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广东省广州市培正中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Beil.
In fact, an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized(认定)as me 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. 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. 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.
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.
A. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables. B. However, he wasn't the first person to think of the idea. C. Unluckily, only a few people attended this talk. D. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor. E. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times. |
Here are some cartoon characters.Let's have a look.
Peppa | Her name is Peppa Pig! She is from the UK.Her Chinese name is Xiaozhu Peiqi.She is 4 years old.She lives with her parents Mummy Pig,Daddy Pig and her little brother George Pig.She likes playing games and dressing up(打扮)like a princess.She likes pink. |
Garfield | He is orange and black.He has(有)two big eyes and two big feet.He loves eating(吃),but he can't cook(烹任).He likes watching TV and sleeping(睡觉). |
Tom | He is a gray cat.His name's Tom Brown.He has two big ears and a big mouth.He can run very fast.He doesn't like mice. |
Daming lives in Beijing. Read and learn about her day.
8: 10 a. m | My father takes me to school. It takes half an hour. |
9: 00 a. m | Classes start. I learn Chinese, maths and music. Each class is 45 minutes. |
10: 40 a. m. | Between classes, we get a 10-minute rest. I like to go outside and play with my friends in the schoolyard. |
11: 35 a. m. | It's lunchtime! I have lunch in the dining hall with my classmates. I have rice with meat, vegetables, eggs and tomato soup. Sometimes I have beef and carrot noodles. |
4: 10 p. m. | My father takes me home. I have some ice cream and then do my homework. After that, I listen to English. |
7: 00 p. m | It is time for dinner. We eat dumplings, vegetables and rice. After dinner, I play Chinese chess with my father or watch TV. I go to bed at 9: 00. |
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