Question

     Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston,Massachusetts on January 17 ,1706. Though he loved to study,he went to school only for two years. He dropped out of school for helping his father make money to support his family.Life and IBooks were his teachers.As a sea lover and a great swimmer,being a great sailor was a dream all his lifetime.

     After leaving school,Benjamin went to work as a printing (印刷) apprentice (學(xué)徒) in his brother’s publishing company.Ben's brother was not easy to get along with and sometimes shouted at Ben. Under such circumstances (環(huán)境），Ben was made to run away to Philadelphia,where he got a job as a printer.In 1728,he opened a print shop with a friend.He was a good businessman,worked long hours and made a lot of money.

     Ben loved to experiment,especially with electricity. As is known to all,he proved lhal lightning (閃電) was electricity by flying a kite in a lightning storm. He made many other important inventions as well and he let everyone use his inventions and never accepted any money for them. While he lived in Philadelphia,he helped organize the first hospital and the first fire department. To improve the city,Philadelphia,he started the first lending library in America. He made the lighting of the city streets and the postal service better. Benjamin Franklin was indeed a great man in American history.

31. The underlined words dropped out of school ” means “       ”.

   A. 上學(xué)   B. 退學(xué)   C. 建校   D. 校外

32. Why did Benjamin Franklin drop out of school?

   A. Because he did not enjoy reading.

   B. Because his family was poor.

   C. Because life experience was more important than lessons in school.

   D. Because he wanted to he a sailor.

33. According to the passage,       .

   A. Ben wanted to he a sailor very much

   B. Ben be (*ame a sailor at last

   C. Ben only liked to invent new things

   D. Ben went to college when he grew up

34. According to the passage,Ben’s brother might be very       .

   A. kind   B. friendly

   C. clever   D. rude

35. The passage tells us that       .

   A. Ben was indeed a great man in American history

   B. Ben was a great inventor

   C. Ben did many things to improve the city,Philadelphia

   D. Ben helped organize the first hospital and the first fire department

Answer 1

31. B  詞義猜測題。由上文“只上兩年學(xué)”及下文“幫父親掙錢”可推測出畫線部分意思為“退學(xué)”。

32. B  推理判斷題。由后面的“helping his father...”可以推斷出他“家庭貧窮”。

33. A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中相關(guān)信息“As a sea lover and a great swimmer,being a great sailor was a dream all his lifetime."可得出答案。

34. D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文中的“Ben’s brother was not easy to get along with...”可得出答案。

35. A  主旨大意題。由文章大意可知，A項最能概括全文。