Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils （水仙花）before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. “I will go next Tuesday,” I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.
The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is indiscernible in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!”
My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read “Daffodil Garden”.
We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acres of flowers! “But who has done this?” I asked Carolyn. “It’s just one woman,” Carolyn answered. “That’s her home,” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio（平台）, we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs（鳞茎）,” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”
I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun -- one bulb at a time -- to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.
1. Why was the author unwilling to see the daffodils at first ____.| A．The weather was terrible. |
| B．She took little interest in them. |
| C．She wasn’t available at that time. |
| D．It was not easy to go there. |
| A．Invisible. |
| B．Remote. |
| C．Impossible. |
| D．Complex. |
| A．Optimistic. |
| B．Productive. |
| C．Determined. |
| D．Generous. |
| A．I love Daffodils |
| B．An Unbelievable Experience |
| C．Gardening as a hobby |
| D．One Bulb at a time |
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【推荐1】One day while returning from his school, Logan, a nineteen-year teen, saw an old man struggling to breathe on the street. As he had just had his class about how to do CPR, Logan at once realized the old man needed CPR to survive. Instinctively, he made the old man lie down and started doing a hand CPR. After ten minutes, he managed to save the life of the old man.
Two years later, his sister Chloe started to have an unexplained low fever for quite some time. After a visit to the hospital, the family was told that Chloe's kidney was nearly failing and needed an immediate kidney transplantation, which at least cost half a million dollars. After a long discussion, Logan's family decided to mortgage their house as they had no other way out. After the transplantation, with little income and family expenses to cover, the family had to stop paying for the mortgage. Finally, the bank sent them a notice for the auction of their house.
At the auction, only one man called for 0.8 million and there seemed to be no other contenders for him. The bank officers were about to give it a final call when one old man suddenly rose and called for 2 million dollars. The officers looked shocked as they knew the worth of the house could not be more than a million dollars. Logan looked hard at the old man and instantly recognized him. He was the same old man whom Logan had given CPR years ago.
1. What do we know about Logan?| A．His family was well-off. | B．He saved an old man's life. |
| C．His family sold their house. | D．He had a kidney transplantation. |
| A．Partners. | B．Supporters. | C．Competitors. | D．Volunteers. |
| A．Hard work will pay off. | B．Good deeds bring good returns. |
| C．Behind bad luck comes good luck. | D．Something attempted, something done. |
【推荐2】Growing up in suburbia, yard work was punishment. I’d take almost anything else. I didn’t like being outside, and I especially didn’t like bugs or dirt.
When I left home at 17 with a backpack of belongings, I figured my gardening days were behind me. There were no yards to work in—only concrete! The concrete jungle that awaited me seemed like a welcome escape from the outdoor chores that had once felt like a sentence.
It wasn’t until my mid-20s that I, thinking it was the adult thing to do, brought home a small daisy (雏菊) in a pot to put on my fire escape. Less than 24 hours later, a squirrel (松鼠) arrived and dragged it away, pot and all. That’s New York for you! I took it as a sign and didn’t try any more plants in that apartment.
When I married, my wife and I bought a house in outer Brooklyn. There was enough room to have a garden if we wanted one. We decided to see if we could grow anything, mostly for the novelty factor. Much to my surprise, digging in the dirt felt like fun and totally not a chore! In the early mornings, I would bend down to inspect the soil waiting for the plants to appear. Watering at dusk, I whispered to the baby plants, expecting them to keep growing. The plants kept the neighborhood squirrels fed and provided a place for bumblebees to nap. I felt a rush of power and excitement.
As the flowers and vegetables bloomed, I noticed something in me was growing as well. Since running away from home as a teenager, I’ve always done my best to build a shelter for myself wherever I was living. I hung pictures on the walls. I built new holiday traditions with friends. I painted the walls bright colors. But it always felt like maybe that deep connection to a particular space was missing. In gardening, I finally found this new layer of depth. I guess you could say I was putting down roots.
There is an inspiring, self-care practice in the time and energy it takes to plant, water, and wait and wait to see if the magic happens. It’s the act of growing that I find the sweetest.
What are you growing?
