When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers ‘What?’ and ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’
They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know．
When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself．
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, ‘That is Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new!’
Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．
One day Ben said to himself: ‘Why can’t the wind help me float across the water? And I’m going to try.’ Ben got his big kite．He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air．Then Ben jumped into the water．
The wind blew the kite high into the air．Ben began to float across the water．Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all．
One boy shouted, ‘Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!’
‘Yes,’ said another. ‘He’s always finding new ways to do things.’
【小題1】 When he was only a child, Ben____________.

A．liked to fly a kite by himself
B．a(chǎn)lways asked easy questions
C．a(chǎn)lways liked to play with water
D．a(chǎn)lways liked to find out how things worked
【小題2】His father and brothers_____________.
A．couldn’t answer all his questions
B．could answer all his questions
C．tried hard to find out something new for him
D．were too busy to answer his questions
【小題3】 How did Ben Franklin float across the water? _______________.
A．The other boy took him across it. B．The water carried him across it.
C．The flying kite took him across it. D．A boat took him across it.
【小題4】He found out many things that______________.
A．children didn’t know B．his father knew
C．people didn’t know D．most people knew
【小題5】 From the story we can see that young Ben Franklin liked____________.
A．using his mind B．using his hands C．making kites D．flying kites


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：文章介紹了熱愛(ài)學(xué)習(xí)探索事物原理的科學(xué)家Ben Franklin小時(shí)候的經(jīng)歷，以及他利用風(fēng)力和風(fēng)箏穿過(guò)河面的軼事。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段he always wanted to know about things可知Ben小的時(shí)候，總是想知道事情是怎么回事，D正確。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know.可知他的爸爸和哥哥不能回答他的所有的問(wèn)題，A正確。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water.可知是風(fēng)箏帶他過(guò)去的。選C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before.可知他發(fā)現(xiàn)很多人們不知道的事情，C正確。
【小題5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章整體內(nèi)容，以及最后一句He’s always finding new ways to do things可知他勤于動(dòng)腦和思考，所以A正確。
考點(diǎn)：考查人物傳記類文章。

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John Henry was born a slave. He was known for his strength. Many people say he represents the spirit of growth in America during that period.
John Henry grew up in a world that did not let children stay children for long. Before he was six years old, he was carrying stones for workers building a nearby railroad. By the time John Henry was a young man, he was one of the best railroad workers in the country.
John Henry was asked to lead workers on a hard project, creating a tunnel through a mountain. The project required about 1,000 laborers and lasted three years. Hundreds of men became sick as a result of the hot weather and tiredness. John Henry was the strongest and fastest man. Concerned his friends might lose their jobs, he picked up their hammers and began doing their work. He worked day and night, rarely stopping to have a rest.
One day, a salesman came to the work area with a new drilling machine powered by steam. He said it could drill holes faster than twelve men working together.
John Henry looked at the machine and saw images of the future. He saw machines taking the place of America’s best laborers. He saw himself and his friends unemployed and sanding by a road, asking for food. He decided he would never let the machine take their jobs. Therefore, a competition between a man and a machine began .At first, the steam-powered drill worked twice faster. Then, John Henry started working with a hammer in each hand. He worked faster and faster. People cheered when the machine broke down and was pulled away. But they were sad to find John Henry fall to the ground, with blood spilling all around, and still holding a hammer in one of his hands.“I beat them,”he said. Then he took his last breath.
【小題1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A．Many children in those days starved to death.
B．Children at that time grew much faster.
C．Children in those days had to work like adults.
D．Children at that time couldn’t stay together.
【小題2】Why did hundreds of workers become sick?
A．Because they had to work long hours.
B．Because the weather was hot and they were tired.
C．Because the project was too hard.
D．Because they didn’t have time to eat.
【小題3】 John Henry helped do his friends’ work     .
A．because he was the strongest and fastest man
B．for fear that his friends would lose their jobs
C．so that they could regain their strength
D．in order be the hero of the railroad workers
【小題4】 Which of the following best describes John Henry?
A．Kind and determined.B．Cautious and considerate.
C．Brave and strict.D．Hardworking and stubborn.

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The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times. her plane nearly plunged (沖) into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she retumed to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.
【小題1】Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

A．She was caught in a storm.
B．The altimeter went out of order.
C．Her engine went wrong.
D．She lost her direction.
【小題2】When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine. what did she do?
A．She did nothing but pr ay for herself
B．She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.
C．She continued flying.
D．She lost hope of reaching land.
【小題3】According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights?
A．To set a new record for flying time.
B．To be the first woman to fly around the world.
C．To show that aviation was not just for men.
D．To become famous in the world.
【小題4】Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?
A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Oceanalone.
B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.
C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.
D. She made plans to fly around the world.
【小題5】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Amelia Earhart-First Across the Atlantic.
B．Amelia Earhart-Pioneer in Women's Aviation.
C．A New Record for Flying Time.
D．A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

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