Question

    Benjamin Franklin was an American great scientist. He was born on January 17 ,1706 in Boston. His father,Josiah Franklin was a soap and candle maker. He had seventeen children,seven with his first wife Anne Child,and ten with his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin was his fifteenth child and the last son. He could read even when he was only five years old and he could write by the time he was seven. He began to go to school at the age of eight. Benjamin was good at reading and writing but he was not good at math. He read all his father's books. And whenever he had a little money,he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. As a teenager,he invented the paddles for swimming.

    Although Benjamin was talented and hard-working,he had to leave school because of poverty. After leaving from school,he worked as a printer in his brother's factory for about ten years. From 1732 to 1758,he wrote and published his famous book Poor Richard's Almanac. The book soon became the most popular book of its kind.

1. How many sisters and brothers did Benjamin Franklin have in all?

   A. Fifteen. B. Sixteen.

   C. Seventeen. D. Twenty.

2. Benjamin Franklin was good at all his subjects

   A. especially his maths

   B. including physics

   C. except math

   D. except geography

3. The underlined word “ They ” here refers to”“

   A. the books               B. his parents

   C. the workers in the factory   D. his classmates

4. Benjamin Franklin had to leave school because

   A. he hated his teachers

   B. he hated his subjects

   C. his parents were always arguing

   D. his family was too poor

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Benjamin Franklin worked as a teacher for about 10 years.

   B. Benjamin Franklin liked reading and wrote a famous book.

   C. Benjamin Franklin was good at math.

   D. Benjamin Franklin invented the paddles for swimming at the age of 20

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B

  導(dǎo)讀本文講述了本杰明•富蘭克林的生活片段。美國杰出 的科學(xué)家本杰明•富蘭克林有一個(gè)大家庭，從小聰明好學(xué)， 作為一名青少年，他曾發(fā)明了幫助游泳的槳形工具,但因家 境貧窮中途輟學(xué)。

詳析

1. B推理判斷題。Josiah Franklin與其前妻有7個(gè)孩子，與

第二個(gè)妻子有10個(gè)孩子，所以本杰明•富蘭克林共有 16個(gè)兄弟姐妹。

2. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段的“ but he was not good at

math”可知，本杰明•富蘭克林不太擅長數(shù)學(xué)。

3. A詞義猜測題。由上一句中的books可知，此處的They

指的是“書”。

4. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段的第一句可知，本杰明•富蘭

克林綴學(xué)是由于他的家庭條件差。

5. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段的最后一句可知，本杰明•富

蘭克林寫了一本《窮人理查德歷書》的書，這本書在同 類書中非常出名。

paddle n.漿形工具 poverty n.貧窮

publish v.出版

障礙句分析

Although Benjamin was talented and hard-working,he had to leave school because of poverty.雖然本杰明很有天賦也很 勤奮，但由于家境貧困他不得不中途綴學(xué)。

本句是一個(gè)含有狀語從句的復(fù)合句。

although... hard-working是一個(gè)讓步狀語從句