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Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any of other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered h
Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any of other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered h
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Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any of 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
blackout
. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets,and factories.
Perhaps this suggested plan 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 blackout 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.
The plan was never carried out because______ . ( )
选项
A、not everyone wanted to honor Edison
B、it was too difficult
C、electric power was too important to the country
D、it honored only one of Edison’s inventions
答案
C
解析
细节题。“计划从未被执行,原因是什么?”C选项“电能对国家来说太重要了”,是正确的。文中第三段说Electric power...complete confusion。A选项“并非每个人都想悼念爱迪生”;B选项“太困难了”;D选项“它只怀念了爱迪生的一项发明”。
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