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 American.
Morgan was born in 1875. His family was very poor. He left (离开) 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. "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 (定时器) to change the lights. Now we have traffic lights on the streets.
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Garrett A. Morgan was the father of traffic lights. He came from______.
A . Canada
B . England
C . America
D . Japan
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Why did he want to make traffic lights?
A . Because the streets were full of cars, and the traffic was not good.
B . Because his family was very poor.
C . Because he wanted to have a car.
D . Because he was clever.
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What did Garrett A Morgan do when he was 14 years old?
A . He studied at school.
B . He put three lights in the street.
C . He was away from school.
D . He made a car.
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Today________ can help buses or cars to go regularly (有规律地) in cities.
A . Americans
B . traffic lights
C . Chinese
D . policemen
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The best title (标题) for the passage (短文) is________.
A . A story about Morgan
B . Traffic lights
C . How were traffic lights born
D . Morgan's birthday
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