B. There are two stories about Edison in the passage above. Make a thinking map according to the passage above.
What did Edison do?
didn’t come for dinner, tried to hatch some eggs
did an 1. , forgot to send 2. .
What happened later?
3. .

His boss was 4. and 5. him.
What was the result?
His interests in science didn’t 6. .
He didn’t give up.
What lesson can we learn from his stories?
7. .
Story 1
Edison’s stories
Story 2

1. experiment
2. send an important message
3. Nothing happened
4. very angry
5. fired him
6. didn’t stop
7. Never give up / We need to keep our dream and work hard to realise it

【分析】本题是根据爱迪生的两个故事完成思维导图填空的题目，解题时需结合爱迪生的相关事迹，对应每个问题的逻辑和结构，提取或填写正确内容。首先明确两个故事的脉络：Story1是爱迪生尝试孵蛋的经历，Story2是爱迪生做实验忘发信息被老板解雇的经历，再结合结果和教训的要求，逐一对应填空。
【解析】1. 爱迪生一生做过大量实验，结合Story2的语境，此处填experiment；2. 爱迪生因专注于实验忘了发送重要信息，故填an important message；3. Story1中爱迪生尝试孵蛋后未发生特殊情况，填Nothing happened；4. 爱迪生忘发信息的行为让老板很生气，填very angry；5. 老板因此解雇了他，填fired him；6. 爱迪生对科学的兴趣并未停止，填stop；7. 从两个故事中爱迪生不放弃的表现，可学到永不放弃的道理，填Never give up / We need to keep our dream and work hard to realise it。
【答案】1. experiment；2. an important message；3. Nothing happened；4. very angry；5. fired him；6. stop；7. Never give up / We need to keep our dream and work hard to realise it
【知识点】人物故事理解，信息提取，词汇运用
【点评】本题考查对爱迪生相关故事的理解与信息匹配能力，需结合人物事迹完成填空，难度适中，能帮助学生了解爱迪生的经历并感悟坚持的道理。
【难度系数】0.5