Dr.GeorgeWashingtonCarver
“Georgecanmakesickplantswell.Heisaplantdoctor”farmersinMissourisaid.
Georgewasayoungboythen.Butfarmerssentforhimwhentheircropsdidnotgrowwell.Womenaskedhimtohelpthemwhentheirroseswouldnotbloom(开花)inspring.
Georgewasbornaslave(奴隶)in1862.Asachildhewasnotallowedtoattendthenearbyschool.Buthewasalwaysaskingquestions.
“Whyaresomerosesredandothersyellow?”hewouldask“Canyouchangethecolourofaflowerbychangingtheseed(种子)?Whatmakesrainfall?”
Nooneheknewcouldanswersuchquestions.Georgetriedtofindanswersforhimselfsomeoftheanswerswereinbookssohetaughthimselftoread.At14hewenttoschoolforthefirsttime.
Heneverstoppedlearning.Evenwhenhewas80.Dr.GeorgeWashingtonCarverthegreatscientistwasstillaskingquestionsandfindinganswers.
1．ThefarmerssentforGeorgebecause________.
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A．theirchildrenneededadoctor
B．theirwiveswantedsomeroses
C．theircropsdidnotgrowwell
D．theirhousesneededrepairing
2．George________inhislife.
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A．neverattendedschool
B．neverstoppedlearning
C．neveraskedquestions
D．neverhelpedotherpeople
3．Thewriterdoesn'tsaysobutyoucanknowfromthestorythat________.
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A．Georgehadlearnedtoreadbeforehewenttoschool
B．Georgecouldn'treaduntilhestudiedatschool
C．Georgehadlearnedfromateacherbeforehewas14
D．Georgehadlearnednothingbeforeheattendedschool
4．George'sfamilymustbea________.
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A．richone
B．smallone
C．whiteone
D．blackone
5．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?
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A．Georgedidnotonlyaskquestionsbutalsotriedhisbesttofindtheanswers.
B．Georgelearnedtoreadbecausehewantedverymuchtoenjoythestoriesforchildren.
C．PeanutwasnottheonlythingGeorgewasinterestedinhislifetimeresearchwork.
D．AsachildGeorgeaskedalotofstrangequestionsandfewgrown-upsaroundhi
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