[人物型阅读理解](限时：25分钟)(一)HenryFordgrewuponanunelectrifiedfarm,andasayoungmanhefollowedEdison'scareerastheinventorbecameanationalrolemodel.FordtookajobattheEdisonIlluminatingCompany,workinghiswayuptochiefengineer.In1896Fordwasthirtythreeand,thoughstillworkingforEdisonCo.,hehadcreatedhisfirstexperimentalautomobile—theFordQuadricycle2duringhisofftime.AtanEdisoncompanypartyinNewYork,FordhadhisfirstchancetomeethisheroEdisonandwasabletoexplainhisnewautomobiletothegreatinventor.Edison_was_impressed._Edison_is_said_to_have_slammed_his_fist_down_and_shouted，“Youngman,that'sthething!Youhaveit!Yourcarisselfcontainedandcarriesitsownpowerplant.”Edisonhimselfhadbeenworkingontheidea,buthadonlybeenconsideringelectricityasthepowersource,sotheideaofagasenginewasasomewhatnewone.ThewordscomfortedFordgreatly,whoimmediatelysetoutbuildingasecondcarwhichwastobecometheModelT.6.Thetwomenbecamefriendsandwouldgooncampingtripstogether.WhenEdisonlaterbecamelimitedtoawheelchair,Fordbroughtanextraonetohishousesotheycouldrace.Atthe50thanniversaryoftheinventionoflightbulb,FordhonouredEdison.WhenEdisonspokeheendedhisspeechdirectedatFord,“AstoHenryFord,wordsfailtoexpressmyfeelings.Icanonlysaythatheismyfriend.”ThereforeitisnosurprisethatFordwantedsomethingtorememberEdisonbyafterhepassedawayin1931.Once,FordaskedThomasEdison'ssonCharlestositbythedyinginventor'sbedsideandholdatesttubenexttohisfather'smouthtocatchhisfinalbreath.Fordwasamanwithmanystrangebehaviours(aswasEdison)includingsomeinterestinreanimationandspiritualism(复活通灵术)andsomesaythathewasattemptingtocatchEdison'ssoulasitescapedhisbodyinhopesoflaterbringingtheinventorbacktolife.Thetesttubeitselfdidn'tturnupuntil1950whenitwaslistedintheFord'spossessionsafterClaraFord'spassingaway,andthenlostagainuntil1978whenitwasdiscoveredinanexhibitentitled“HenryFord—APersonalHistory”intheHenryFordMuseum.Itwouldthenbediscoveredthatthetubewaslabeled“Edison'sLastBreath”．Thereisafurthermysteryofthis“lastbreath”testtube.ItwouldseemasifEdisonhadquitealastbreathindeed,astheEdisonEstateholdsacollectionof42testtubesallsupposedlycontainingEdison'slastbreath.Regardlessoftheexcitementoverthelastbreath,thetesttubeisquitetouchinginitsmeaning.Althoughbothmenwereknownforallsortsofpoorbehaviourtowardstheirlovedonesandmistreatmentofemployees,betweenthematleast,therewasclearlyadeeprespectandadmiration.1．Thepurposeoftheauthorwritingthispassageisto________.A．remindthereadersoftheimportanceofthetwoinventorsB．stresstheimportanceoffriendshipC．tellthereaderssomestoriesaboutthetwoinventorsD．showthatlovecanleadtosomepoorbehaviours2．FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2,wecanlearnthat________.A．EdisonenviedwhatFordhadachievedB．EdisonwasannoyedthatForddidbetterthanhimC．EdisonwasangrybecauseFordstolehisideaD．EdisonwasextremelyamazedatFord'snewidea3．“The‘lastbreath’testtube”canprobablyberegardedas________.A．asymbolofafriendshipandmemoryB．awitnesstoascientificbreakthroughC．afailuretobringEdisonbacktolifeD．asignofthetwoinventors'poorbehaviour4．Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat“________.”A．GreatmindsthinkalikeB．NobodyisperfectC．TwoheadsarebetterthanoneD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed(二)JANEAUSTEN(1775—1817)isoftenregardedasthegreatestofEnglishwomennovelistonthestrengthofhersixcompletednovels.Knownparticularlyfortheirsocialcomedyandaccurate...
