Question

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”

1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

A．farmer

B．soldier

C．worker

D．teacher

2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

A．his family had no money	B．his mother wanted to teach him herself
C．he didn’t like school	D．there was no school near his home

3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

A．happy	B．unhappy
C．worried	D．a(chǎn)ngry

4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

A．a(chǎn) whole day	B．a(chǎn) quarter of a day
C．three hours	D．two days

5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

A．A mooncake.	B．A new book.
C．An old book.	D．A school bag.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

1.從 ... he had to help his father look after their farm. 可知他爸爸是一個(gè)農(nóng)夫(farmer)。

2.雖然他家確實(shí)沒(méi)有很多錢(qián),但他不能上學(xué)的主要原因是他家附近沒(méi)有學(xué)校。

3.從He was sad most of the time. 可知,因?yàn)閟ad的意思是unhappy。

4.他媽媽很早起床到鎮(zhèn)上去給他買(mǎi)東西,回家已是當(dāng)天晚上。

5.因?yàn)樗麐寢屩�道他最喜歡的禮物是書(shū),而不是其他物品,根據(jù)本文是An old book一本舊書(shū)。