoseewhatwecanarrange.

IwouldneverswapBarky.Heisagoodlistener.Thechildrenlikehimand

hedoesn，tneedwalking.Whenhewasinhisteens,heusedtotrytosneakout,

buthebehavesnow.Heisforkeeps.

41.WhoisBarky?

42.What'sBarky，shobby?

43.WhatwillBarkydoifheisunhappy?

10.根据短文内容，回答问题。

HankwasonholidaytravellingthroughEuropebytrainwithhistwochildren,

TinaandMax.

Theirseatswereinthelastcarriageofthetrain.

Aftertheyhadeatentheirlunch,Hankgotup.〃I'mjustgoingdowntothedining

cartogetacoffee.V11bebacksoon.Wewon，tgettothestationtill

fivethisafternoon.〃

Thediningcarwasnearthefrontofthetrain.Asthetrainwastravellingfast

andmovingfromsidetoside,Hankdecidedtodrinkhiscoffeethereandnot

tocarryitbacktohisseat.Soonhegottalkingtoanotherpersonwhohappened

tobefromAmerica,too,Theyfoundthattheyhadalotincommonandgot

onwell.Therewasanannouncement（通知）inGermanwhenthetrainstarted

movingagain.ButHankpaidnoattention.

FinallytheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherandHankstartedtowalkthroughthe

carriageswhenhefoundhecouldn，tgoonfurther.Hewasinthelastcarriage!

Atthatmoment,hischildrenwereenjoyingtheirtrip.Theylookedoutofthe

windowandtalkedhappily.Theythoughttheirfatherwasonthesametrain.

Ataboutthreeo'clockTinadecidedtoseewhattheirdadwasupto.But

whenshewentthroughjustafewcarriages,shefoundherselfatthefront

ofthetrain.Finallyshediscoveredthetruth.Thetrainhaddivided（分

开）inthestationwheretheyhadstopped.Thefrontpartwasgoingto

FrankfortandtheotherpartwasgoingtoBonn.Thentheyknewtheyhadlost

theirdad.

Atfiveo'clocktheirtrainstoppedinBonnStation.ButHankwasnotwiththem.

Wherewashe?

61.WherewereHankandhistwochildrentravellingto?

62.WhydidHankleavehischildren?

63.WhatdidHankdowhenhegottothediningcar?

64.Whendidthetwochildrenrealizethattheyhadlosttheirdad?

65.WhichpartofthetrainwasgoingtoFrankfort?

11.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Passage6

Intheearlynineteenthcentury,peopledidnotusrstamps.Theyhadtopay

postage（邮费）whentheyreceivedletters.Sometimestheydidn,twanttoreceive

aletteratall,buttheyhadtopaymoneyforit.Theywereunhappyaboutthis.

Thepostagewashighatthattime,becausethepostofficeshadtosendmany

peopletogetthepostage.

RowlandHillwasaschoolteacherinEngland.Hewasthefirsttthinkof

usingstampsinthe1850s.Hethoughtitwouldbemucheasierforpeopletouse

stamps.Theycouldgotothepostofficetobuystampsandputthemonenvelopes（信

封）beforetheysenttheletters.Thepostofficecouldjustputseals（E[H己）

onthestampssothatpeoplecouldnotusethestampsagain.Inthisway,the

postofficedidnotneedtosendpostmentogetpostage.Itonlyneededfewer

postmentosendletters.

104.Didpeopleusestampsintheearlynineteenthcentury?

105>whatdidthepeoplehavetodowhentheyreceivedletters?

106.whywasthepostagehighatthattime?

107.WhendidRowlandHillthinkofusingstamps?

108.Whatdidthepostofficeputsealsonthestampsfor?

12.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Sydneyisayoungcity.Itshistorygoesbackjustover200years.But

inAustralia,itistheoldestcity.Itisalsothecountry，slargest

city.SydneyisthecapitalofNewSouthWalesandthemostpopulouscity

ofAustralia.

Theclimate（气候）ofSydneyisverygood.It'snottoocoldduringthewinter

andnottoohotduringthesummer.Theskyisblue,theairisfresh（“青新的）,

birdssinginthegarden.PeoplewholiveinSydneyseemtohaveaneasylife

style.Theywilltellyou,"Don'tworry.”

ManypeoplethinkthatSydneyisoneofthemostattractivecitiesinthe

world.Ithasmanytallandmodernbuildings.Amongthem,CentrepointTower

isthetallest.Standingonthe305-metre（80storeys）tower,youwillhavea

greatview（视野）ofthecity.

Sydneyisfamousforitsdeepharbor（港口）.Theharborhasmanybays

（湾）andbeautifulsurfbeaches.Amongthem,Bondibeachisthemost

popular.SydneyHarborisnotonlybeautiful,italsoservesasalargeport.Ships

carrywool,wheatandmeatfromSydneytoothercountries.

PeoplelivinginSydneyliketocallthemselvesSydneysiders.Theyare

mostlyfriendlyandeasygoing.Whentheyarenotworking,theylovetohavea

goodtimeatthebeach,swimmingandsailing.

1.HowoldisSydney?

2.HowistheclimateofSydney?

3.HowtallisCentrepointTower?

4.WhatisSydneyfamousfor?

