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 (学徒) in his brother’s publishing company.Ben's brother was not easy to get along with and sometimes shouted at Ben. Under such circumstances (环境），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 (闪电) 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. 上学   B. 退学   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  词义猜测题。由上文“只上两年学”及下文“帮父亲挣钱”可推测出画线部分意思为“退学”。

32. B  推理判断题。由后面的“helping his father...”可以推断出他“家庭贫穷”。

33. A  细节理解题。由文中相关信息“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  细节理解题。由文中的“Ben’s brother was not easy to get along with...”可得出答案。

35. A  主旨大意题。由文章大意可知，A项最能概括全文。