On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to...

On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery（公墓）. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism (批评) of President Lincoln at the time. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The other speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman (政治家) and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.

It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Later that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. His speech lasted an hour and 57 minutes and it was a perfect example of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause（掌声）. Lincoln turned to a friend and said, “I have failed again.”

Some newspapers at first criticized (批评) the speech. But little by little, as people read the speech, they began to like its simplicity（简洁）and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.

Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.

1. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was __________________ in Gettysburg.

2.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was __________.

3. It can be inferred from the text that __________________________________.

4.Lincoln’s speech was __________________.

5.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

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Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write. Lincoln had very little formal education, but he became one of the best-educated men of the Great West.

When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to make a living at an early age, but in his spare time he studied law. He soon became one of the best-known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the problem of slavery (奴隶制度).

In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party is against the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states quit from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America(美利坚联盟国). This action resulted in the terrible Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1865.

On January 1,1863, during the war, Lincoln published his famous Emancipation Proclamation(解放宣言). In this file, Lincoln announced that all the slaves were to be free from that day. In 1865, after the war ended, another file was added to end the slavery everywhere in the United States. Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North.

Only a few days after the end of the War, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.

1.Who taught Lincoln to read and write in his childhood?  (no more than 10 words) (2 marks)

2.When did Lincoln become the president of the U.S.?  (no more than 3 words)  (2 marks)

3.What does the underlined phrase “this action” in Paragraph Three refer to?

(no more than 20 words)  (3 marks)

4.How did the Civil War come to an end?   (no more than 10 words)   (3 marks)

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President Abraham Lincoln often visited hospitals to talk with wounded soldiers during the Civil War.Once，Lincoln went over to the bedside of a young dying soldier.

“Is there anything I can do for you？”asked the President. The soldier obviously didn't recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper, “Would you please write a letter to my mother？”

So the President carefully began writing down the soldier's words，“My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I'm afraid I'm not going to recover. Don't grieve too much for me, please. Kiss my sister Mary for me.May God bless you and Father.”

The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, “Written for your son by Abraham Lincoln.”The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it.“Are you really the President？”he asked. “Yes, I am，”replied Lincoln quietly.Then he asked if there was anything else he could do.“Would you please hold my hand？”asked the soldier.“It will help to see me through to the end.”

In the quiet room, the tall gaunt (憔悴的)President took the soldier's hand and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The dying soldier was filled with love.

B．Lincoln only signed his name in the letter instead of the soldier's.

C．The soldier was the only child in his family.

D．Lincoln often wrote letters for the wounded.

2.When the soldier's mother read the letter, she would probably be________.

A．sad but feel greatly relieved

B．apologetic but grateful

C．calm and thankful

D．sorry and feel it unexpected

3.The underlined word “grieve” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by“________”．

A．feel worried    B．feel sad    C．cry    D．miss

4.In writing the passage，the author intends to________.

A．tell us war is cruel

B．make us laugh

C．draw our attention

D．tell us Lincoln was great

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We celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday(February 12) and we should.Lincoln was one of the few great men who really was great. Before he became ______, Lincoln spent twenty years as an unsuccessful Illinois lawyer--at least he was unsuccessful in ______ terms(方面）.But when you ______ the good he did, he was really very rich. Legends are often ______, but Lincoln was the real thing. George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree, but Abraham Lincoln was ______. During his years as a lawyer, there were hundreds of documented examples of his honesty and decency(体面).

For example, Lincoln didn’t like to charge(索费）people much ______ were as ______ as he was. Once a man sent him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln sent him back ten of it, saying he was being too generous. He was known at times to ______ his clients(客户) to solve their problem out of court(法庭),saving them a lot of money, and ______ himself nothing.

An old woman in ______, the widow(孀妇) of a soldier, was charged $200 for getting her $400 pension(养老金). Lincoln sued (起诉）the pension agent and ______ the case(案子) for the old woman. He didn’t charge her for his ______ and, in fact, paid her hotel bill and gave her money to buy a ticket home!

