BenjaminFranklinwasbornin1706inBoston,Massachusetts.HismotherandfatherwerePuritans(清教徒).TheyleftEnglandandmovedtotheEnglishcolonyofMassachusettsinordertoescapepersecution(迫害)fortheirreligion.InBoston,Franklinleftschoolwhenhewastenyearsoldandworkedforhisfatherfortwoyears.Thenhewenttoworkforhisbrother'snewspaper.Hebecametheeditorofthispaperwhenhewassixteen.Becausehewantedtobeindependent,hewenttoPhiladelphia.Therehebeganhisownnewspaper.Heworkedhardandsavedhismoney.Andbytheageof24,hewasoneofthemostsuccessfulmeninPhiladelphia.
In1732,FranklinpublishedabookPoorRichard’sAlmanack(年鉴).Mostalmanackscontainedinformationforfarmers,suchasinformationaboutthedaysandweeksoftheyearandabouttheweather.Tohisalmanacks，Franklinaddedwisesayingsandhisobservationsaboutlife.Someofthesesayingsarestillfamoustoday.Forexample，"“Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy，wealthyandwise.""Wastenot,wantnot."and"Apennysavedisapennyearned.”
1.BenjaminFranklinwasof___
A.EnglishoriginB.SpanishoriginC.FrenchoriginD.Germanorigin
2.BenjaminFranklin'sparentsmovedtoMassachusettsbecausetheywanted
A.tobecomewealthy
B.tolivewiththeirrelatives
C.tohavetheirownnewspaper
D.toescapereligiouspersecution
3.WhomdidBenjaminFranklinworkforattheageof11
A.Hisfather.B.Hismother.C.Hisbrother.D.Himself.
4.WhydidBenjaminFranklinmovetoPhiladelphia
A.Becausehisbrotherdislikedhim.
B.Becausehisbrotherwantedhimtogothere.
C.Becausehelikedtheweatherthere.
D.Becausehewantedtomakealivinghimself.
5.Franklin'salmanackscontainedallthefollowingEXCEPT___
A.informationforfarmers
B.wisesayings
C.poorRichard'sideas
D.apennysavedisapennyearned
英语习题答案与解析:
1.[考点]推理判断题
【精析】A根据第一段前三句"BenjaminFranklin…TheyleftEnglandandmovedtotheEnglishcolonyofMassachusetts…”可知，本杰明·富兰克林的父母是清教徒，为了躲避宗教迫害，他们从英国搬到英国殖民地——马萨诸塞州。由此可推知，本杰明·富兰克林是英裔。故选A。
2.[考点]事实细节题
【精析】D根据第一段前三句“BenjaminFranklin…Hismotherandfather…TheyleftEnglandandmovedtotheEnglishcolonyofMassachusettsinordertoescapepersecutionfortheirreligion.”可知，本杰明·富兰克林的父母搬到马萨诸塞州是为了躲避宗教迫害。故选D。
3.[考点]推理判断题
【精析】A根据第一段第四句“…Franklinleftschoolwhenhewastenyearsoldandworkedforhisfatherfortwoyears.”可知，富兰克林十岁离开学校并为其父亲工作了两年。由此可推知，富兰克林11岁时在为他的父亲工作。故选A。
4.[考点]事实细节题
【精析】D根据第一段倒数第四句“Becausehewantedtobeindependent,hewenttoPhiladelphia.”可知，本杰明·富兰克林去费城是因为想要变得独立，即靠自己生活。故选D。
5.[考点]事实细节题
【精析】C根据第二段…FranklinpublishedabookPoorRichard'sAlmanack.Mostalmanackscontainedinformationforfarmers…Tohisalmanacks,Franklinaddedwisesayings…and'Apennysavedisapennyearned.’”可知，富兰克林的年鉴里除了给农民的信息，还增加了至理名言，其中就包括“省一分就是赚一分”。A、B、D三项都包含在Franklin的年鉴里;C项在文中并未提及。故选C。