（外研版）高中英语必修一同步练习：23（module 5）（含答案）.docVIP

语 篇 提 能阅读理解 A Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, America. In his life he built a successful printing and publishing business in Philadelphia; he conducted scientific studies of electricity and made several important discoveries; he was a diplomat (外交官) and statesman; he helped establish Pennsylvanias first university and Americas first city hospital; he also organized the countrys first subscription library (收费图书馆)． Franklin was also unequaled in America as an inventor until Thomas Edison. Ben had poor eyesight and needed glasses to read. He got tired of always taking t