Poor Richard spent his last penny on a bowl of noodles. Now he is . A．as strong as a horse B．as busy as a bee C．as poor as a church mouse D．as cool as a cucumber 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Poor Richard spent his last penny on a bowl of noodles. Now he is______.

A．as strong as a horse B．as busy as a bee

C．as poor as a church mouse D．as cool as a cucumber

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【解析】

试题分析：考查谚语。A身壮如牛；B非常忙；C赤贫，一贫如洗；D镇定自若；句意：可怜的Richard用最后的钱买了一碗面条，现在他一贫如洗。根据句意说明C正确。

考点：考查谚语

点评：谚语是最近几年中出现的考查点，在平时要多加积累。如果遇见不认识的谚语，抓住谚语中的关键词中心词进行合理推测。本题中的as…as…是一个考查较多的用法。

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　　“Benjamin Franklin,” Walter Isaacson tells us at the beginning of his long(but never boring)new biography, “is the founding father who winks at us．” By that, Isaacson explains, he means Franklin is the most human－and most modern－of the men who shaped the American republic．We admire Washington, Jefferson and Adams, but they remain creatures of the 18th century．The man we encounter in “Benjamin Franklin”－funny, pragmatic and self-aware－seems like one of us, or at least someone we'd like to be．

　　Unlike Washington's cherry tree, Franklin's kite was real．His experiments with electricity made him one of the great scientists of his day．He was a middle-class businessman whose success as a printer and a journalist allowed him to retire at 42－and he devoted the rest of his life to his country．He was diplomat who persuaded the French to back the American Revolution and the author of the first great American autobiography．He was an excellent swimmer．There was almost nothing he couldn't do well, except write poetry．But what truly distinguished Franklin was his talent of being great and human at the same time．He owned slaves as a younger man, but in his last years became an abolitionist(废奴主义者)．When he fathered an illegitimate(私生的)son, he acknowledged his fatherhood and took the responsibility of raising the boy．

　　He seems strange today in the joy he took in compiling and creating all　those self- improvement maxims he published in Poor Richard's Almanac(年鉴)－“early to bed, early to rise” and so on．Generations of lazy boys could have been happier without that．But he was no hypocrite(伪君子)．Isaacson tells us Franklin practiced what he preached, and often laughed at himself while he did so．

　　By a happy accident, this is the second excellent biography of Franklin to appear in two years, after Edmund S．Morgan's inspiring “Benjamin Franklin．”

(1)

What type of literature does this passage belong to?
[　　]
A．	Research paper．
B．	Book review．
C．	Biography．
D．	Short story．

(2)

The underlined word “maxims” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	proverbs
B．	standards
C．	requests
D．	orders

(3)

With the fact that Franklin shouldered the responsibilities of raising his illegitimate son, the author wants to prove that ________．
[　　]
A．	Franklin had made a big fortune in his business before he got devoted to polities
B．	Franklin might be the only parent to support the child at that time
C．	Franklin was a great man who seems human to us
D．	Franklin was improving his character when he got on in ages

(4)

The underlined word “himself” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	Richard's Almanac
B．	Walter isaacson
C．	anyone of the readers．
D．	Benjamin Franklin

(5)

In which part of a magazine can we most probably find this article?
[　　]
A．	Society and the Arts．
B．	Current Affairs．
C．	Business Report．
D．	Advertisement．

Poor Richard spent his last penny on a bowl of noodles. Now he is______.

