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rts say, the devices have protected up to a million people. The first seat belt was said to have been created in the 19th century by Gee Cayley of England. He is remembered for many inventions, especially for early“ flying machines” .The United States first recognized the invention of an automobile seat belt in government gave a patent(專利) to Edward J. Claghorn of New York City so that others would not copy his invention. Claghorn called the device a SafetyBelt. Other inventors followed with different versions of the seat belt. But more than one hundred years passed before the current, widely used seat belt was developed. It resulted from the work of a Swedish engineer, Nils Bohlin. His threepoint, lap and shoulder seat belt first appeared on cars in Europe fifty years ago. Nils Bohlin was born in Sweden in pleting college, he designed seats for the Swedish aircraft industry. The seats were built for the pilot to escape from an airplane in case of disaster. In 1958,Bohlin brought that knowledge to the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo. He was the pany’s first chief safety engineer. At the time, most safety belts in cars crossed the body over the abdomen(腹部) .Nils Bohlin recognized that both the upper and lower body needed to be held securely in place. His invention contained a cloth strap(帶子) that was placed across the chest and another strap across the hips. The design joined the straps next to the hip. The Swedish engineer won many honors for his seat belt. He received a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in died in Sweden in 2021. 1. The first paragraph mainly talks about_______. A. the wide use of seat belts B. the role of seat belts C. the origin of seat belts D. the thought of safety experts 2. Where did the first seat belt in the world appear? A. In America. B. In Germany. C. In Sweden. D. In England. 3. From the passage we can learn that Nils Bohlin _______. A. was once the first chi ef engineer in the pany Volvo B. improved the safety belt design for greater security C. was awarded with a gold medal after his death D. won many honors for hi