Franklin’s Experiment: How Much Is True?
Benjamin Franklin’s famous lightning experiment has introduced generations of children to science. 1.
The well-known story is that Franklin flew a kite during a storm in 1752. At that time, there was much interest in electricity. People wanted to know if lightning was really produced by electricity. 2. He raised the kite with a piece of string tied to it. A metal key was attached to the string. A flash of lightning hit the kite, and electricity was conducted through the string to the key. 3. This, he said, proved that lightning was a form of electricity.
For years, schools have taught this story and it has inspired us and taught us that scientific experiments are important to establish the truth and to contribute towards later scientific discoveries and inventions.
However, neither the story nor the details of the experiment are entirely true. Although it has been proved that Franklin’s experiment took place, more than one scientist has questioned what really happened. 4. But scientists all agree that if Franklin had actually touched the key, he would certainly have died from the electric shock.
Scientists often question accepted ideas because they want to establish the facts. Some have even questioned the story about the apple that fell on Newton’s head and led him to come up with his theory of gravity.
5. But in science, facts should be proved by experiments and research, and we should not always believe everything we read or hear — even if it is a great story.
A.Franklin was one of them.
B.The detail about the string and the key is true.
C.It’s true that many discoveries start with an experiment.
D.Admittedly, fiction is often more interesting than the truth.
E.Franklin then touched the key with his finger and got an electric shock.
F.However, new research suggests that the story may be fiction instead of fact.
G.This experiment proves beyond any doubt that lightning is an electric phenomenon.
高一英语七选五中等难度题
Franklin’s Experiment: How Much Is True?
Benjamin Franklin’s famous lightning experiment has introduced generations of children to science. 1.
The well-known story is that Franklin flew a kite during a storm in 1752. At that time, there was much interest in electricity. People wanted to know if lightning was really produced by electricity. 2. He raised the kite with a piece of string tied to it. A metal key was attached to the string. A flash of lightning hit the kite, and electricity was conducted through the string to the key. 3. This, he said, proved that lightning was a form of electricity.
For years, schools have taught this story and it has inspired us and taught us that scientific experiments are important to establish the truth and to contribute towards later scientific discoveries and inventions.
However, neither the story nor the details of the experiment are entirely true. Although it has been proved that Franklin’s experiment took place, more than one scientist has questioned what really happened. 4. But scientists all agree that if Franklin had actually touched the key, he would certainly have died from the electric shock.
Scientists often question accepted ideas because they want to establish the facts. Some have even questioned the story about the apple that fell on Newton’s head and led him to come up with his theory of gravity.
5. But in science, facts should be proved by experiments and research, and we should not always believe everything we read or hear — even if it is a great story.
A.Franklin was one of them.
B.The detail about the string and the key is true.
C.It’s true that many discoveries start with an experiment.
D.Admittedly, fiction is often more interesting than the truth.
E.Franklin then touched the key with his finger and got an electric shock.
F.However, new research suggests that the story may be fiction instead of fact.
G.This experiment proves beyond any doubt that lightning is an electric phenomenon.
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
Benjamin Franklin only studied in school for two years. But he liked to read and write very much. Once he discussed a question with his friend in letters. His father found the letters and read them. He felt Ben did not express himself well. Nor did Ben make his meaning clear. He agreed that his father was right, From then on, he paid more attention to the style of his writing so that he could write better.
About that time he bought a copy of the British periodical(周刊) called The Spectator (《观察家》). He read it over and over. He thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to write in the same style.
With this in mind, he studied some of the stories and made a note of the thought in each sentence. Then, a few days later, without looking at the magazine, he tried to write the stories. He tried to express each thought as fully as it had been expressed before. Then he compared his writing with the magazine. He found some of his faults in the compositions.
In this way he discovered he needed to know many more words. He felt that writing poetry would help him since that needed to use many different words which had the same meaning. So he turned some of the stories into poems; and after a time, he wrote them as stories again. He insisted on doing this for a long time.
