Question

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. He was the president of the United States from 1861 1       he died in 1865, when he was 56 years old. Lincoln was a very 2       man. He was six feet and four inches tall. His 3       were big. They were twelve inches in 4       So it was not easy for him to find suitable shoes in some shops.

Lincoln was too tall to fit in most beds. When he was president, the people from his hometown gave him a special bed. It was nine feet long,and so it was 5      enough for him.

6       his life, Lincoln liked to laugh. He liked to make other people laugh, too. People said that he was 7       funny that he could even make cats laugh.

Many people thought Abraham Lincoln was

8       Right before he 9       president, an eleven-year-old girl wrote him a letter. She said she wanted him to grow a beard(胡須)so that he could look better. Lincoln thought it was a good

10       . That was why in most pictures he had a beard.

(   ) 1. A. when    B. as C. until    D. to

(   ) 2. A. thin    B. tall C. fat    D. black

(   ) 3. A. hands    B. faces C. eyes    D. feet

(   ) 4. A. length    B. long C. tall    D. height

(   ) 5. A. wide    B. long C. heavy    D. strong

(   ) 6. A. All    B. For C. To    D. With

(   ) 7. A. very    B. rather C.so    D.such

(   ) 8. A. calm    B. friendly C. ugly    D. shy

(   ) 9. A. was become    B. was elected C. becomes    D. elected

(   ) 10. A. letter    B. advice C. article    D. idea 

Answer 1

 l.C此句表明林肯就任總統(tǒng)的起止時間，unlil 引出的從句與from互應(yīng)，說明截止時問。故選C。

2. B 根據(jù)下一句中的six feet and four inches tall和第二段第一句中的too tall可知他很高。故選B。

3. D根據(jù)下文"他不容易買到合適的鞋"可知這里是說他腳大。故選D。

4. A twelve inches是林肯腳長；介詞in后應(yīng)用名詞。故選A。

5. B這里表示床足夠長。故選B。

6. A本段介紹了林肯"一生樂觀"的人生態(tài)度。 故選A。

7. C與后文that互應(yīng)，so.,.that,..句型。故選C。

8. C根據(jù)后文"小女孩認(rèn)為林肯留胡子會更好 看"可知許多人認(rèn)為林肯K得丑。故選C 

9. B林肯當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)，用被動語態(tài)。故選B。

10. D a good idea"好主意"。advice是不可數(shù)名詞。故選D。