1. How does the author interpret his departure at 17?| A．As a necessary step for growth. | B．As a great relief. |
| C．As an escape from social expectations. | D．As a bittersweet transition. |
| A．There was a shift in his perspective. | B．He regarded a squirrel as a bad sign. |
| C．He began to miss the days before 17. | D．A sense of responsibility grew in him. |
| A．A colorful life. | B．Friends’ respect. |
| C．Creative ideas. | D．A sense of belonging. |
| A．their own sources of growth | B．the importance of gardening |
| C．the output of the growing plants | D．their favorite flowers and vegetables |
【推荐3】Elaine Su shared her experience of asking her neighbors to put up Lunar New Year decorations, helping her two-year-old son experience the festival as part of the large community. In a neighbourhood mostly consisting of non-Chinese residents, more than half of the households complied the tradition as well.
Interviewing her for the story provoked my own memories of celebrating Lunar New Year. The holiday was a big deal for me as a kid growing up in Jiangsu.
Legend says the holiday originated with the fight against a mythical beast called Nian, who came down from the mountains to hunt people on New Year’s Eve. Villagers discovered that Nian feared the colour red, candle light and loud noise. So they began to decorate with the vibrant hue, light their homes with lanterns and set off firecrackers to prevent its return.
On New Year’s Eve, my family would come together to celebrate with food prepared by my grandma. Moments before the countdown, the sound of firecrackers would fill every corner of our apartment and the celebrations continued into the next day.
For breakfast, we would eat yuan xiao, a kind of glutinous rice ball, which symbolizes the idea of reunion. Then, it was off to visit my grandparents, who were already awaiting us and my other extended family with lucky money and more traditional delicacy!
My favourite part of the holiday came after the adults were playing mahjong. My cousins and I were finally freed from our parents. With all the lucky money, we hit the streets and bought more snacks and more firecrackers!
Having immigrated to Canada for years, I further lost touch with my Chinese culture as I gradually dived into my new life in a new country. Maybe it’s time for me, like her, to reclaim Lunar New Year.
1. What can we infer about Elaine Su in paragraph 1?| A．She missed her family in China very much. |
| B．She forced her son to accept Chinese customs. |
| C．She shared her happy memories with her neighbors. |
| D．She celebrated Lunar New Year in another country. |
| A．Stirred up. | B．Wiped out. | C．Took after. | D．Set down. |
| A．By analyzing studies. | B．By answering questions. |
| C．By explaining factors. | D．By sharing experience. |
| A．The Origin of the Chinese Lunar New Year | B．The Spring Festival Stored in My Memory |
| C．An Unforgettable Interview on New Year’s Eve | D．A Chinese Celebrating the Spring Festival Abroad |
【推荐1】My name is Alice. Early last year, I was troubled by an anxiety that crippled (削弱) my ability to do anything. I felt like a storm cloud hung over me. For almost a year I struggled on, constantly staring at this wall that faced me. My perfectionist tendencies were the main root of this: I wanted to be perfect at whatever I did, which obviously in life is not possible, but it consumed me.
One day, I attended a presentation by wildlife conservationist Grant Brown at my high school. His presentation not only awed and inspired me, but also helped emerge an inner desire to make a difference in the world. I joined a pre-presentation dinner with him and that smaller setting allowed me to slowly build up my courage to speak one-on-one with him — an idea that had seemed completely impossible. This first contact was where my story began.
A month later, Brown invited me to attend the World Youth Wildlife Conference. Looking back, I now see that this would be the first in a series of timely opportunities that my old self would have let pass, but that this new and more confident Alice enthusiastically seized. Shortly after I received his invitation, applications to join the Youth for Nature and the Youth for Planet groups were sent around through my high school. I decided to commit to completing the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working to protect nature. Each of these new steps continued to grow my confidence.
I am writing this just six months since my journey began and I’ve realized that my biggest obstacle (障碍) this whole time was myself. It was that voice in the back of my head telling me that one phrase that has stopped so many people from reaching their potential: I can’t. They say good things come to those who wait; I say: grab every opportunity with everything you have and be impatient. After all, nature does not require our patience, but our action.
1. Why did Alice feel anxious?| A．She behaved badly. | B．She used to over-consume. |
| C．She was short of inspiration. | D．She was in pursuit of perfection. |
| A．At a presentation. | B．At a dinner. |
| C．At a conference. | D．At a journey. |
| A．Making her confident. | B．Making her imaginative. |
| C．Motivating her creativity. | D．Strengthening her wisdom. |
| A．Action is the only way to knowledge. | B．Patience is a cure of anxiety. |
| C．Believe in yourself and take action. | D．Facts speak louder than words. |
“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.
My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and went. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.
