A1 Smith，former governor of New York State，was a famous honest  politician．He was born very poor on the East side of New York City．He hadlittle education．He worked very hard and won great success．
One day，as governor，he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing，which one of the largest prison in the United States．The head of the prison asked Mr．Smith to say something to the prisoners．
Mr．Smith had never spoken to this kind of audience before．He did not know how to begin．
Finally，he said，“My fellow citizens．．．’’It was followed by a burst of laughter．Then he remembered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen．He took a breath and corrected himself，“My fellow prisoners．．’’That did not sound right，so he finally said：“WelI，anyway，I am giad to see so many of you here today．’’
小題1:Who was Al Smith          。
A．A man famous for his honesty
B A very good speechmaker．
C Former governor of New York City．
D．Former governor of New York State
小題2:AI Smith succeeded        ．
A．with his parents’helpB．through his own efforts
C．because he had had 1ittle education D．because he was clever
小題3:When AI Smith said，“My fellow prisoners．．”            
A．it seemed that he was kind hearted
B it seemed that he himself was one of the prisoners
C it seemed that the prisoners were glad to see him
D．it seemed that the prisoners welcomed him
小題4:What is the story mainly about?
A．A humorous joke?    B A famous politician．
C．An honest story D．A prison in the United States．
  
小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)首段可知A1 Smith曾是紐約州的州長(zhǎng)。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)首段末尾可知。
小題3:詞意理解題。fellow是“同伴”之意；fellow prisoners是“獄友”之意。
小題4:主旨大意題。這只是個(gè)笑話，沒(méi)有任何深層含義。文章中心也不是Al Smith，因?yàn)槲恼聦?duì)他的介紹也只有第一段提及。
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