The Invention of the telephone$ P0 E+ L, H/ x( a
In the nineteenth century， the invention of the telegraph made it possible to send noises， signals， and even music over wires from one place to another. However， the human voice __1__ this way. Many inventors tried to find a __2__ to send a voice over wires， and in 1876 some of their efforts were crowned with success. ___3___ American inventors， Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray， __4__ at almost the same time. The United States Supreme Court finally had to decide which of the two __5__ the first inventor of the telephone. The Court decided __6__ Bell's favor.
; i9 ]* k q |$ m. @Born in Edinbrug， Scotland， Bell grew up in a family __7__ was very interested in teaching people to speak. His grandfather had been an actor who left __8__ to teach elocution; his father was a teacher __9__ deaf-mutes learn how to speak.
; f$ L, J# t, e8 b6 u( U/ s$ GHowever， probably none of the __10__ inventions gave Bell the same feeling of triumph __11__ he had on the day when he spilled some acid from his batteries. It was after he had worked for months to find ways to send something more __12__metallic twangs over the wires. Thinking Watson， __13__， was in the next room， Bell called， “Mr.Watson， __14__.
0 }! S1 x0 o8 j8 @6 h& G3 mI want you.” Watson was not in the next room. He was down in his laboratory， __15__ to the receiver. To Watson's surprise， he heard the words perfectly. He ran to tell Bell the news： the wires had carried Bell's voice perfectly.( K/ r( K% L* Z* D& E
EXERCISE：
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9. A) which was helped B) that was helped C) who helped D) who has helped- H/ }) Q7 S: z+ V; y1 x4 U
10. A) later B) latter C) lately D) afterwards
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12. A) of B) / C) as D) than
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发表于 2012-8-15 23:57:33
