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短文填空 Passage 1(2016绵阳改编)Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They 1.________ in Boston. There were five girls and six 2.________ in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby was born. The boys mother and her husband gave the boy a 3.________—Benjamin. Benjamin was the cleverest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write when he was seven. The next year his parents 4.________ him to school. At school Benjamin was 5.________ at reading and writing, but not good at maths. He read all of his fathers books. And when he had money, he 6.________ went to buy books. He liked books. They told him how to do something. The boy liked to use his head and 7.________ to find ways to help people enjoy life more. 8.________ example, he tried to know if there was some way to swim farther, maybe with something on his hands or feet. Slowly a picture of swimming shoes, or paddles, grew in 9.________ mind. The paddles must be neither too big 10.________ too small. And they must be neither too heavy nor too light. At last he invented the paddle for swimming. Passage 1 【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一个名叫本杰明的男孩儿虽然不擅长数学，却很喜欢阅读和写作。并且他喜欢动脑，最终发明了游泳用的脚蹼。 1. lived　【解析】句意：他们________在波士顿。根据Boston以及空后的in可知，考查固定搭配live in“居住(在)”，根据时间状语“Many years ago”可知用一般过去时。故填lived。 2. boys　【解析】句意：家里有五个女孩和六个________。根据本段最后两句可知此处指“男孩”，且空前有six，应用名词复数形式。故填boys。 3.name　【解析】句意：男孩的父母亲给他起了一个________——本杰明。根据语境可知表示“名字”，由a可知用单数。故填name。 4.sent　【解析】句意：第二年，他的父母________他去上学。“送某人去上学”send sb. to school，本篇故事发生在过去，用一般过去时。故填sent。 5. good　【解析】句意：在学校，本杰明________读和写，但是不擅长数学。“擅长”用be good at，此处也可根据后半句的“but not good at maths”的提示得出答案。故填good。 6. always/often　【解析】句意：当他有钱的时候，他________去买书。根据前一句“He read all of his fathers books.”可知他有钱时，总是(经常)去买书。故填always/often。 7. tried　【解析】句意：这个孩子喜欢动脑，并________去寻找方法帮助别人更多地享受生活。此处表达尽力做某事，用try to do sth.，所填词和liked并列。故填tried。 8. For　【解析】句意：________，他尽力想知道是否有某个方法可以游得更远，也许是在手上或者脚上安装什么东西。根据上一句“The boy liked to use his head and tried to find ways to help people enjoy life more.”可知此