A．as strong as a horse	B．as busy as a bee
C．as poor as a church mouse	D．as cool as a cucumber

阅读理解

      Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson tells us at the beginning of his long (but never boring)new
biography(传记), "is the founding father who winks at us."By that, Isaacson explains, he means
Franklin is the most human-and most modern-of the men who shaped the American republic.We
admire Washington, Jefferson and Adams, but they remain creatures of the 18th century.The man
we encounter in"Benjamin Franklin"-funny, pragmatic and selfaware-seems like one of us, or at least
someone we'd like to be.
     Unlike Washington's cherry tree, Franklin's kite was real.His experiments with electricity made
him one of the great scientists of his day.He was a middleclass businessman whose success as a printer
and a journalist allowed him to retire at 42-and he devoted the rest of his life to his country.He was
diplomat who persuaded the French to back the American Revolution and the author of the first great
American autobiography.He was an excellent swimmer.There was almost nothing he couldn't do well,
except write poetry.But what truly distinguished Franklin was his talent of being great and human at the
same time.He owned slaves as a younger man, but in his last years became an abolitionist(废奴主义者). When he fathered an illegitimate(私生的) son, he acknowledged his fatherhood and took the
responsibility of raising the boy.
     He seems strange today in the joy he took in compiling and creating all  those selfimprovement
maxims he published in Poor Richard's Almanac(年鉴)- "early to bed, early to rise"and so on.
Generations of lazy boys could have been happier without that.But he was no hypocrite.Isaacson tells
us Franklin practiced what he preached, and often laughed at himself while he did so.
    By a happy accident, this is the second excellent biography of Franklin to appear in two years, after
Edmund S. Morgan's inspiring"Benjamin Franklin."

1. What type of literature does this passage belong to?
A. Research paper.
B. Book review.
C. Biography.
D. Short story.

2. The underlined word"maxims"in Paragraph 3 probably means________.
A. proverbs
B. standards
C. requests
D. orders

3. With the fact that Franklin shouldered the responsibilities of raising his illegitimate son, the
     author wants to prove that________.
A. Franklin had made a big fortune in his business before he got devoted to polities
B. Franklin might be the only parent to support the child at that time
C. Franklin was a great man who seems human to us
D. Franklin was improving his character when he got on in ages

4. The underlined word"himself"in Paragraph 3 refers to________.
A. Richard's Almanac
B. Walter isaacson
C. anyone of the readers.
D. Benjamin Franklin

5. In which part of a magazine can we most probably find this article?
A. Society and the Arts.
B. World Affairs.
C. Business Report.
D. Advertisement.

阅读理解。

     Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short, well- known saying that expresses a common truth
or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.
     In American history, Benjamin Franklin was famous for his proverbs. He lived in the 1700s and was a
leader of the American Revolution against English rule. He was also a scientist, inventor and writer.
     Franklin published a book called Poor Richard's Almanac. He included many proverbs he had heard or
created. Some of them are still used today, like:" Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy
and wise."
     Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say,
" All is fair in love and war." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
     Another proverb about love is," Absence makes the heart grow fonder." This means you love someone
even more when he or she is far away. But other people say,"out of sight, out of mind."You may not even
think about that person when he or she is not with you. Which of these proverbs do you think is most true?
     Another proverb says " Love is blind." In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may
refuse to see anything bad about that person.
     Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking. You
might tell them that "Beauty is only skin deep." Your girlfriend may be lovely to look at, but she may also have
some bad qualities. Or your boyfriend is a wonderful person, but not good-looking. So what a person looks
like is not really important.
     Sadly, we have no more time for this program. So we must say,"All good things must come to an end."
Thanks for listening.

1. Which of the following is a proverb?

A. I love you more than I can say.
B. Mind your own business.
C. When in Beijing, please call me.
D. Rome wasn't built in one day.

2. From the passage, we know the following about Franklin except ____.

A. he was good at creating and collecting proverbs
B. he was a fighter who was strongly against English rule
C. he was a person who lived more than 400 years ago
D. there were many proverbs in his book Poor Richard's Almanac

3. Most proverbs mentioned in this passage are about _____.

A. wealth and health
B. love and relationship
C. beauty and truth
D. work and studies

4. What is this passage likely to be used for?

A. An English TV program.
B. An English radio program.
C. An English speech contest.
D. An English textbook.

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