He learned much from his efforts and went on to practise his writing. Then he became the first famous writer in American history.
1.Benjamin liked ______ very much when he was ______ .
A. languages; young B. writing; young C. writing; old enough D. languages; old enough
2.What did his father do to him?
A. He found his son’s letters written very well
B. He felt his son expressed himself very well
C. He told his son what he wrote wasn’t so good
D. He bought a copy of The Spectator for him
3.How did Benjamin practise writing?
(1) He studied the stories in the magazine and made notes.
(2) He rewrote some of the stories and tried to express their thought fully.
(3) He turned some stories into poems, and then turned them back again.
(4) He tried hard to publish his poems in the periodical The Spectator.
A. (1)(2)(3) B. (2)(3)(4) C. (1)(3)(4) D.(1)(2)(4)
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"He who can have patience can have what he wants," said Benjamin Franklin. They say patience is a virtue (美德) seldom found in women and never in men. This may or may not be true, but it's fair to say that there is nobody on the earth who couldn't benefit from more patience.
Patience is necessary for success.
It is said that "all good things come to those who wait". Many of the great scientists have remarked that their scientific discoveries came only through patient perseverance (坚持). Edison said, "Genius was 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration." Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success. It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements.
Patience brings peace of mind.
When we desire certain outcomes (结果), we'll have no peace of mind. Even if one desire is filled, the nature of desire is that more will appear in its place. There is no end to human desires. Patience means we will work with an attitude of detachment (超然).
Patience can transform suffering into joy.
Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience. Through being patient and accepting our situation, it's quite possible for our suffering to be transformed.
Sri Chinmoy said, "If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy."
1.Whose saying supports the idea that patience makes a person joyful?
A. Franklin's B. Edison's C. Chinmoy's D. Einstein's
2.In the writer's opinion, _____ .
A. human desires will easily be filled
B. patience is a virtue seldom found in a person
C. happiness can only be obtained through success
D. patience is the best medicine of suffering
3.How is the whole passage organized?
A. General-detail-general. B. General-detail.
C. Detail-general-detail. D. Detail-general.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. We All Need Patience B. Patience Means Success
C. Benefits of Patience D. We Should Not Be patient
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Manny Abreu practices Benjamin Franklin’s famous saying, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.”
Throughout his four years at Kellenberg Memorial High School in the US, Abreu made community service an important part of his life.
“I don’t know where he finds the time to do everything,” said Erin Ronan, Abreu’s math teacher, “He’s truly a class act .”
As an excellent student, Abreu, 18, took part in different voluntary(志愿的) activities after school, during weekends and summer holidays. These included helping staff at the public library, doing garden work at Kellenberg, and serving customers at a local restaurant.
But faced with a limited number of hours in a day, Abreu left his library job last summer to start working as an emergency medical technician – a role that fits his strong love for making a difference in other people’s lives.
“My love for service has guided me into giving back,” said Abreu, who is setting his sights on becoming a doctor. “It’s such a rewarding feeling to help someone.”
During his three years at high school, Abreu devoted between 40 and 50 hours of his time each year to volunteer work – more than double the school’s annual requirement of 20 hours. For all his hard work, Abreu was welcomed into a leadership club that organizes fellow students’ volunteer activities.
St Martin de Porres Marianist School (Kellenberg’s sister school) also benefited from Abreu’s devotion. Through his school’s Smart Club program, he voluntarily provided homework help and played games with the junior high school students.
Abreu thanked his parents for inspiring him to do the right thing, saying they are “the most selfless people I know.” He remembered when he was about 6 years old, and his mother invited a disadvantaged neighborhood boy to have dinner.
Upon seeing the boy’s happiness, Abreu came away with a sense of how he wanted to live his own life – “I won’t focus on my own desires (愿望). I’ll help as many people as I can,” he said.
1.What do we know about Manny Abreu?
A.He didn’t do well in math.
B.He once lost interest in his studies.
C.He did a lot of volunteer work.
D.He fell behind others because of after-school activities.
2.What made Abreu work as a medical technician?
