Question

9．The United States of America was founded in 1776 after the 13 independent American states rose up against the ruling British，defeated them in the American Revolutionary War，and signed the Declaration of Independence，the document which declared the creation of the new country．
    The men who led the revolution，drafted the Declaration of Independence and wrote the first American laws are known as"founding fathers"．Benjamin Franklin，whose picture is on the US 100-dollar note，was appointed to prepare the Declaration that was eventually signed by the other founding fathers．
    Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston to a soap maker named Josiah Franklin．His father could not afford full schooling for all his children，but Benjamin loved books and worked in his elder brother's printing business before starting a newspaper called the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729．He wrote and drew cartoons for the newspaper．In addition，he worked to improve living conditions in the city：introducing street lights，cleaning the roads and building libraries．In the 1740s，Franklin retired from his newspaper and turned to science with great success．He was a very smart man and his work on electricity，including the"kite experiment"which confirmed the nature of lightning，made him famous throughout the world．
    Franklin earned the title of the"First American"for his efforts to unite the 13 American states，and to win their independence．This part of the story started in London．He was sent to the city to persuade the British to treat the American states more fairly．It was here that he began interacting with important political thinkers and activists of the time and developing his own political ideas．
    Following his return to America in 1761 he became much more active in American politics and in the battle against British rule．
     After the United States of America was established，Franklin held several important positions such as the first United States Postmaster General，Ambassador to France and President of Pennsylvania．He is also famous today for his wise sayings，including"a penny saved is a penny earned"and"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"．
24．What is the article mainly about？B
A．The American Declaration of Independence．
B．Franklin's contributions to American society．
C．The American War of Independence．
D．Benjamin Franklin's early life．
25．How did Franklin begin developing his own political thinking？A
A．By discussing ideas with political activists in Britain．
B．By persuading the 13 American states to unite．
C．By fighting against British rule in America．
D．By writing articles for his own newspaper．
26．What can be inferred about Franklin from the article？C
A．His most important contribution was in science．
B．He was the leader of the"founding fathers"．
C．He was successful in many different areas．
D．He came from a very wealthy family．
27．What is the correct order for the following events from Franklin's life？B
a．He started a newspaper business．
b．He carried out the kite experience on electricity．
c．He worked for his brother in a printing company．
d．He was appointed the Ambassador to France．
e．He helped write the Declaration of Independence．
f．He visited England to discuss independence．
A．e，c，a，b，f，d     
B．c，a，b，f，e，d     
C．a，c，f，b，d，e     
D．f，d，a，b，c，e．

Answer 1

分析 本文寫了美國第一任總統林肯的一生以及為美國作出的巨大貢獻．

解答 24．B．主旨大意題，本文主要寫了美國的"國父"林肯，他為美國的獨立以及美國獨立之后為美國做出的成就，所以答案是B．
25．A．細節(jié)理解題，根據文中句子"It was here that he began interacting with important political thinkers and activists of the time and developing his own political ideas"他開始和重要的政治思想家和政治活動家互動交流并且發(fā)展了自己的政治觀點，所以答案是A． 
26．C． 推理判斷題，從文中我們可以看出，林肯不僅領導美國人們進行了獨立戰(zhàn)爭，建立的獨立的國家，頒布新憲法，而且他在各行各業(yè)甚至在科學界都很有成就，世界出名，所以答案選C．
 27．B．排序題，根據文章第三段"Benjamin loved books and worked in his elder brother's printing business before starting a newspaper"可見先是在他哥哥的那里工作然后開始在報社工作，順序應該是c，a；又根據"He was a very smart man and his work on electricity，including the"kite experiment""所以下一項是b；在第四段中"He was sent to the city to persuade the British to treat the American states more fairly"去了英格蘭是f項；最后一個自然段"Ambassador to France"法國大使，美國獨立后寫了獨立宣言，所以答案是B．

點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．