News report 1:Read the questions. Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each question.(1) (单选题)What is Wish of a Lif****e?A. new TV program.B.A British organization.C.A non-profit organization.D.An American TV program.(2) (单选题)What is the main purpose of Wish of a Lif****e?A.To help people realize their dreams.B.To help people live a new and meaningful life.C.To help seniors achieve their dreams in order to thank them for their service.D.To help seniors achieve ambitious goals which they failed to realize when they were young.(3) (单选题)According to the report, what kind of people will most likely be able to be helped by Wish of a Lif****e?A.University professors across the U.S.B.Retired people around the U.S.C.Seniors around the world.D.Senior soldiers in the U.S.A. He started off his career as an inventor after being a painter and sculptor（雕塑家）. He even earned a gold medal from the famous Adelphi Society of Arts for his first effort in sculpture, the "Dying Hercules". He became the first president of the National Academy of Design, and was made Professor of the Arts of Design in the University of the City of New York.Yet, this painter turned to inventing to make his fortune during a sea voyage. On this journey, Samuel Morse heard about many attempts to create usable telegraphs. He was fascinated by this problem and began to study books on physics for two years to gain more scientific knowledge. He realized that pulses（脉冲） of electrical current could carry information over wires.Thus the world's first working model of a telegraph was born. His signaling device was quite simple. It consisted of a transmitter（containing a battery and a key）, a small buzzer（蜂鸣器） as a receiver and a pair of wires connecting the two . Samuel Morse improved it by adding a switch and a second buzzer to allow transmission（传播） in the opposite direction as well.On May 24, 1844 Samuel Morse sent the first electronic message between Baltimore and Washington, "Look what God has enabled us to build, and benefit by."Seventeen years later, the two coasts of the United States were linked by telegraph. The telegraph continued to enjoy the position of being the fastest and most reliable means of communication for almost 140 years since its invention.1.Why did Samuel Morse want to invent a telegraph?B. He was very interested in it.C. He thought he was a talented inventor.D. He thought he could make a fortune.E. He thought he would be famous. 2.What does the underlined phrase "the two " in paragraph 3 refer to?F. The battery and the key.G. The transmitter and the buzzer.H. The wires and the battery.I. The receiver and the key. 3.What can we learn from the passage?J. Samuel Morse was a famous sculptor at one time.K. Samuel Morse was president of New York University.L. Samuel Morse first discovered pulses of electrical current.M. Samuel Morse became a millionaire after inventing the telegraph.A. ThoughB. AsC. IfD. When