When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib (肋骨) might have pierced (穿透) a lung....”
My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled (愤慨地说出) those words at him earlier in the day?
It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.
“Daddy... I am so sorry....”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He managed a weak smile.
My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
1. The author was in bad mood that morning because ________.
| A．his father had a terrible accident |
| B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends |
| C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema |
| D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends |
| A．Because he didn’t go along with his father. |
| B．Because he was rude to his father that morning. |
| C．Because he failed to come earlier after the accident. |
| D．Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital. |
| A．he had a poor memory |
| B．he didn’t want to forgive his son |
| C．he just wanted to comfort his son |
| D．he lost his memory after the accident |
| A．Don’t treat your parents badly. |
| B．Don’t hurt others with rude words. |
| C．Don’t move the injured in an accident. |
| D．Don’t be angry with friends at small things. |
【推荐3】Traveling brings you to the most unexpected places sometimes. A wrong train can drop you in a town that was never meant to be on your traveling list. A chance encounter with a stranger can lead straight to the family dinner table. With a few years of global traveling under my belt, my list of things that did not go quite as planned is long. One of the first began with a plan to experience rural life in Europe.
My interest in the idea started when I came across the website for WWOOF or Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, the organization that matches volunteers with organic farms around the world. I quickly checked the front page.
A few hours of work each day in exchange for accommodation? Learn about organic farming and sustainable agriculture while conserving my travel budget? That seemed perfect. A few emails later, I had booked my place at a farm in France. I arrived on a cold November day and even under cloudy skies, the little stone house with a beautiful view met my expectations of rural life.
My heart sank the next morning when I got my first lesson in the realities of WWOOFing: the jobs are not always as you imagine. “I need you to find a broken pipe. It’s down there somewhere,” said my host, pointing to a general area of ground where he thought I’d find the reason for his blocked toilet. The buried treasure was finally located on the fourth day. My muscles ached from moving huge amounts of earth around. My hands were stained(被染污) a dark brown from all the mud.
But despite the odds, I did have fun. Good hosts, cheerful companions and hearty evening meals went a long way towards easing the physical pain of the work. On my train ride home, I reflected on my WWOOF experiences. Would I do it again? Sure. Amongst all the hard work, I made some good friends, and spent time in beautiful settings that I would never have seen otherwise. But next time I will focus less on the nice descriptions of the farms and more on packing relief cream for sore(酸痛的) muscles.
1. What does the author mainly talk about in paragraph 3?| A．His longing for France. | B．The importance of WWOOF |
| C．The attractions of WWOOFing. | D．His opinions on organic farming. |
| A．Well-paid. | B．Physically demanding |
| C．Fairly creative. | D．Dangerous. |
| A．Favorable. | B．Unfavorable. |
| C．Regretful. | D．Indifferent |
| A．It brought him enjoyment. | B．It gave him a sense of duty. |
| C．It enabled him to work harder. | D．It provided him with material rewards. |
【推荐1】If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people, a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives-and the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do-as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It's quite possible that in the next century, newspapers will be transmitted electronically from the Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I'm pretty sure that is how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read-say, sport and international news.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresee that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
1. What is the best title for the passage?| A．The Best Way to Get News | B．The Changes of Media |
| C．Make Your All Newspaper, | D．The Future of Newspaper |
| A．newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer |
| B．more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news |
| C．newspapers will cover more scientific research |
| D．more and more people will read newspapers |
| A．newspapers will win the competition among the different media |
| B．newspapers will stay with us together with the other media |
| C．television will take the place of newspapers |
| D．the writer believes the media will die out |
| A．depend on | B．live on | C．fight with | D．kill off |
【推荐2】Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) was founded by Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in 1979. With the characteristics of foreign language and educational publishing, FLTRP is now the leading comprehensive cultural and educational publishing organization in China with worldwide reputation. During the past 40 years after its founding, FLTRP has always been carrying out its business with the mission of “recording human civilization and bridging world cultures”. Relying on the academic advantages of BFSU, FLTRP is now capable of publishing diversified books and journals in more than 80 languages every year. In the meantime, FLTRP has also been actively engaged in exploring the transformation of educational services and digital innovation, expanding its global business and promoting cultural exchange between China and foreign countries, for which FLTRP is hailed as the “true industry leader” and the “epitome (缩影) of the reform and development of China’s publishing industry” in China’s foreign language publishing market.
