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1、考点规范练22(Module4)Ⅰ.阅读理解AInthe1700s,ascientistwassomeonewhothoughtaboutthewaythingsworkandtriedtofindoutwaystomakethingsworkbetter.Today,thatdefinitionisstilltrue.EverytimeBenFranklinsawaquestionandtriedtoanswerit.Hewasascientist.Benismostfamousforhisquestionsaboutelect
2、ricity,buthealsoexperimentedwithmanyotherideasinnature.In1743,Benobservedthatnortheaststormsbegininthesouthwest.Hethoughtitwasstrangethatstormstravelinanoppositedirectiontotheirwinds.Hepredictedthatastorm’scoursecouldbecharted.Benrodeahorsethroughastormandchasedawhirl
3、windthree-quartersofamileinordertolearnmoreaboutstorms.So,inaway,Benwasaweathermantoo!SinceBenspentsomuchtimesailingtoEuropeacrosstheAtlanticOcean,hebecameveryinterestedinbothoceancurrentsandshipbuilding.BenwasactuallyoneofthefirstpeopletocharttheGulfStream.InNovember
4、of1783,BenhappenedtobeinParis,France,workingonapeacetreatytoendtheAmericanwaragainstEngland.Fromhishotelwindow,hewasabletowatchtheworld’sfirstknownhot-airballoonflight.TheballoonliftedtheMontgolfierbrothersoffthegroundasthefirsthumanbeingseverknowntofly.Benwasveryinte
5、restedintheideaofflight,predictingthatonedayballoonswouldbeusedformilitaryspyflightsanddroppingbombsduringthebattle.Soon,balloonswereactuallybeingusedforentertainment,military,andscientificpurposes.Eventhoughtheycouldnotyetbesteered,manypeoplevolunteeredtotakearidejus
6、tforfun!Sadly,BenFranklindiedthreeyearsbeforethefirstAmericanhot-airballoonvoyage.In1793,Jean-PierreBlanchardliftedofffromtheWalnutStreetPrisonYardinPhiladelphia,beginningthehot-airballooncrazeinAmerica.【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了著名科学家本·富兰克林探索科学,尤其是有关热气球的故事。1.Whatcanwelearnfromthef
7、irstparagraph?A.BenFranklinwasatruescientist.B.BenFranklincouldhardlybecalledascientist.C.BenFranklinwasmostinterestedinelectricity.D.BenFranklinwasonlyinterestedinthingsinnature.答案:A解析:细节理解题。第一段首先给出了科学家的定义,然后说本·富兰克林每次看到一个问题,他都想把它解答出来,是一位科学家。据此可知,本·富兰克林是一个真正的科学家。故选A项。
8、2.BenFranklinwenttoParisinNovemberof1783to . A.signatreatyB.haveatalkwithBritainC.seeksupportfromFranceD.experimentwithhot