Question

【題目】 Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston. When he was 12, he began working at his brother's print shop, where he learned a lot about writing and printing. He even wrote some articles in the New England Courant. At the age of 17, he ran away from home and went to Philadelphia.

He also took an active role in the community. In 1736,he set up a volunteer fire company and also became the postmaster of the city the next year.

He traveled for five years starting from 1757 around Great Britain. He also made many more trips to France and Britain.

He returned to America in 1787, where he served as a delegate (代表) to the Constitutional Convention. He played a strong role here as an elder statesman, who shared his world view ( 觀點(diǎn)).He was very happy to see the United States become independent and take up the United States Constitution. Unfortunately, he died in 1790 at the age of 84, only three years after the Constitution was put into place. He was also famous - sill is, 200 some years after his death.

In his life, he did as he said,“Honesty and diligence (勤勉) should be your eternal partner" .

【1】Where was Benjamin Franklin born?

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【2】What did he learn at his brother's print shop?

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【3】How old was he as a postmaster?

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【4】How did he feel when the United States became independent?

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【5】What can we learn from his word?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Boston.

【2】Writing and printing.

【3】He was 31 years old.

【4】He was very happy.

【5】We should always be honest and diligent.

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了本杰明·富蘭克林的人生經(jīng)歷。

【1】根據(jù)Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston，可知他出生于波士頓，故答Boston。

【2】根據(jù)he began working at his brother's print shop, where he learned a lot about writing and printing，可知他在哥哥的印刷店學(xué)習(xí)了如何寫作和印刷，故答Writing and printing。

【3】根據(jù)In 1736,he set up a volunteer fire company and also became the postmaster of the city the next year，可知他在1737年成為了郵政局長，而他出生于1706年，所以他那一年31歲，故答He was 31 years old。

【4】根據(jù)He was very happy to see the United States become independent and take up the United States Constitution，可知他非常高興，故答He was very happy。

【5】根據(jù)Honesty and diligence should be your eternal partner，可知他的話告訴我們要誠實(shí)和勤奮，故答We should always be honest and diligent。