Alexander Graham Bell was a British man who was a teacher to people who could not hear. He was born in Edinburgh , Scotland in 1847 and went to school in Edinburgh and London. People who cannot hear any sounds at all are called deaf people, and Alexander became interested in helping them to learn to speak. He taught people how to use their mouths to make the sounds needed for talking.

Bell’s family moved to Canada in 1870 and to the USA in 1871. For several years he taught the people who could not speak in Boston( 波士顿). But at the same time he was developing a way to use electricity to send the sounds of talking along a wire(电线), and he made the first telephone in June, 1875. He worked hard in his workshop for six months with his helper Tom Watson. Finally , he spoke these famous words slowly into the telephone, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” And Watson came to him.

The telephone developed quickly in the USA over the next few years. The Bell Telephone Company started in 1877, and in 1878 the first telephone centre was built in New York. More than 150, 000 people had telephones in their homes ten years later. Alexander Graham Bell was a kind man and spent much of his money and time during the rest of his life helping deaf people . In 1922 he died in Canada.

1.Was Alexander Graham Bell born in Scotland?

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2.What was he interested in doing when he was in Britain?

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3.Where was Bell’s family in 1870?

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4.When was the first telephone invented?

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5.What do you think of the great inventor?

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It is important to have positive (积极的) feelings in our daily life.

Compared some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, a new study. The researchers from New York University said, “ helps the body prevent diseases.”

“It seems that positive feelings may reduce the of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt .

In this study, Cohen’s team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this , the people told researchers about happy or sad feelings that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay in a room for six days.

The results that each in the study was equal (平等的) to fall ill. people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted for a time.

Cohen believes that people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps to illnesses. So if you your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time

1.A. to B. with C. in D. of

2.A. as for B. because of C. instead of D. according to

3.A. Being happy B. Being careful C. Being angry D.Being nervous

4.A. hope B. safety C. freedom D. danger

5.A. painful B. proud C. cheerful D. clever

6.A. active B. uncomfortable C. scared D. comfortable

7.A. moment B. field C. period D. times

8.A. themselves B. their C. its D. theirs

9.A. alone B. hardly C. lonely D. brave

10.A. expected B. reminded C. agreed D. showed

11.A. But B. Or C. So D. And

12.A. longer B. fewer C. shorter D. more

13.A. why B. which C. whether D. when

14.A. afford B. fight C. cost D. support

15.A. care about B. look for C. pick up D. get over

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