【帮忙做个英语阅读,OneofthegreatestphilosophersofWesternthoughtisBenjaminFranklin.Franklinisknownas“thepoormanˊsphilosopher”becausehissimplewisdomissoclearthatevenˊanuneducatedmancouldunderstandit.Franklin】

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　　OneofthegreatestphilosophersofWesternthoughtisBenjaminFranklin.Franklinisknownas“thepoormanˊsphilosopher”becausehissimplewisdomissoclearthat

　　evenˊanuneducatedmancouldunderstandit.

　　Franklinofferedhomilies(布道)suchas“Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise.”Manyofthesesayingswerepublishedanonymouslyby

　　FranklininhisPoorRichardˊsAlmanac.Thispamphlet小册子),whichwaspublishedfrom1732to1757,alsocontainedacalendar,weatherpredictions,andpoetry,andwasa

　　verypopularmagazineinitsday.

　　Franklin,alsoknownasadiplomat,printer,Americanpatriot,scientist,andinventor,contributedgreatlytothedevelopmentofdemocraticgovernment,andtothe

　　cultureoftheAmericanpeople.

　　Someofhismaximsfoundfromthispublicationinclude:

　　Letthydiscontentsbythysecrets;ifthewormknowsthemˊtwilldespisetheeandincreasethem.

　　Necessitynevermakesagoodbargain.

　　Threemaykeepasecret,iftwoofthemaredead.

　　WherethereˊsMarriagewithoutLove,therewillbeLovewithoutMarriage.

　　Ifyouˊdhaveitdone,Go;ifnot,Send.

　　BenFranklindidmuchtocontributetothegeneralbodyofknowledgeinsomanyareas.Itiswellworththetimetocultivatesomeknowledgeofthismanandhismany

　　accomplishments.

　　1.WhyisFranklinknownas〃thepoormanˊsphilosopher〃?

　　A)BecauseFranklinwasprobablyfromapoorfamily.

　　B)BecauseFranklinˊswisdomisnotverywell-known.

　　C)Becausethericharenotinterestedinhisphilosophy.

　　D)Becauseitˊseasyforcommonpeopletounderstandhisphilosophy.

　　2.WhatwasPoorRichardˊsAlmanacinthepassage?

　　A)Akindofmagazine.

　　B)Adetectivenovel.

　　C)Asalesbrochure.

　　D)Ahistorybook.

　　3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword〃maxims〃mean?

　　A)Hobbies,interests,orsocialcustoms.

　　B)Proverbsorsomewell-knownlifephilosophy.

　　C)Somepartsthatabookmainlycomprises.

　　D)Somedifferentsectionsofapublication.

　　4.WhichofthefollowingcontributionsofF