ThomasEdison'slabwasbadly'destroyedbyfireinDecember，1914．（42）MuchofEdison'slife'sworkwentupinflames（火焰）onthatDecembernight．Afterseeingthefire，Edison's24-year-oldson，Charles，lookedforhisfatheram

Question

Thomas Edison's lab was badly'destroyed by fire in December，1914．（42）___
Much of Edison's life's work went up in flames （火焰） on that December night．After seeing the fire，Edison's 24-year-old son，Charles，looked for his father among the smoke（43）___Edison's face turned red and his white hair blew in the wind．　
"I am happy that he is still alive，"said Charles．"He is 67--no longer a young man-and everything is going up in flames．When he saw me，he shouted，"（44）___"When Charles told him he didn't know，Edison said，"Find her．（45）___She will never see anything like this．"
The next morning，Edison looked at the damage and said，"There is great value in disaster （灾难）．All our mistakes are burnt．We can start again．"
Three weeks after the fire，Edison showed his first phonograph （留声机 ）．To invent something，you need a good imagination and a lot of junk．
A．Bring her here．
B．‘Charles，where's your mother？'
C．Edison stayed in the lab．
D．The cost of the damage was over $ 2 million．
E．‘Do you know who made the fire？'
F．He finally found him and saw that he was quietly watching the fire．

Answer 1

42．答案：D．细节理解题．根据空格前后的"Thomas Edison's lab was badly'destroyed by fire in December，1914．（42）_____
Much of Edison's life's work went up in flames （火焰） on that December night．"可知，在这场火灾中损失的作品价值多少钱，故选D．
43．答案：F．细节理解题．根据下文"Edison's face turned red and his white hair blew in the wind"可知查尔斯最后找到了爱迪生，故选F．
44．答案：B．细节理解题．根据下文"Find her．（45）_______．She will never see anything like this．"可知爱迪生要让查尔斯去找找妈妈，故选B．
45．答案：A．细节理解题．根据下文"She will never see anything like this．"可知爱迪生要让查尔斯去找找妈妈，让她也看看火灾．故选A．