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听力习题：
　　26.
　　A. He set up the first university in America.
　　B. He was one of the earliest settlers in America.
　　C. He can best represent the spirit of early America.
　　D. He was the most distinguished diplomat inAmerican history.
　　27.
　　A. He provided Washington with a lot of money.
　　B. He persuaded France to support Washington.
　　C. He served as a general in Washington's army.
　　D. He represented Washington in negotiations with Britain.
　　28.
　　A. As one of the greatest American scholars.
　　B. As one of America's most ingenious inventors.
　　C. As one of the founding fathers of the United States.
　　D. As one of the most famous activists for human rights.
听力材料：
　　[26]Few people can stand for the spirit of earlierAmerica as much as Benjamin Franklin. He livedthrough almost the whole of the 18th century. Hewas born six years after the century began and diedten years before it ended. During this time he sawthe American colonies grow from tiny settlementsinto a nation and he also contributed much to the new state. He was deeply interested inscience and natural history and his experiments with the electricity and lightning led directly tothe invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the conditions of hisfellow men. He was involved in a number ofnprojects in his native Philadelphia, including thesetting 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]AsAmbassador 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 diedlater that year. [28]He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of the creators of theUnited States.
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you just heard.
　　26. What did the speaker say about Benjamin Franklin?
　　正确答案：C
　　解析：正确理解短文开头是做题的关键，“很少有人能像富兰克林那样代表早期的美国精神”，是一种表示最高级的方式，所以答案为C。其他三项都歪曲了原文的意思。
　　27. How did Franklin help George Washington?
　　正确答案：B
　　解析：根据“在他担任驻法大使时，鼓励法国人帮助华盛顿”，判断答案为B。
　　28. According to the passage, what is Franklin still well remembered as?
　　正确答案：C
　　解析：根据“美国人都把他作为美国的缔造者之一铭记在心”，判断答案为C。