Responding to the state call of carrying out the transformation of digital publishing, Beijing Viaton Education & Technology Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Viaton) was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of FLTRP. The main product of this company is the Viaton E-pen, which is developed with international advanced optical recognition technology and digital voice technology, recognizing the sixth generation of electronic teaching and learning products. FLTRP now has published more than 4,000 books in conjunction with the Viaton E-pen. With seven years of accumulation, Viaton E-pen has become a leading brand in the domestic E-pen industry. In 2017, Viaton launched the first intelligent E-pen, marking a new era of learning intelligence.
In 2020, FLTRP developed Viaton VT-E01, a bilingual translation machine to translate text, speech, or images from English into Chinese or vice versa. It employs A Modern English-Chinese Dictionary and A Modern Chinese-English Dictionary pressed by FLTRP, overwhelming more than 4,000,000 words with professional pronunciations. FLTRP perfectly combines professional resources and advanced technology to offer a comprehensive translation service for customers. Supporting multiple functions as a dictionary, a scanner, an audio player and most importantly a translator, Viaton VT-E01 provides a brand new method in daily English learning.
1. FLTRP is a leading publishing organization to ______.| A．reform China’s foreign language publishing market |
| B．develop advanced optical recognition technology |
| C．publish books and journals in different languages |
| D．launch new generations of digital voice technology |
| A．In 1979. | B．In 2019. |
| C．In 2017. | D．In 2020. |
| A．translating text from Chinese into more than 80 languages |
| B．pronouncing more than 4,000,000 words professionally |
| C．scanning text, speech, or images in English and Chinese |
| D．working as an electronic English-Chinese dictionary |
| A．To combine professional resources and advanced technology. |
| B．To become a leading brand in China’s foreign publishing market. |
| C．To record human civilization and bridge world cultures. |
| D．To provide a brand new method in daily English learning. |
【推荐3】Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many reasons for this, but the result is the same: increasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel use- less, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support. It’s a major problem in many societies.
That’s why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world, supported by UNESCO and other local and international organisations. There are examples of successful initiatives all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.
One successful scheme in France is combining a residential home for the elderly with a creche/nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities such as music, painting, gardening and caring for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep. In the afternoons, the residents enjoy reading or telling stones to the children and, if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle (依偎). There are trips out and birthday parties too.
The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention and respond well because someone has lime, for them. They also learn that old people are not different or frightening in any way. And of course, they see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too. And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the physical and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children.
1. What is the social problem talked about in Paragraph 1?| A．A generation gap. | B．Caring for children. |
| C．Intergenerational contact. | D．The support for the aged. |
| A．Make the old take care of children. |
| B．Help the old people learn new things. |
| C．Encourage the young to care for the old. |
| D．Increase contact between the old and the young. |
| A．Joining an elderly house with a kindergarten. |
| B．Hiring old people as child - care workers. |
| C．Helping children face misfortunes bravely. |
| D．Using children to accompany the old. |
| A．It builds up their strength. |
| B．They live a healthier life. |
| C．It creates a family atmosphere. |
| D．They are closer to their relatives. |
【推荐1】While I was in 9th grade, I built a circuit (电路装置) for the traffic system of our city. After getting the first prize, I got this valuable advice from my father; “Do whatever interests you, and don’t let the work challenge you, make sure you are challenging that work.”
I have always preferred the projects which are challenging and related to real life problems. I clearly remember building a shipping program several years ago. I divided the whole project into several small sections. When I understood it clearly, used my brainstorming skill on it, and gave some basic ideas. Then I asked my professor for help before jumping into coding (编码). At first, I did not know how to ask questions correctly and always asked the question “How do I do it?” As I kept working and discussed with my professor, I became more comfortable and those “how ”questions soon turned into “what if I do this and that” types of questions.
It took me four days to write the code. The desire to solve the problem kept me sleepless all nights brainstorming in even greater details. Every time I saw my program running smoothly, I exploded with joy. I still remember the last day of my work. I was getting some problem and didn’t know what to do. At that moment, a man came in to clean. He has headphones, and he was dancing while cleaning the room. Seeing this, I burst out laughing. That moment calmed me. I regained energy and interest and started to work again, and soon I fixed the problem.
My success in the project proved that breaking up a large problem into small parts could help find a possible solution. Discussing the problem with others was also very beneficial. Now I have gained the confidence to attempt any kind of project.
