D
Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total black-out. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets and factories.
Perhaps this suggestion made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A black-out was out of the question.
On the day of Edison’s funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen’s fingertips.
88. People deciede to honor edison when .
A. he made the first electric light
B. electric power was 100 years old
C. the country realized electricity’s importance
D. he died in 1931
89. The suggestion was to .
A. turn off the lights in factories and schools
B. observe a few minutes of total silence
C. dim all electric lights
D. shut off all electricity for a short time
90. Americans fully realized what Edison’s inventions meant when they .
A. heard of his death
B. heard of the plan to honor him
C. first used electric power
D. tried to carry out the plan
91. The plan was never carried out because .
A. not everyone wanted to honor edison
B. it was too difficult
C. electric power was too important to the country
D. it honor only one of Edison’s inventions
E
The trick in food photography is to show the food looking fresh，so many dishes have stand- ins, just as movie stars do. “When I get my lights and cameras set up, I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing,” explains Ray Webber, who photographs food for magazine advertisements. “Sometimes I have to brush the meat with its juices because it may have dried out a bit. And when Fm shooting (拍照)something like tomatoes, I always carry water to spray them with dew just before I shoot. ”
Shooting food outdoors has special problems. “ I，m always worrying about flies or worms
crawling up a glass” Webber explains, “my worry is that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food.” Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to make its color beautiful. Finally he found it: a weed with lovely blue flowers. When the shot appeared, several people were horrified-the weed was deadly night-shade!
92. Just before being photographed, some meats and vegetables are .
A. made wet B. dyed C. fanned D. frozen
93. The second paragraph deals mostly with the .
A. ways of keeping food fresh outdoors
B. problems of outdoor food photography
C. combinations of colors outdoors
D. differences between indoor and outdoor photography
94. Webber is afraid dogs might .
A. bark while he is shooting B. get into his picture
C. steal the food D. set up his camera
95. From the article we can conclude that deadly night-shade is probably a kind of plant that
is .
A. colorful B. poisonous C. ugly D. Both A and B
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