Dr.GeorgeWashingtonCarver“Georgecanmakesickplantswell.Heisaplantdoctor”farmersinMissourisaid.Georgewasayoungboythen.Butfarmerssentforhimwhentheircropsdidnotgrowwell.Womenasked

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