题型：语法选择 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
广东省汕头市龙湖实验中学2020-2021学年七年级下学期英语开学考试试卷（含完整音频）
There are many mice in the house. The man of the house 1 a cat. 2 cat kills many of them.
Then the oldest mouse says, " 3 mice come to my room tonight. Let us4our heads together and think what to do. We 5 do about (对付) the cat."
All the mice come. Many mice speak, 6 no one knows what to do. At last a young mouse stands up and says, "We must put a bell on the cat. 7 the cat comes near, we can hear the bell and run away and hide. So the cat will not catch 8 of us." But," the old mouse asks, " 9 will put the bell on the cat?" No mouse answers.
The old mouse waits, but no one answers. At last the old mouse says, "It's easy to say things, but it is hard to do 10."
The mice still can't kill the cat.
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}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 born in Italy in 1808. He studied engineering and drawing. During his studies Meucci started to experiment with electricity. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 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. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 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. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} 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.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. He invented the telephone by accident B. People thought it was very convenient. C. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times. D. Unfortunately,only a few people attended this talk. E. However,he wasn't the first person to think of the idea. F. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables G. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor |
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