He was a ______, perhaps, by certain standards. He didn’t have much, and it was his own ______. But he was a good human being by anyone’s standards and I’m glad we ______ his birthday.

______ makes you feel good about yourself and creates ______ in others. It ______ your relationship with yourself and with others. It’s not much in ______ these days to talk about the advantages of honesty and decency, but the advantages are there and they are valuable and ______ the trouble.

1.A.lawyer B.president C.soldier D.teacher

2.A.financial B.healthy C.personal D.political

3.A.guess B.value C.tell D.weigh

4.A.impolite B.interesting C.untrue D.harmless

5.A.rich B.honest C.foolish D.poor

6.A.who B.which C.whom D.they

7.A.generous B.kind C.intelligent D.poor

8.A.permit B.persuade C.force D.expect

9.A.taking B.offering C.earning D.costing

10.A.treasure B.illness C.poorness D.weakness

11.A.won B.lost C.got D.advised

12.A.pension B.problem C.suggestions D.services

13.A.lawyer B.politician C.businessman D.fool

14.A.fault B.ability C.character D.disadvantage

15.A.remember B.respect C.celebrate D.congratulate

16.A.Pension B.Honesty C.Birthday D.Service

17.A.chance B.love C.feeling D.trust

18.A.matches B.compares C.improves D.builds

19.A.fashion B.time C.return D.name

20.A.above B.worth C.without D.beneath

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Though he wore his whiskers (颊须) 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 (面颊). “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...”

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

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

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

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 little child’s advice had helped to improve his appearance

D. a child could play an important part in politics

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.

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Abraham Lincoln was one of the few great men who really were great. ________ he became president, Lincoln spent twenty years as a(n) ________ lawyer – at least in financial terms. But when you 　 ________ the good he did, he was very rich ________ .

For example, Lincoln didn’t like to ________ people much who were as poor as he was. Once a man gave him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln ________ him back ten of it, saying he was being too ________.

Lincoln won a case for an old woman in________ poverty. He didn’t charge(收费) her for his ________　 and, in fact, paid her hotel bill and gave her money to buy a ticket home!

He once ________a cheater(骗子) from gaining possession of some land ________　 by a mentally ill girl. After he case, Lincoln’s assosciate(同事) came to ________ their fee, but Lincoln reprimanded(训斥) him. His associate ________ that her brother had agreed on the fee ________ , and that he was ________ satisfied.

“That may be,” said Lincoln, “but I’m not satisfied. That money comes out of the ________　 of a poor, mad girl; and I would rather ________　 than take it. You return half the money at least, or I’ll not take a cent of it as my ________ .”

He was a fool, perhaps, by certain standards. He didn’t have much, and it was his own ________　 . But he was a good human being by anyone’s standards.

Lincoln didn’t talk much about religion. But he once said, “When I do________　 , I feel good, and when I do bad, I feel bad, and that’s my religion.”

1.A.After    B.Before    C.During    D.Through

2.A.unsuccesful    B.unusual    C.perfect    D.skilful

3.A.receive    B.look    C.praise    D.measure

4.A.too    B.thus    C.indeed    D.later

5.A.change    B.charge    C.ask    D.spare

6.A.sent    B.threw    C.pushed    D.devoted

7.A.greedy    B.selfish    C.rich    D.generous

8.A.slight    B.small    C.extreme    D.average

9.A.services    B.time    C.labor    D.words

10.A.forbade    B.stopped    C.caught    D.save

11.A.watered    B.planted    C.bought    D.owned

12.A.divide up    B.add up    C.cut down    D.figure out

13.A.believed    B.doubted    C.argued    D.answered

14.A.behind time    B.ahead of time    C.in time    D.at no time

15.A.partly    B.never    C.completely    D.again

16.A.pocket    B.book    C.hand    D.room

17.A.retire    B.work    C.leave    D.starve(挨饿)

18.A.fortune    B.prize    C.rent    D.share

19.A.duty    B.mistake    C.fault    D.regret

20.A.normal    B.good    C.bad    D.noble

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School leaders from around the country gathered at the White House on November 19 for“Connected to the Future,” a conference about digital technology in education.Connected is the Obama Government’s five-year plan to support the growth of digital learning in schools.This growth includes equipping America’s schools with high-speed broadband Internet(宽带互联网).

