单选题
B

根据下面短文回答下列问题。
Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy's mother and father gave the boy a name — Benjamin.
Benjamin was the brightest (最聪明) of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write by the time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent to school.
In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at maths.
He read all of his father's books. And whenever he had a little money, he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented (发明) the paddles for swimming.

单选题 Benjamin was born in the first month of the year 1706.
[A] True
[B] False
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】Benjamin出生在1706年的第一个月,是正确的。所以答案为[A]。
单选题 There were eleven children in the family.
[A] True
[B] False
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这家里有11个孩子。文中说家里原本有11个孩子,后来在1706年家中又添了个男孩。所以应是12个孩子。答案为[B]。
单选题 When he was young, Benjamin began to invent things.
[A] True
[B] False
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】当Benjamin还年轻时就开始发明东西了。文中提到那时他就发明了游泳用的划水。因此答案为[A]。