Most great inventors often meet with many difficulties in their work before they succeed．They have to solve thousands of problems on their way．The following is one of such examples．
George Stephenson，a famous British inventor，made the first train in 1825，using a steam （蒸汽機(jī)）．When he was experimenting with the engine on the train，he met with difficulties from many people in the country．They said that the noise and the smoke would kill cows，horses and sheep，and that the engine would catch fire to their houses．George Stephenson told the people that train could go on small rails，could pull carriages full of things and passengers and that there was no great danger to them．It was very difficult for him to make them believe．However．a(chǎn)fter some time．he was able to do it，and the first train that was driven Stephenson himself showed what he had said．On the train there was a new steam engine．It was invented by him，and was a complete success．The first day when the train ran on the rails，people along the way heard the noise of the train in the distance，and saw it running quickly to them．They thought it was a genie （妖怪）．They ran quickly back home and closed their doors．They didn't come out until it went away．
A week later an old woman still said that her hen was so frightened（受驚嚇的） that it didn't lay any eggs for three days．
（1）When did George invent the first train？ AA
A．In 1825
B．In 1835
C．In 1725
D．In 1735
（2）Why did George meet difficulties？ DD
A．Because people saw his invention before．
B．Because his invention was too dangerous．
C．Because there was something wrong with his invention．
D．Because people thought his invention was not safe．
（3）How did George show that he was right？ BB
A．He told people the train was good enough and useful．
B．He operated the train by himself and it became successful．
C．He asked some famous people to operate the train．
D．He told people how the train was made．
（4）How did people feel when the train ran to them？ CC
A．Excited．
B．Cheerful．
C．Afraid．
D．Angry．
（5）What does the passage want to tell us？ DD
A．It's hard to invent an invention．
B．If you study hard，you will win．
C．When you invent something，you should show them to others．
D．Every successful inventor will have difficulties on their way．
【考點(diǎn)】杰出人物．
【答案】A；D；B；C；D
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