At the conference,President Barack Obama said the U.S.Department of Education is taking steps to help educators and school districts as they change to digital learning.The department created new guidelines to help schools work to improve their technological infrastructure(基础设施).The guidelines are also designed to help schools choose the right digital devices(装备)and set up policies(政策)for their proper use.

“We have to do more to offer our children a world-class education,”Obama told the crowd of school leaders.“We have to improve our education level if we are going to make sure that every child in America can go as far as their dreams and talents will take them.”

According to Cecilia Muoz,director of the Domestic Policy Council,less than 40% of public schools in America have high-speed Internet access in their classrooms.She believes that Connected will make America a leader in using technology to educate students.

Muoz mentioned the Mooresville school district as a success story.Mooresville provides each student in grades 3 through 12 with a device,and uses a mostly digital subject.Muoz said Mooresville now ranks third in test scores and second in graduation rates(比例)in the state.

At the end of the president’s speech,1,200 school leaders attending the event signed the Future Ready District Pledge on their iPads.It promises the education leaders to help develop a culture of learning through technology at their schools,and to support teachers and students in using technology.

“Every child deserves a chance at a world-class education,”Obama added.“That’s what makes our nation great.”

【小题１】Who will take charge of putting the plan into practice?

A.The leaders of all the schools.

B.All the state government officials.

C.The U.S.Department of Education.

D.The U.S.Domestic Policy Council.

【小题２】Which of the following statements is true?

A.All students in Mooresville have digital devices.

B.Mooresville has carried out Connected for years.

C.Teaching quality in Mooresville was the worst in the past.

D.Digital learning helps Mooresville’s test scores and graduation rates go up.

【小题３】The purpose of Connected to the Future is to　　 .

A.make America get ahead in digital learning

B.make all the schools teach with digital technology

C.enable more schools to connect with the Internet

D.equip all schools with the high-speed Internet in 3 years

【小题４】This passage mainly wants to　　 .

A.tell readers how to use digital devices for learning

B.introduce some information about a five-year plan for digital learning in U.S.

C.encourage more and more countries to use digital devices to teach

D.make people know the importance of teaching with digital devices

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On November18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the world famous violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Lincoln Centre in New York City. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is not easy for him. He got polio（小儿麻痹症）as a child, and has to walk with the aid of two crutches（拐杖）now.

That night Perlman walked slowly to his chair. Then he sat down and began to play. But, suddenly, one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it break---it broke with a loud noise.

People thought to themselves, “He would have to get up to either find another violin or find another string for this one.”

But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The orchestra（管弦乐队）began, and he played from where he had stopped. He played with such passion and such power.

Of course, everyone knows that it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him changing and recomposing（重新作曲）the piece in his head.

When he finished, there was a silence in the room. Then people rose and cheered. We were all on our feet, doing everything we could to show how much we appreciated what he had done.

He smiled and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can make with what you have left.”

His words have stayed in my mind ever since I heard them. That is also the way of life. Perhaps our task in this quickly changing world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.

1.Holding a concert is challenging for Perlman because ______.

A. he is just a world famous violinist

B. he has never performed on stage before

C. he is physically disabled as a result of a disease

D. he has difficulty in moving his body

2.When Perlman had just begun playing, ______.

A. there was something wrong with the violin

B. he fell ill suddenly

C. an accident happened and caused a disturbance

D. a very loud noise arose from the audience

3. If one of the strings suddenly broke, what would an ordinary player do?

A. He would cancel the concert.             B. He would play another violin.

C. Another performer would play instead.     D. The concert would be put off.

4.The audience rose and cheered ______.

