Section B
Passage One
[26]Few people can stand for the spirit of earlier America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived through almost the whole of the 18th century. He was born six years after the century began and died ten years before it ended. During this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation and he also contributed much to the new state. He was deeply interested in science and natural history and his experiments with the electricity and lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number ofnprojects in his native Philadelphia, including the setting up of a library, and a university, a philosophical society and a fire-prevention service. He worked hard to enable American colonies to gain independence from Britain. [27]As Ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help George Washington. After the war, he attended the American Constitutional Congress. This was his last contribution, for he died later that year. [28]He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of the United States.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you just heard.
26. What did the speaker say about Benjamin Franklin?
正確答案：C
解析：正確理解短文開(kāi)頭是做題的關(guān)鍵，“很少有人能像富蘭克林那樣代表早期的美國(guó)精神”，是一種表示最高級(jí)的方式，所以答案為C。其他三項(xiàng)都歪曲了原文的意思。
27. How did Franklin help George Washington?
正確答案：B
解析：根據(jù)“在他擔(dān)任駐法大使時(shí)，鼓勵(lì)法國(guó)人幫助華盛頓”，判斷答案為B。
28. According to the passage, what is Franklin still well remembered as?
正確答案：C
解析：根據(jù)“美國(guó)人都把他作為美國(guó)的締造者之一銘記在心”，判斷答案為C。