一、听取信息
听教材录音并填写表格(一空一词)。
Exposition
(开端)
In the 18th century, lightning often hit buildings during thunderstorms and caused terrible . Franklin wanted to find a way to solve this problem.
Rising action
(发展)
Franklin believed that lightning was actually . He decided to fly a during a thunderstorm to see if he was right. He made a silk kite with a metal on top. He attached a hemp string, a metal and a silk string to it.
Climax
(高潮)
In 1752, Franklin and his son flew the kite during a thunderstorm. He was pulling on the string anxiously when lightning flashed near the kite. Franklin put his hand close to the key and felt an electric .
Resolution
(结局)
Franklin invented the rod, which saved buildings from being destroyed by fire.

1. fires
2. electricity
3. kite
4. wire
5. key
6. shock
7. lightning

二、构建关联
What can you learn from Franklin? How do you solve problems in your daily life? Give one example.

From Franklin, I can learn that we can get great ideas by observing the world around us and testing the ideas through experiments. In my daily life, when I face a problem, I always try to find a way out. For example, if I keep making mistakes in English spelling, I will try different ways to remember the words and see which one works best for me.

【分析】本题为英语开放性表达题，需回答两个核心问题：①从富兰克林身上能学到什么；②日常生活中如何解决问题并举例。思考时，第一步回忆富兰克林的典型特点（如通过观察、实验获取创意），提炼可学习的内容；第二步联系自身日常，选取具体事例（如学习英语的困难），说明解决问题的方法，确保回答紧扣问题、逻辑通顺、表达准确。
【解析】首先，从富兰克林的经历可学到：我们能通过观察周围世界、用实验验证想法来获得好的思路；其次，日常生活中遇到问题时，会尝试不同方法解决，例如英语拼写出错时，会尝试不同记词方式，找到最适合自己的方法。
【答案】From Franklin, I can learn that we can get great ideas by observing the world around us and testing the ideas through experiments. In my daily life, when I face a problem, I always try to find a way out. For example, if I keep making mistakes in English spelling, I will try different ways to remember the words and see which one works best for me.
【知识点】英语书面表达、开放性问题解答
【点评】本题考查学生对人物精神品质的理解及结合生活实际的英语表达能力，要求学生紧扣问题，逻辑清晰，举例贴合自身实际，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

一、选择合适的句子类型，将字母编号填入括号内
A. 陈述句 B. 一般疑问句 C. 特殊疑问句 D. 祈使句 E. 感叹句
1. () What an intelligent person he is!
2. () Please share your great idea with the class.
3. () Did Archimedes get the idea from his bath?
4. () The water displacement experiment helped the king find out the truth.
5. () How did Benjamin Franklin prove that lightning is electricity?

1. E 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C

【分析】
首先明确五种句子类型的核心特征：A.陈述句用于陈述事实或观点，句末用句号；B.一般疑问句以be动词/助动词开头，可回答Yes/No，句末问号；C.特殊疑问句以疑问词（what/how等）开头，询问具体内容，不能用Yes/No回答；D.祈使句表请求/命令，常省略主语，动词原形开头；E.感叹句用what/how引导，表达强烈情感，句末感叹号。再逐一匹配句子特征即可。
【解析】
1. 句子以What引导，表达强烈赞叹情感，符合感叹句特征，选E；
2. 句子以Please开头表请求，符合祈使句特征，选D；
3. 句子以助动词Did开头，可回答Yes/No，符合一般疑问句特征，选B；
4. 句子陈述事实，符合陈述句特征，选A；
5. 句子以疑问词How开头询问具体方式，符合特殊疑问句特征，选C。
【答案】
1.E 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C
【知识点】
句子类型判断、感叹句、祈使句
【点评】
本题考查英语基础句子类型的辨析，需牢记各类句子的结构与语气特点，属于简单的基础题型，适合巩固语法基础。
【难度系数】
0.8