A. to show they are satisfied with Perlman’s performance

B. to thank the orchestra for their passionate performance

C. to ask Perlman for another performance

D. to express their appreciation of Perlman’s creative mind

5. The lesson we draw from the story is that ______.

A. we should make the best of what we have

B. what we have is more important than what is lost

C. we should not care about what is lost

D. the way of life is to always live with music

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) finally opened its door to China on November 10, ______ our Chinese 15-year wait.

A．to end                                B．ended

C．ending                               D．ends

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On November 1, All Saints’ Day, it is a(n) ______ for Roman Catholics (天主教徒）in Poland to visit cemeteries (墓地）. They decorate graves, pray, and light candles in ______ of those who have died.

The last place Tomek wanted to visit was a  _______ cemetery.

“But we already went today,” Tomek said.

Earlier, Tomek and his ______ had taken flowers and candles to his grandfather’s grave for All Saints’ Day. The cemetery had been _______ with others doing the same thing.

“We will go again after dinner,” said his mama.

Tomek’ s mama ______ to him, “You know this means a lot to Babcia.”

Babcia, his grandmother, entered the room and smiled at Tomek. “I want you to be ______,” She said, wrapping a red scarf　 around his _______ . Babcia was always nice to him. Mama was right ---Babcia would want him to be there.

All the way to the cemetery, Tomek kept his eyes down.

Can you remember your grandfather?” asked Aunt Dorota.

“No,” said Tomek, without ________

Aunt Dorota sighed, “ He was so much fun!”

Tomek wanted to _____ more. After all, he had been named after his grandfather. “He was fun?”

Aunt Dorota ______ on about his grandfather. Then they were at the cemetery.

But it did not get dark! ______ , it seemed to be getting lighter.

Slowly, Tomek  ______ his eyes. All the gravestones were ______ with burning candles. As if in a dream, he ______  his parents. Families nodded and greeted one another in lowered  ______.

Tomek looked at his grandfather’s grave, ______  Babcia was bowing her head in prayer. When she opened her eyes and saw Tomek, she said, “He was very proud that you had his ______ .” Tomek stood next to Babcia and she hugged him.

On their way home, Tomek _______  to look back at the cemetery. It glowed under the night sky.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” said Babcia.

Tomek nodded. “I like All Saints’ Day, ______ at night.”

1.A. condition　　 B. tradition　　 C. habit　　 D. occasion

2.A. celebration　　 B. behalf　　 C. place　　 D. honor

3.A. bright　　 B. deep　　 C. dark　　 D. nearby

4.A. family　　 B. partners　　 C. friends　　 D. colleagues

5.A. concerned　　 B. equipped　　 C. filled　　 D. linked

6.A. admitted　　 B. whispered　　 C. listened　　 D. called

7.A. happy　　 B. confident　　 C. warm　　 D. free

8.A. neck　　 B. face　　 C. waist　　 D. arm

9.A. taking up　　 B. looking up　　 C. showing up　　 D. setting up

10.A. buy　　 B. see　　 C. travel　　 D. hear

11.A. complained　　 B. chatted　　 C. cheated　　 D. shouted

12.A. In fact　　 B. In general　　 C. In case　　 D. In advance

13.A. closed　　 B. decreased　　 C. raised　　 D. opened

14.A. covered　　 B. compared　　 C. painted　　 D. reported

15.A. pulled　　 B. followed　　 C. found　　 D. treated

16.A. noises　　 B. voices　　 C. sounds　　 D. jokes

17.A. what　　 B. which　　 C. when　　 D. where

18.A. scarf　　 B. humor　　 C. name　　 D. appearance

19.A. survived　　 B. wanted　　 C. needed　　 D. turned

20.A. especially　　 B. hardly　　 C. widely　　 D. usually

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