1. According to the passage, the writer was interested in ________.| A．developing traffic systems |
| B．doing challenging projects |
| C．winning great prizes |
| D．writing different codes |
| A．he had no clear idea about his program |
| B．he was too shy to express himself |
| C．he wanted to he understood easily |
| D．he preferred this kind of question |
| A．would benefit people a lot |
| B．was done together with others |
| C．was difficult and needed patience |
| D．cost much money and energy |
| A．Do It Yourself |
| B．No Pains, No Gains |
| C．Learning with interest |
| D．Practice Makes Perfect |
They studied in the schools with kindergartens. And for all the children joining in the study, they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to read. So far, fifty of them have been examined in a scanner, a special machine, to show brain activity. Written tests are not always able to identify dyslexia or other problems, while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problems. And with reading problems, early identification is important. When it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties, the younger the child, the more effective they are.
Reading problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth grade. The later children are recognized as poor readers, the less treatment can help. And, as Professor Gabrieli points out, poor reading can make education a struggle. Reading is everything. Even math and science have textbooks.
While the children are given tasks related to reading, the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the work. The scientists say they are pleased with early results from the study, but have a long way to go.
1. Dyslexia affects the part of brain concerning ________.
| A．eyesight | B．intelligence | C．language | D．emotion |
| A．speech contests | B．reading efficiency |
| C．listening comprehension | D．brain scans |
| A．Tom, a boy in the kindergarten. |
| B．Kate, a high school leaver. |
| C．Jane, a primary school student. |
| D．Steve, a man in his thirties. |
| A．An effective way to identity Dyslexia at an early stage. |
| B．A learning disorder involving one’s intelligence. |
| C．Dyslexia — a problem affecting one’s reading and writing. |
| D．A possible solution to the problems related to Dyslexia. |
【推荐3】Nikola Tesla Long overshadowed in public memory by his onetime employer, Thomas Edison. Tesla(1856—1943) was a brilliant scientist and engineer who earned more than 700 patents. He is famous for developing alternating current, but his work also led to advances in wireless communications, lasers, X-rays, radar, lighting, robotics, and much more.
Tesla was born to Serbian parents in what is now Croatia, but he emigrated to the U. S. as a young man where he eventually became a naturalized citizen. Besides Edison, who later became his bitter rival, Tesla often worked with inventor George Westinghouse. In 1893, the pair demonstrated their advances in lighting and motors in the “White City” at the Chicago World’s Fair. In 1895, Tesla and Westinghouse developed the world’s first hydroelectric power plant, at Niagara Falls.
At the turn of the century, Tesla set up a laboratory called Wardenclyffe in the small community of Shoreham Long Island, where he conducted some of his most ambitious experiments. The building was financed by J P. Morgan and designed by acclaimed architect Stanford White.
The most prominent feature was Wardenclyffe Tower, also called Tesla Tower. a 187-foot-tall metal lattice tower topped with a big antenna that was intended to beam communications and even energy across the Atlantic. Tesla ran out of money while building the tower and was foreclosed on twice. As with his previous Colorado Springs lab, assets were sold to pay up his debts. In 1917, the U.S. government blew up the tower, fearing that German spies were using it in World War I. The metal was sold for scrap. For decades, the building was used for photo processing.
“The tower is long gone, but the three-quarter-length statue of Tesla unveiled last week is a fitting memorial,” said Alcorn, a retired teacher. “This is the last remaining Tesla laboratory anywhere in the world,” she said. “He inspires those who work hard but don't get recognition, and people are starting to recognize how important his contributions are.”
As a sign of that growing appreciation, Elon Musk’s start-up electric car company Tesla Motors was named after the visionary inventor in 2003.
1. We can infer from Para. 1 that Tesla belonged to those .| A．who weren’t brilliant enough as an inventor | B．who worked hard but didn’t get recognition |
| C．who have worked only for one employer | D．who helped Edison to earn many patents |
| A．To treat it as a sign of Germans failure in WWI. |
| B．To stop it from being used for photo processing. |
| C．To get its metal for the material of war. |
| D．To prevent it being used by German spies in WWI. |
| A．An electric car company was named after him. | B．A new statue of him was built in Croatia |
| C．People collect money to rebuild Tesla Tower | D．A lab was opened as a museum to Tesla |
| A．explain why a car company was named Tesla | B．introduce the achievements of tesla |
| C．inspire us to learn from a famous scientist | D．record the contribution made by Tesla in WWI |
