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 boy's 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 father's 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 ...
