五、阅读填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

A)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为56-65的相应位置上。

注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Benjamin Franklin is one of the greatest miracles in American history. Although he never received a formal education, he made important contributions in many fields, including literature, journalism, science, diplomacy and education.

Early Years

Franklin, one of seventeen children, was born in Boston on January 6, 1706. After leaving school at the age of ten, he spent two years working for his father before learning printing from his elder brother. When he was seventeen, Franklin left Boston and traveled to Philadelphia, hoping to open his own print shop. Once he worked as a printer, Franklin began producing a newspaper and an annual magazine called Poor Richard's Almanack. It was very popular and people considered him as a talented writer.

Man of science

When Franklin was forty-two, he left his printing business to devote himself to science. He proved to be successful again. During his lifetime, Franklin invented the lightning rod (避雷针) and a new type of stove, confirmed the laws of electricity and contributed to the scientific understanding of earthquakes. With all these achievements, Franklin is best remembered for his career in politics.

Statesman and Diplomat

Franklin played an important role in drafting (起草) the Declaration of Independence《独立宣言》, won French support during the War and drafted the United States Constitution (宪法). In his later years, he was ambassador (大使) first to England and then to France. Even before President Washington, Franklin was considered "The father of his country".

Franklin wrote the first part of The Autobiography in 1771 at the age of sixty-five. Though never completed, his Autobiography, full of his own opinions and suggestions, provides not only a record of his achievements but also an understanding of his character.

Benjamin Franklin made one of the greatest miracles in American history.

In the early years He was born in Boston on January 6, 1706 in a family of    56    children.

He was never    57    formally and left school at ten.

He learned to be a    58    and produced his own newspaper.

His later

achievements In literature He was    59    a talented writer because of his magazine Poor Richard's Almanack.

His Autobiography is   60   with his own opinions and suggestions.

In    61     He    62    himself to science at the age of 42.

He was the    63    of the lightning rod and a new type of stove.

He    64    the laws of electricity.

He contributed to the understanding of earthquakes.

In politics He drafted the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

He won support from   65   during the War.

He served as an ambassador to England and France.

B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答卷纸标号为66-75的相应位置。

Have you ever thought, “Why do I have to learn math? I’m never going to use it!” Sometimes students think math is (66)j_______ something to bore them, and that it has no practical

(67)v______ at all. Is it true?

Math is the tool and language of economics, engineering and other sciences. It is (68)u______ in almost every field of the world. When workers build buildings with perfectly square corners, the Pythagorean Theorem (勾股定理) is (69)h______. When you want to know what scores you need to get on a final exam to become the top 10 percent of your grade, math can help you. Even your HDTV (高

清电视) relies on mathematics, too.

Moreover, math provides us (70)w________ a lot of skills in problem solving. When (71)s_______ a math problem, we need to define the problem, think of ways and use a certain method to get the results. In this way, you (72)d_______ your ability to make complex (复杂的) decisions down the road. Besides, math teaches us logic (逻辑) and order. When we want to get a certain result in math, we must (73)f_______ exact steps. The training of mind that children

achieve in math class can carry over into everyday life.

(74)T_______ math, we can also learn some thinking skills. For example, when students are required to explain (75)h_______ they get to a way of a complex problem or to describe the ideas behind a formula, they are in fact using a way of thinking.

You may never need to use the quadratic equation (二次方程) in your adult life, but the process of learning it may improve you in certain ways you may never think about.