When Ben Franklin was only a boy，he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What？”and “How？” and “Why？”
They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know．
When they couldn't tell him，Ben tried to find out for himself．
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say，“That Ben Franklin！He's always finding out something new！”
Ben lived close to the water．He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．
One day Ben said to himself，“Why can't the wind help me float（漂浮）across the water？And I'm going to try.” Ben got his big kite．He took hold of the kite string（线）and ran with it．The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water．
The wind blew the kite high into the air．Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side，and he had not worked at all．
One boy shouted，“Look at Ben floating across the water！His kite takes him to the other side without any work！”
“Yes,” said another．“He's always finding new ways to do things.”
【小题1】When he was only a child，Ben  ________．

When Ben Franklin was only a boy，he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What？”and “How？” and “Why？”

They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know．

When they couldn't tell him，Ben tried to find out for himself．

Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say，“That Ben Franklin！He's always finding out something new！”

Ben lived close to the water．He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．

One day Ben said to himself，“Why can't the wind help me float（漂浮）across the water？And I'm going to try.” Ben got his big kite．He took hold of the kite string（线）and ran with it．The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water．

The wind blew the kite high into the air．Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side，and he had not worked at all．

One boy shouted，“Look at Ben floating across the water！His kite takes him to the other side without any work！”

“Yes,” said another．“He's always finding new ways to do things.”

1.When he was only a child，Ben  ________．

2.His father and brothers ________．

3.In the passage，the sentence “and he had not worked at all” means“_______”．

　　When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers“What?”and“How?”and“Why?”

　　Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say,“That Ben Franklin! He's always finding out something new!”

　　One day Ben said to himself,“Why can't the wind help me float（漂浮）across the water? And I'm going to try.”Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string（线）and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water.

　　One boy shouted,“Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!”

　　“Yes,”said another.“He's always finding new ways to do things.”

(1）When he was only a child, Ben ________.

A．liked to fly a kite by himself

B．always asked easy questions

C．always liked to play with water

D．always liked to find out how things worked

(2）His father and brothers ________.

A．couldn't answer all his questions

B．could answer all his questions

C．tried hard to find out something new for him

D．were too busy to answer his questions

(3）How did Ben Franklin float across the water?

A．The other boy took him across it.

B．The water carried him across it.

C．The flying kite took him across it.

D．A boat took him across it.

(4）He found out many things that ________.

A．children didn't know

B．his father and brothers knew

C．people didn't know

D．most people knew

(5）In the passage,“and he had not worked at all”means ________.

A．he worked hard to cross the water

B．he didn't go to work that day

C．he didn't cross the water at all

D．he crossed the water in an easy way