【Thecarwasinvented(发明)justacenturyago.Youmayknowallkindsofcars’namesbutmanypeopledon’tknowwhowastheinventorofthefirstcar.ThefirstcarwasinventednotbyaGermanbutbyanAmerican.HisnamewasHenryFo】

　　Thecarwasinvented(发明)justacenturyago.Youmayknowallkindsofcars’namesbutmanypeopledon’tknowwhowastheinventorofthefirstcar.ThefirstcarwasinventednotbyaGermanbutbyanAmerican.HisnamewasHenryFord.Henrywasborninapoorfamily.Hewastheeldestofsixchildren.Whenhewasaboyhebecameinterestedinmendingwatchesandmachines.Whenhewastwelveyearsoldhismotherdied.Soonhehadtoworkinamachineshopfortwodollarsandfiftycentsaweek.Intheeveningsherepairedwatchesforanotherdollaraweek.Thehardlifemadehimstrongandable.

　　Atthattimetherewasanotherinterestinthelifeoftheyoungford.Hedreamed(梦想)tomakeamachine.Itcouldrunwithoutahorsesonamed“horselesscarriage.”Heover-came(克服)alotofdifficultiesandinApril1893the“horselesscarriage”wasfinallyfinished.Itwasthefirstcar.

　　LaterHenryFordfoundedtheFordMotorCompany(福特汽车公司).Hewasreallythefirstinventorofthecarintheworld.

　　1.Whoreallyinventedthecarfirst?_____.

　　A．AGerman

　　B．AnAmerican

　　C．Frenchman

　　D．Japanese

　　2.Fromthisstorywecanknowthecarwasinvented_____.

　　A．morethan100yearsago

　　B．lessthan100yearsago

　　C．just100yearsago

　　D．50yearsago

　　3.HenryFordmusthave_____.

　　A．fivebrothersandsisters

　　B．sixbrothersandsisters

　　C．fiveyoungerbrothers

　　D．threebrothers

　　4.HowmanydollarsdidyoungFordearn(挣)everyweek?_____.

　　A．2.5dollars

　　B．3.5dollars

　　C．3dollars

　　D．4dollars

　　5.Whichisnottrue?_____.

　　A．Herepairedwatchesintheeveningsforfun

　　B．Heenjoyedrepairingwatchesandmachineswhenhewasveryyoung.

　　C．Hemetwithalotofdifficultiesintheinvention.

　　D．Thefirstcarwasinventedin1893.