Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.[A]He was the most distinguished diplomat in American history.
[B]He set up the first university in America.
[C]He was one of the earliest settlers in America.
[D]He can best represent the spirit of early America.
12.[A]He represented Washington in negotiations with Britain.
[B]He provided Washington with a lot of money.
[C]He persuaded France to support Washington.
[D]He served as a general in Washington's army.
13.[A]As one of the founding fathers of the United States.
[B]As one of the greatest American scholars.
[C]As one of America's most ingenious inventors.
[D]As one of the most famous activists for human rights.
原文:
Passage One
Few people can stand for the spirit of earlier America as much as Benjamin Franklin.【第11題答案位置】He lived through almost the whole of the 18th century.He was born six years after the century began,and died ten years before it ended.During this time,he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation and he also contributed much to the new state.He was deeply interested in science and natural history and his experiments with electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod.He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men.He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia,including the setting up of a library,a university,a philosophical society and a fire?prevention service.He worked hard to enable the American colonies to gain independence from Britain.As ambassador to France,he encouraged the French to help George Washington.【第12題答案位置】After the war,he attended the American Constitutional Congress.This was his last contribution,for he died later that year.He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.【第13題答案位置】
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.What did the speaker say about Benjamin Franklin?
12.How did Franklin help George Washington?
13.According to the passage,what is Franklin still well remembered as?
譯文:
沒(méi)有人比本杰明·富蘭克林更能代表早期美國(guó)精神了。他的一生幾乎貫穿了整個(gè)18世紀(jì)。他出生于18世紀(jì)伊始的六年之后,辭世于18世紀(jì)結(jié)束前十年。在這段時(shí)光中,他見(jiàn)證了美國(guó)殖民地從小的定居地發(fā)展成一個(gè)國(guó)家,同時(shí)他也為這個(gè)國(guó)家的誕生做出了許多貢獻(xiàn)。他癡迷于科學(xué)和自然史,并且他的關(guān)于電和閃電的實(shí)驗(yàn)直接促成了避雷針的發(fā)明。同時(shí),他也對(duì)提高人民的生活質(zhì)量很感興趣。他廣泛參與了故鄉(xiāng)費(fèi)城的許多工程,包括建立圖書館、大學(xué)、哲學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)和消防服務(wù)。他為美國(guó)殖民地脫離英國(guó)獲取獨(dú)立忘我地工作。作為駐法大使,他積極推動(dòng)法國(guó)幫助喬治·華盛頓。在獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之后,他參加了美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)。由于他在同年辭世,參加國(guó)會(huì)成為他有生之年對(duì)美國(guó)最后的貢獻(xiàn)。時(shí)至今日,人們?nèi)詽M懷敬意地緬懷他,把他看作美利堅(jiān)合眾國(guó)的創(chuàng)建者之一。
解析:
人物生平類記敘文。
11.D事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。首句群出題。文中提到Few people can stand for the spirit of earlier America as much as Benjamin Franklin.視聽基本一致,結(jié)合同義替換(原文中的stand for和選項(xiàng)中的represent),得知答案是D。
12.C事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均提到喬治·華盛頓,可以作為特殊人名定位點(diǎn)。原文提到As ambassador to France,he encouraged the French to help George Washington.可知答案是C,其中persuade,support分別為原文中encourage,help的同義替換。
13.A事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。尾句群出題。原文最后一句話提到He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.可以得出答案是A,其中founding father是原文中creator的同義替換。
