Dr. George Washington Carver

  “George can make sick plants well. He is a plant doctor, ” farmers in Missouri said.

  George was a young boy then. But farmers sent for him when their crops did not grow well. Women asked him to help them when their roses would not bloom (開(kāi)花) in spring.

  George was born a slave (奴隸) , in 1862. As a child, he was not allowed to attend the nearby school. But he was always asking questions.

  “Why are some roses red and others yellow?” he would ask “Can you change the colour of a flower by changing the seed (種子)? What makes rain fall?”

  No one he knew could answer such questions. George tried to find answers for himself, some of the answers were in books, so he taught himself to read. At 14, he went to school for the first time.

  He never stopped learning. Even when he was 80. Dr. George Washington Carver, the great scientist, was still asking questions and finding answers.

1.The farmers sent for George because ________ .

[  ]

A.their children needed a doctor
B.their wives wanted some roses
C.their crops did not grow well
D.their houses needed repairing

2.George ________ in his life.

[  ]

A.never attended school
B.never stopped learning
C.never asked questions
D.never helped other people

3.The writer doesn't say so, but you can know from the story that ________ .

[  ]

A.George had learned to read before he went to school

B.George couldn't read until he studied at school

C.George had learned from a teacher before he was 14

D.George had learned nothing before he attended school

4.George's family must be a ________ .

[  ]

A.rich one
B.small one
C.white one
D.black one

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

[  ]

A.George did not only ask questions, but also tried his best to find the answers.

B.George learned to read because he wanted very much to enjoy the stories for children.

C.Peanut was not the only thing George was interested in his lifetime research work.

D.As a child, George asked a lot of strange questions and few grown-ups around him could answer them.

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