Though he wore his whiskers (頰須) only four years, today we can hardly think of Abraham Lincoln without them. He often talked about the little girl in Westfield, New York, who suggested in a letter that he grow the famous whiskers. And he would add, “Sometimes a small thing can change our lives!”
Grace Bedell sat in her room looking at a picture of Lincoln. Her little lamp threw shadows on the picture. A frame (框) of small shadows lay around the thin face and covered the hollow cheeks (面頰). “Whiskers!” she thought.
“How nice!” she said to herself. “There will be more people to elect him President if he lets his whiskers grow. Somebody ought to tell him.” She reached for a pen and began to write the letter.
On February 16 of the following year a special train carried the newly elected President Lincoln to the White House. The train stopped briefly at a station near Grace’s town. At the station Lincoln was speaking to a large crowd, among whom were the Bedell family.
Lincoln continued his speech, “I have a little friend in this place,” he said. “That little lady told me how to improve my appearance, and I want to thank her. If she is present, I would like to speak to her. Her name is Grace Bedell.”
Grace’s father led her forward to Lincoln. She looked and laughed happily, for up there on his face were the whiskers.
If you visit Springfield, Illinois, today you will see the house in which Abraham Lincoln used to live. On the wall of a room hangs a piece of paper covered with a child’s handwriting: “Dear sir...”
小題1:Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.Why Lincoln Grew Whiskers
B.A Little Girl’s Letter to Lincoln
C.How Lincoln Becamse President of the U. S.
D.Lincoln’s Great Kindness to Children
小題2:Grace suggested Lincoln growing whiskers because she supposed ______.
A.he looked terrible without whiskers around his face
B.he would look better with whiskers around his thin face
C.no one would elect him President if he had no whiskers
D.he would be famous with whiskers around his thin face
小題3:Grace’s idea that Lincoln should grow whiskers came from ______.
A.the lamp B.Lincoln’s hollow cheeks
C.the picture of Lincoln D.the shadows on the picture
小題4:When Lincoln said “Sometimes a small thing can change our lives”, what he really meant was that ______.
A.his whiskers had helped him to become President of the U. S.
B.one should pay attention to small things in one’s life
C.a(chǎn) little child’s advice had helped to improve his appearance
D.a(chǎn) child could play an important part in politics
小題5:Which of the following did Grace most likely tell Lincoln in her letter?
A.Her school.B.Her problems.C.Her age.D.Her friends.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:C
文章講述的是一個小女孩給了林肯建議,讓他留胡子,可以讓他看起來更受歡迎。
小題1:主旨大意題,文章講述的是林肯留胡子的原因經(jīng)過。
小題2:推理判斷題,根據(jù)第三段和第五段的內(nèi)容可知,有了胡子林肯看起來更好看。
小題3:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題,根據(jù)第二段Her little lamp threw shadows on the picture. A frame (框) of small shadows lay around the thin face and covered the hollow cheeks (面頰). “Whiskers!” she thought可知。
小題4:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題,根據(jù)后文他表揚(yáng)這個小女孩可孩子,他指的就是一個小女孩的建議改變了他的形象。
小題5:推理判斷題,根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的I have a little friend in this place可知,林肯知道她是個小女孩,所以小女孩肯定在信中告訴了他年齡。
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