A.His love of being praised by other people.
B.His limited time to do any other job.
C.His hope to try different types of jobs.
D.His desire to improve the lives of others.
3.According to the passage, which statement is TRUE about his voluntary activities?
A.They gave him a chance to attend medical school for free.
B.They gave him a sense of self-worth by helping others.
C.They made his family famous around the neighborhood.
D.They made him a leader among his fellow school students.
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Benjamin Franklin invented a lot of things which made people’s life easier. One of his earlier inventions was paddles for swimming. Ben had if there were some way to help people faster. He thought hard and slowly a picture of swimming paddles grew in his . The paddles must be neither too big nor too small. The wood which the paddles must be neither too heavy nor too .
He began to work on the paddles and a few days later the paddles were finished. And then on the next Saturday afternoon Ben decided to try them out at Green’s pond there were about a hundred boys waiting. All of them had heard of Ben’s idea and wanted to see whether the paddle would . They were talking to each other, “What’s to be done if the paddles don’t work?” “What if he goes down?”
When Ben got into the , he began to paddle. At first the swam , then faster and faster until he was going through the water like a fish. The boys had seen such a fast swimmer. The paddles did work. All of the boys cheered loudly for Ben, jumping up and down with joy.
1.A. doubted B. wondered C. asked D. tried
2.A. travel B. run C. boat D. swim
3.A. heart B. family C. hand D. mind
4.A. was used to B. was used for C. used as D. used with
5.A. light B. small C. big D. slow
6.A. that B. where C. which D. when
7.A. welcome B. act C. work D. do
8.A. water B. river C. sea D. boat
9.A. slowly B. carefully C. easily D. happily
10.A. always B. almost C. never D. seldom
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Everyone knows the story of Benjamin Franklin’s famous kite flight. He was a man of many talents and interests. His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better. Although he made important discoveries and advancements, Ben didn’t “invent” electricity. He did, however, invent the lightning rod which protected buildings and ships from lightning damage.
In colonial America, most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was kind of dangerous and used a lot of wood. Ben figured that there had to be a better way. His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to warm their home less dangerously and with less wood. The furnace stove that he invented is called a Franklin stove. Interestingly, Ben also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live more safely.
As the postmaster, Ben had to figure out routes for delivering the mail. He went out riding in his carriage to measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance. He invented a simple odometer and attached it to his carriage.
In his old age, Ben retired from business and public service and wanted to spend his time reading and studying. He found, however, that his old age had made it difficult for him to reach books from the high shelves. Even though he had many grandchildren to help him, he invented a tool called a long arm to reach the high books. The long arm was a long wooden pole with a grasping claw at the end.
Later, other famous inventors, like Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, would follow in Ben’s footsteps by trying to find ways to help people live better. Today’s curious thinkers are keeping Ben’s traditions alive by inventing new and improved ways to make things work.
1.We can learn from the passage that Benjamin Franklin ___________________.
A. made his first invention using a kite
B. made his living by delivering the mail
C. set up some companies to help people to live better
D. made a stove which used other fuels instead of wood
2.The underlined word “odometer” in Paragraph 3 refers to something that ________.
A. contains the mail B. shows the direction
C. makes the carriage go fast D. records total miles covered
3.Benjamin Franklin invented a long arm in order to _________.
A. replace his disabled arm
B. play games with his grandchildren
C. get books from the bookshelf more easily
D. clean and tidy his house and the bookshelf
4.The last paragraph mainly wants to tell us that _____________.
A. Ben was the most famous inventor.
B. other inventors learned a lot from Ben.
C. Ben’s spirit of inventing remain with us.
D. thinkers are more likely to become inventors
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Everyone knows the story of Benjamin Franklin’s famous kite flight. He was a man of many talents and interests. His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better. Although he made important discoveries and advancements, Ben didn’t “invent” electricity. He did, however, invent the lightning rod which protected buildings and ships from lightning damage.
