Question

    Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.1.In fact,an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized(认定)as the inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasn’t he known for his invention at the time?

Antonio Meucci was bom in Italy in 1808. He studies, Meucci started to experiment with electricity.2.When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could hear each other talk.

In 1850, Meucci and his wife, Ester, moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife ,because she had become very ill.3.To solve this problem, he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. This way, they could talk to each other conveniently.

Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention.They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires.4.Even worse, Meucci never applied for a patent(专利) on his invention. Meanwhile, Alexander graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.

In 2002, more than a century after Meucci's death, his work was finally recognized by the government.5.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。

A. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables.

B. However, he wasn't the first person to think of the idea.

C.Unfortunately,only a few people attended this talk.

D. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone’s invent.

E. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times.

F. Luckily, many people thought it was such a great idea.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.E

4.C

5.D

【解析】

文章大意：这是一篇人物故事类阅读，主要介绍大多数人都认为电话是Alexander Graham Bell发明的，但是第一个有这个想法的人是Antonio Meucci。因为他没有申请专利，2002年Meucci去世后一个多世纪，他的作品终于得到了政府的认可。他现在作为电话的发明人而闻名全世界。

1.阅读选句题。根据上一句Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. 我们大多数人都认为电话是Alexander Graham Bell发明的，以及下一句In fact,an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized(认定)as the inventor a few years ago. 事实上，一个名叫Antonio Meucci的意大利人在几年前被正式承认为电话的发明者。可知，中间应该是“然而，他并不是第一个想到这个想法的人”，故答案选B。

2.阅读选句题。根据下一句When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could hear each other talk. 当两个地方用电缆连接时，那些地方的人就可以听到对方的谈话。可知，上一句应该是“他发现声音可以通过金属电缆传播”，故答案选A。

3.阅读选句题。根据上一句Meucci was worried about his wife ,because she had become very ill. Meucci 很担心他的妻子，因为她病得很重。以及下一句To solve this problem, he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. 为了解决这个问题，他把家里和车间之间的金属电缆连接起来。可知，中间应该是“他需要随时与她保持联系”，故答案选E。

4.阅读选句题。根据上一句Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention.They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires. Meucci邀请一群人去看他的新发明，他们惊奇地听到一个歌手通过电缆传来的声音。以及下一句Even worse, Meucci never applied for a patent(专利) on his invention. 更槽的是，Meucci从未为他的发明申请过专利。。可知，中间应该是“不幸的是，只有少数人参加了这次谈话”，故答案选C。

5.阅读选句题。根据上一句In 2002, more than a century after Meucci's death, his work was finally recognized by the government. 2002年，在Meucci去世一个多世纪后，他的作品终于得到了政府的认可。可知，下一句应该是“他现在作为电话的发明人而闻名全世界”，故答案选D。