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　　Abraham Lincoln was the 16th US president (总统). He was not good-looking and he liked to make fun of himself. This helped him get through many hard times. Here's one example.

　　One day, a man pointed a gun at him. Lincoln got a little afraid but tried to keep cool. He asked the man, “So what do you want?” The man held the gun to Lincoln's head and said, “A few years ago, I decided that if I saw an uglier man than myself, I would shoot (射杀) him.”

　　When Lincoln heard this, he was not worried any more. With a smile, he said to the man, “Shoot me then, for if I am uglier than you, I don'l want to live.”

(1)What did Lincoln look like?

[　　]

A．He was a good-looking man.

B．He looked very ugly.

C．He hated his appearance.

D．He wanted to change his looks.

(2)When a man used a gun to point at him, Lincoln, ______.

[　　]

A．tried to run away	B．tried to he calm
C．thed to fight with him	D．tried to make friends with him

(3)What does the last sentence mean?

[　　]

A．Lincoln wanted to die.

B．Lincoln hated being an ugly man.

C．The man with the gun was uglier than Lincoln.

D．Lincoln was just joking.

(4)Which of the following is not true according to the story?

[　　]

A．Lincoln was a humorous man.

B．The man thought Lincoln was uglier than him.

C．Lincoln always made jokes about his looks.

D．Lincoln was killed by this man.

答案：B;B;D;D

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　　While I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop, I saw a young man, get into the telephone box nearby. After a short while, he came out and looked very worried. As he saw me standing there, he walked up to me in a hurry.

　　“Good morning, sir,”he said,“when was Abraham Lincoln born, do you know?”

　　I felt a little surprised at his words.“Something must be wrong with the young man.”I thought.

　　“Could you tell me just in which year Abraham Lincoln was born?”he repeated politely.

　　Now I could see. he was not joking, so I thought for a minute, and told him that Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.

　　“Oh, yes! That's it! Thank you!”He turned round and rushed into the telephone box again.

　　A few minutes later, he came out with all smiles. He thanked me again and explained that he wanted to make a telephone to his friend, but he forgot the number.“You helped me to recall（回想）it.”he said,“You see, his number is 180 909, and it can be easily remembered if you know when the great man was born.”

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

(1) The young man looked happy when he came out of the telephone box at first.

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(2) The writer thought there was something wrong with the man when he heard his question.

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(3) The young man was playing a joke with the writer.

(　　)

(4) The young man thanked the writer for telling him his friend's number.

(　　)

(5) The telephone number can be easily remembered if he knew Abraham Lincoln's year of born.

(　　)

阅读理解：阅读短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

　　Abraham Lincoln was the 16th US president(总统)．He was not good-looking and he liked to make fun of himself．This helped him get through many hard times．Here's one example．

　　One day, a man pointed a gun at him．Lincoln got a little afraid but tried to keep cool．He asked the man,“So what do you want?”The man held the gun to Lincoln's head and said,“A few years ago I decided that if I saw an uglier man than myself, I would shoot(射杀)him．”

　　When Lincoln heard this, he was not worried any more．With a smile, he said to the man,“Shoot me then, for if I am uglier than you, I don't want to live．”

(1)

What did Lincoln look like?
[　　]
A．	He was a good-looking man．
B．	He looked very ugly．
C．	He hated his appearance．
D．	He wanted to change his looks．

(2)

When a man used a gun to point at him, Lincoln, ________．
[　　]
A．	tried to run away
B．	tried to be calm
C．	tried to fight with him
D．	tried to make friends with him

(3)

What does the last sentence mean?
[　　]
A．	Lincoln wanted to die．
B．	Lincoln hated being an ugly man．
C．	The man with the gun was uglier than Lincoln．
D．	Lincoln was just joking．

(4)

Which of the following is not true according to the story?
[　　]
A．	Lincoln was a humorous man．
B．	The man thought Lincoln was uglier than him．
C．	Lincoln always made jokes about his looks．
D．	Lincoln was killed by this man．

阅读理解.

Amazing Coincidences

(惊人的巧合)

　　Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both presidents of the United States of America, Lincoln became president in 1861 and Kennedy became president in 1961. Both men were shot in the head and killed． They were both shot on a Friday. The wives of both men were with them when they died．

　　John Wilkes Booth, the man who shot Lincoln, was born in 1839, Booth was shot soon after he killed the president. The man who shot Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald． He was born in 1939 and was also shot soon after he killed the president.

　　Lincoln had a secretary (秘书) called Kennedy. This secretary told him not to go out on the day he was shot. Kennedy had a secretary Called Lincoln. This secretary told Kennedy not to go out on the day he was shot. The name of the man who became president after Lincoln was Johnson. The name of the man who became president after Kennedy was also Johnson. What a lot of concidences!

（1）The main idea of this passage is about ________.

［　　］

A．the presidents of the USA

B．the presidents' wives

C．two presidents who were killed in the USA

D．a sad story in the USA

（2）________ shot President Lincoln.

［　　］

A．His secretary

B．Lee Harvey Oswald

C．His wife

D．John Wilkes Booth

（3）Kennedy became president in ________.

［　　］

（4）What happened to both presidents on a Friday?

［　　］

A．They were born.

B．They were shot.

C．They didn't go out with their wives.

D．They became presidents.

（5）Who were the two people called Johnson?

［　　］

A．The presidents' secretaries.

B．The men who shot the presidents.

C．The presidents' wives.

D．The men who became president next.

A superstar is someone who is usually famous in sports, or films, or popular music, someone like the singer Michael Jackson. In the nineteen eighties, Michael Jackson made a record album called “Thriller”. It quickly became the most popular recording in the history of music and it made Michael Jackson a superstar.

The word “super” means more than usual or very wonderful. And of course, a star is a person who is very famous. So people who are famous and skillful in sports, films or music are called superstars, such as Li Ning.

One of the most famous sports superstars in the United States is the boxer（拳击手） Muhammad Ali. After he won a gold medal in the Olympics and became the heavyweight boxing champion, he was known as one of the greatest and most famous boxers in the sports history. At that time Muhammad Ali was even better known than the president of the United States. He was a true superstar, nearly everyone knew his name.

But like the stars in the sky, a superstar may fade away（褪色） as the years go by. These days people know little about Muhammad Ali.

Superstars, loved by millions of people today, and may be forgotten tomorrow.

34. According to the author which of the person is NOT a superstar?

A. Michael Jackson　　　　 B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Muhammad Ali 　 D. Li Ning

35. According to the passage, what would happen to superstars at last?

A. They will be remembered by millions of people.

B. They will become the most important people in history.

C. They will be loved only by young people.

D. They will be little known as time passes by.

36. Today few teenagers know about Muhammad Ali, because______.

A. he isn’t as famous as other superstars

B. he had already disappeared in the world

C. he is like a star fade away quickly

D. he isn’t skillful enough in boxing

37.Millions of people today love superstars because ______.

A. superstars are very beautiful and cool in appearance

B. the superstars are greater than anyone else in all the fields

C. they will be known little by the world in the future

D. they are very famous and skillful in some special field

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