5.WhatdopeoplelivinginSydneylovetodowhentheyarenotworking?

13.根据短文内容，回答问题。

AfterTomfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttoworkinapostoffice.He

wasglad（高兴）togetthework,becausehecouldsendthelettersonhisbike.

Itwaseasyandinteresting.Onedayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegot

tothedoor,abigdogranfasttohim.Hewasafraidofitverymuchandquickly

threwtheletterontheground.Tohissurprise（令他惊奇的是），thedogdidn,

tcomeathim.Itstoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.

Theitcarriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Itdoesthe

sameworkasme.”

1、WheredidTomwork?

Ina.

2^HowdidTomsendtheletter?

_the.

3、WhatdidTomseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?

Heabig.

4、DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom?

__,it.

5、WhatdidthedogcometoTomtodo?

Itcametotheletter.

14.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Johnwasinhospitalforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisdogreally

missedhim."Hespendsthemightatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn.”

ShesaidtoJohn.

“Whatanexamploftruelove!”Johnanswered."Iwonderofyouwouldtake

careofmelikethat.”

“OfcourseIwould,“hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeallthe

night,andIdon'tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureI'11waitforyouat

thefrontdoor.”

1、WhywasJohninhospital?

Maybe________hewas.

2^HowdidthedogshowloveforJohn?

He_________forJohntocome_________atthefrontdoor.

3、Whydidn'tJohn,swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?

BecauseshewhereJohnwasandneedtodothat.

4、HowlongwasJohninhospital?

several.

5、Hiswifedoesn,tlovehim,doesshe?

,she.

15.根据短文内容，回答问题。

AfterTomfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttowrkinapostoffice.Hewasglad(iftX)

togetthework,becausehecouldsendthelettersonhisbike.Itwaseasyandinteresting.One

dayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegottothedoor,abigdogranfasttohimhewasafraid

ofitverymuchandquicklythrewtheletterontheground.Tohissurprise(令也the

dogdidn,tcomeathim.Itstoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.Thenit

carriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Itdoesthesamewrkasme.”

LWheredidTomwork?Ina___________________.

2.IfowdidTomsendtheletter?_________the__________.

3.WhatdidTomseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?He________abig_________.

4.DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom?_________,it

5.WhatdidthedogcometoTomtodo?Itcametotheletter.

16.根据短文内容，回答问题。

Johnwasinhospitalforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisdogreallymissedhim.

“Hespendsthenimtatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn.ShesaidtoJohn.

“Whatanexampleoftruelove!”Johnanswered“Iwonderifyouwouldtakecareofmelike

that.”

“OfcourseIwould,“hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeallthenight,andIdon,

tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureV11waitforyouatthefrontdoor.”

］、WhywasJohninhospital?Maybe_________hewas_________.

2、HewdidthedogshowloveforJohn?HeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.

3、Whydidn,tJohn'swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?

Becauseshe_________^hereJohnWBSand_________needtodothat.

4、ffoivlongwasJohninhospital?several.

5、Hiswifedoesn,tlovehim,doesshe?_________,she_________.

17.根据短文内容，回答问题。

TheTaiwanWorkofficesaidtothepublicthatitwouldease（放松）the

restriction（限制）ontouristvisitstoTaiwanlastweek.

But,becausedirect（直接的）flightsarenotintheworks,a10-daytripwill

costaround10,000yuan.ThatmakesitalmostasexpensiveasaEuropeanjourney.

Butthecostcouldcomedownovertime,becausethedirectflightswould

open,expertshavesaid.Mainlandershaveshowngreatinterestintetripafter

theyaretobeallowedtotraveltoTaiwan.

Thetravelrestrictionahsbeeninplaceforthepast20years.

In2003,peopleinTaiwanmade2.4milliontripstothemailand.In2004,the

numberreached3.7million,thais35%upfromthepreviousyear.But,only145,000

mainlandersvisitedTaiwanforbusinessduringthesameyear.

Beforeanytripsbegin,thereisstillalongwaytogo.

71.WhatdidtheTaiwanWorkofficetellthepublic?

72.Whyisthe10-daytripsoexpensive?

73.WhatdomainlandersfeelaboutthetriptoTaiwan?

74.Whichyearis“thepreviousyearv?

75.HowmanymainlanderswenttoTaiwanforbusinessin2004?

18.根据短文内容，回答问题。

ThomasEdisonlostthefirstjob.Forthenextfiveyears,hewentaround

thecountryfromjobtojob.AtlastEdisonwenttoNewYork.Hehad

littlemoney.Hecouldnotbuyenoughfoodtoeat.Hehadnoplaceto

livein.

FormanydaysEdisonlookedforwork.Hewashungry.Atlasthefoundwork

—mendingmachines.Healsomadenewones.TheheadmanlikedEdisonJsnew

machines.HewasgoingtogiveEdison40,000dollarsforthem.Edisonwouldnow

havemoneytodowhathewanted.

ThomasEdisonwasthen23.HeusedthemoneytobuildashopINewJersey.

Hehadmanypeopleworkingforhim.Butheworkedmorethananyofthem.Herested

little.Soonhewasmakingmorethanfortynewthingsatonetime.

1.1.WhowasThomasEdison?

2.2.HowwasThomasEdisoninNewYo