PartⅢDevelopingideasFRANKLIN’SEXPERIMENT：HowMuchIsTrue?BenjaminFranklin’sfamousexperimentwithlightninghasintroducedgenerationsofchildrentoscience.However，newresearchsuggests(1)thatthestorymaybefictioninsteadoffact.Thewell－knownstoryis(2)thattheAmericanFoundingFatherandscientistflewakiteduringastormin1752.Atthattime，therewasmuchinterestinelectricity.Peoplewantedtoknow(3)iflightningwasreallyproducedbyelectricityorsomethingelse.Franklinwasoneofthem.Heraisedthekite(4)withapieceofstringtiedtoit.Ametalkeywasattachedtothestring.Aflashoflightninghitthekite，andelectricitywasconductedthroughthestringtothekey.Franklinthentouchedthekeywithhisfingerandgotanelectricshock.This，hesaid，proved(5)thatlightningwasaformofelectricity.Formanyyears，schoolshavetaughtthestoryofFranklin’slightningexperiment.Morethanonegenerationofschoolchildrenhasbeenamazedbyhisbraveryandhisscientificapproachto(6)lookingforthetruth.Franklin，alongwithmanyotherscientists，hasinspiredusandtaughtus(7)thatscientificexperimentsareimportant(8)inordertoestablishthetruthandtocontributetowardslaterscientificdiscoveriesandinventions.However，neitherthestorynorthedetailsoftheexperimentareentirelytrue.(9)AlthoughithasbeenprovedthatFranklin’sexperimenttookplace，morethanonescientisthasquestioned(10)whatreallyhappened.Thedetailaboutthestringandthekeyistrue.Butscientistsallagree(11)thatifFranklinhadactuallytouchedthekey，hewouldcertainlyhavediedfromtheelectricshock.Scientistsoftenquestionacceptedideas(12)becausetheywanttoestablishthefacts.Somehaveevenquestionedthestoryabouttheapple(13)thatfellonNewton’sheadandledhimtocomeupwithhistheoryofgravity.Infact，morethanoneaccountsuggests(14)thatwhileNewtonwascertainlyinspiredbyafallingapple，thereisnoproofthatithithimonthehead.Admittedly，fictionisoftenmoreinterestingthanthetruth.PeoplehavebeenmoreinspiredbyFranklin’sspiritofscientificexplorationthanbythefactsthemselves.Butinscience，factsshouldbeprovedbyexperimentsandresearch，andweshouldnotalwaysbelieveeverything(15)wereadorhear—(16)evenifitisagreatstory.(1)that引导宾语从句，作动词suggest的宾语。(2)that引导表语从句，对主语story进行解释说明。(3)if引导宾语从句，意为“是否”，作动词know的宾语。(4)withapieceofstringtiedtoit为“with＋宾语＋宾补”的复合结构。(5)that引导宾语从句，作动词proved的宾语。(6)lookingforthetruth作介词to的宾语，故用动名词形式。(7)that引导宾语从句，作动词teach的宾语。(8)inordertoestablish...不定式作目的状语。(9)although引导让步状语从句，其中it作形式主语，that引导主语从句，作真正的主语。(10)what引导宾语从句，作动词question的宾语。(11)that引导宾语从句，作动词agree的宾语。(12)because引导原因状语从句。(13)that引导定语从句，指代先行词apple。(14)that引导宾语从句，作动词suggest的宾语。其中while引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”。(15)本句为定语从句，省略了关系代词that，修饰先行词everything。(16)evenif引导让步状语从句，意为“即使”。①generationn．代，一代人②fictionn．小说③insteadof代替；而不是④conductv．引导；带领⑤morethan超过；多于⑥beamazedby因……而惊讶⑦braveryn．勇气⑧approachto……的方法⑨lookfor寻找⑩alongwith和……一起⑪establishv．建立；创立⑫takeplace发生⑬diefrom死于……⑭acceptv．接受⑮comeupwith提出⑯gravityn．重力⑰accountn．解释⑱proofn．证据⑲admittedlyadv.诚然，无可否认⑳inspirev．激励○explorationn．探索StepⅠGeneralreadingMatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1A．Questioningacceptedideas.P...
