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人与社会——发明与创造
These days, people use their phones for many things. But phones still have one basic job. We use phones to call people. The telephone is a great invention, and Alexander Graham Bell invented it. He was very interested in speech and taught deaf (聋的) people. His interest in speech and science made him want to invent a speech machine.
Bell succeeded in March 1876. He called his helper in the next room. In about 20 years, many people could use telephones.
In the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, people can see a copy (复制品) of Bell's office. There is a desk and a chair, but there is no telephone. Bell didn't have one in his office. It stopped his work.
Bell was a smart man with many interests. He did more than just invent the telephone. He tried to make airplanes. The first airplane to fly in Canada was made by Bell and his co-workers. He also made a hydrofoil boat. It could fly over the water. Bell invented many other things and went on to work for the happiness of deaf people. He was a great man!
1. The phones' basic job is ______.
A. to call people
B. to send messages
C. to take pictures
D. to get on the Internet
(A)
2. Bell didn't have a telephone in his office because ______.
A. it looked terrible
B. he couldn't use it
C. it stopped his work
D. he was kind of poor
(C)
3. How many kinds of inventions of Bell are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
(B)

答案： 1. A 2. C 3. B