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

  导读本文讲述了本杰明•富兰克林的生活片段。美国杰出 的科学家本杰明•富兰克林有一个大家庭，从小聪明好学， 作为一名青少年，他曾发明了帮助游泳的桨形工具,但因家 境贫穷中途辍学。

详析

1. B推理判断题。Josiah Franklin与其前妻有7个孩子，与

第二个妻子有10个孩子，所以本杰明•富兰克林共有 16个兄弟姐妹。

2. C细节理解题。由第一段的“ but he was not good at

math”可知，本杰明•富兰克林不太擅长数学。

3. A词义猜测题。由上一句中的books可知，此处的They

指的是“书”。

4. D细节理解题。由第二段的第一句可知，本杰明•富兰

克林綴学是由于他的家庭条件差。

5. B细节理解题。由第二段的最后一句可知，本杰明•富

兰克林写了一本《穷人理查德历书》的书，这本书在同 类书中非常出名。

paddle n.浆形工具 poverty n.贫穷

publish v.出版

障碍句分析

Although Benjamin was talented and hard-working,he had to leave school because of poverty.虽然本杰明很有天赋也很 勤奋，但由于家境贫困他不得不中途綴学。

本句是一个含有状语从句的复合句。

although... hard-working是一个让步状语从句