He flew a kite to research  electricity. People honored him as one of the founders of the USA. All the people around the world have ever heard of him. His name is Benjamin Franklin, a famous person in the world history.

    He was born in a large family, not having much money but a large number of books. When he was a little boy, he read a great many books. Gradually, he became interested in them and began to read more books. He got them from his friends, neighbors or even his father's clients. He loved reading and he also knew how to learn.

    Franklin stands for an American dream. When he came to Philadelphia, he was just as poor as a beggar. But several years later, he became a rich young man, which brought him fame and respect at the same time. He didn't have a chance to go to college, but at last he became a scientist and took a doctor's degree. All his lifetime he never stopped learning. He believed only study could change his life.

(     ) 1 Benjamin Franklin was famous as a _____ .

     A scientist           B doctor             C writer          D teacher

(     ) 2 _____ was Benjamin Franklin's favourite hobby?

     A Flying kites                              B Writing novels    

     C Reading all kinds of books   D Doing research

(     ) 3 In the passage, the underlined part “Franklin stands for an American dream.” means ______ 

     A Franklin was born in a rich family

     B Franklin had a good learning background

     C Franklin loved dreaming day and night

     D Franklin made himself successful through hard work

(     ) 4 Where were Benjamin Franklin's books from?

      A His family                    B His friends and neighbours

      C His father's clients     D All of the above

(      ) 5 Which of the following statements is wrong?

      A Franklin was honored as one of the founders of the USA.

      B Franklin's family owned a lot of books

      C Franklin worked as a doctor in a hospital

      D Franklin though study was very important

    他放风筝去探索电，作为美国创建者之一，人们尊重他，全世界的人们曾听说过他，他就是本杰明·富兰克林，世界历史上的一位名人。 

     他出生于一个大家庭、没有很多钱但拥有很多书，当他是一个小孩时，他读了大量的书籍。渐渐地，他迷上了书并开始读更多的书，他的书来自于朋友、邻居甚至是他父亲的顾客，他热衷于阅读，也懂得如何读。

   富兰克林代表着一个美国梦。当他来到费城时，一贫如洗，但几年后，他变成了一个富有的年轻人，同时带给他名声和尊重。他没有机会上大学，但最后他变成了一名科学家并获得了博士学位，他一生中从未停止学习，他深信只有学习才能改变他的命运。（七年级同步阅读理解练习题，潜龙家教谭老师真情为您服务，欢迎您继续浏览本站其他感兴趣内容，谢谢！）