高考英语专题阅读：Benjamin FranklinBorn: January 17 [Jan. 6, Old Style], 1706Died: April 17, 1790 Benjamin Franklin was many things: （ 指 很 多 头 衔 ） a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, civic（ 公 民的 ） leader, and diplomat.（ 外 交 家 ） As a scientist, he is best known for his experiments with electricity. As a writer, he is known for Poor Richard's Almanac（ 历 书 ） and his autobiography. He was the oldest figure of the American Revolution. Franklin also was the only person to sign the three documents that established the United States: the Declaration of Independence,（ 独 立 宣 言 ） the peace treaty with Britain （ 对 英 和 平 条 约 ） that ended the Revolutionary War, and the Constitution. 用心 爱心 专心1
