Traffic lights are very important to us.I think everyone knows this.But how were they born?Do you know?
Garrett A.Morgan was the father of traffic lights.He was an American.Morgan was born in 1875.His family was very poor. ①He left(離開)school at the age of 14.He was very clever.He always looked for better ways to do things.And he liked to make new things.At that time,every American wanted to have a car.Streets were full of cars.The traffic was not good.②"Why not put three lights at each street crossing? They should be red,yellow and green,"Morgan said,"Let them tell cars to go or stop."So he made a timer(定時器)to change the lights.Now we have traffic lights on the street.
根據短文內容,完成任務。
任務一:根據短文內容,完成句子,每空一詞。
(1)Garrett A.Morgan was the fatherfatherof traffic lights.
任務二:寫出劃線句子①的同義句,每空一詞。
(2)He left school when he waswhen he wasfourteen years old.
任務三:翻譯劃線句子②。
(3)為什么不在每一個十字路口放三盞燈呢?為什么不在每一個十字路口放三盞燈呢?
任務四:選擇正確答案。
(4)The best title(標題)for the passage(短文)is CC.
A.A story about Morgan
B.Traffic lights
C.How were traffic lights born
D.Morgan's birthday
任務五:回答下列問題
(5)What did Garrett A.Morgan always do ? He always looked for better ways to do things.And he liked to make new things.He always looked for better ways to do things.And he liked to make new things.
【答案】father;when he was;為什么不在每一個十字路口放三盞燈呢?;C;He always looked for better ways to do things.And he liked to make new things.
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