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．angry

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

A．a whole day	B．a 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. 可知他爸爸是一個農夫(farmer)。

2.雖然他家確實沒有很多錢,但他不能上學的主要原因是他家附近沒有學校。

3.從He was sad most of the time. 可知,因為sad的意思是unhappy。

4.他媽媽很早起床到鎮上去給他買東西,回家已是當天晚上。

5.因為他媽媽知道他最喜歡的禮物是書,而不是其他物品,根據本文是An old book一本舊書。