In colonial America, most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was kind of dangerous and used a lot of wood. Ben figured that there had to be a better way. His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to warm their home less dangerously and with less wood. The furnace stove that he invented is called a Franklin stove. Interestingly, Ben also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live more safely.
As the postmaster, Ben had to figure out routes for delivering the mail. He went out riding in his carriage to measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance. He invented a simple odometer and attached it to his carriage.
In his old age, Ben retired from business and public service and wanted to spend his time reading and studying. He found, however, that his old age had made it difficult for him to reach books from the high shelves. Even though he had many grandchildren to help him, he invented a tool called a long arm to reach the high books. The long arm was a long wooden pole with a grasping claw at the end.
Later, other famous inventors, like Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, would follow in Ben’s footsteps by trying to find ways to help people live better. Today’s curious thinkers are keeping Ben’s traditions alive by inventing new and improved ways to make things work.
68. We can learn from the passage that Benjamin Franklin ___________________.
A. made his first invention using a kite
B. made his living by delivering the mail
C. set up some companies to help people to live better
D. made a stove which used other fuels instead of wood
69. The underlined word “odometer” in Paragraph 3 refers to something that ________.
A. contains the mail B. shows the direction
C. makes the carriage go fast D. records total miles covered
70. Benjamin Franklin invented a long arm in order to _________.
A. replace his disabled arm
B. play games with his grandchildren
C. get books from the bookshelf more easily
D. clean and tidy his house and the bookshelf
71. The last paragraph mainly wants to tell us that _____________.
A. Ben was the most famous inventor.
B. other inventors learned a lot from Ben.
C. Ben’s spirit of inventing remain with us.
D. thinkers are more likely to become inventors
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Fill in the blanks with the CORRECT form of the word.
1. Benjamin Franklin discovered that l_________ is actually electrcity by his kite experiment.
2.Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Proveince in s_________ China.
3.We decided to make a v_________ down the Yellow River to the sea.
4.It is because his v_________ is not big enough that he can’t express himself well in English.
5.www.expo2010.cn is the o_________ website of the 2010 Expo in Shanghai China.
6.Now the weather is becoming colder _________. (逐渐的)
7. He practises speaking English every day so he speaks _________ (流利的) English.
8. When you are facing an earthquake, the first thing you have to do is to stay _________. (镇定的)
9. It rains _________ (经常性的) these days, which makes him very upset.
10. From his strong _________ (口音) we can easily tell he is from London.
高一英语单词拼写简单题查看答案及解析
第二卷（非选择题）
第三部分 写 作（满分35分）
第一节 单词拼写（每小题1分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）。
⒈ Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment _________ (证明) that lightning and electricity are the same.
⒉ I think that vegetables are _________ (健康) food because they contain lots of vitamins.
⒊ Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival _______________ (庆祝) the culture and history of African Americans.
⒋ Our manager is quite __________ (乐观) about his company.
⒌ Many countries __________ (高度) value China’s role in keeping world peace.
⒍ Another journey of _____________ (挑战) and danger was about to begin.
⒎ That necklace you borrowed from me wasn’t a real ____________ (钻石) necklace. It wasn’t precious at all.
⒏ After the accident, he __________ (意识到) that he wasn’t fit for the work.
⒐ We all know that hard working and plain living are fine ____________ (品质) of our Chinese people.
⒑ Our country is full of ____ (前途) and developing very quickly.
高一英语单词拼写简单题查看答案及解析
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
1.Please _____________ (描述) Franklin’s kite experiment to us in details.
2.They are building a large ______ (核能的) power station.
3.Corbin is a super star. I really ______ (钦佩) him.
4.The world ______ (冠军), Deng Ya ping, will give a speech to us.
5.After ______ (毕业), Nancy found a job as a waitress in the hotel.
6.It is often used as ________(民间的) medicine to cure snake bites.
7.The ________(多数) of the students are against this plan.
8.She has thick black hair and smooth dark ______ (皮肤).
9.I _____ (认出) her by her red hat.
10.I was in good health and all of my ________(设备) was working well.
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