Question

【题目】 It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself. There is one particular story that he always told with great pleasure.

In his early days as a lawyer, Lincoln went from town to town to hear and judge legal cases. During one of these trips, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him. The stranger looked at the tall awkward lawyer and said that he had something he believed belonging to Lincoln. Lincoln was a bit confused. He had never seen the man before. He didn't see how a total stranger could have something of his. Lincoln asked him how this could be. The stranger pulled out a pocket knife and began to explain. Many years before, he had been given the pocket knife. He had been told to keep it until be able to find a man uglier than himself. Lincoln's eyes always shined brightly when he reached this part of the story. The story always brought smiles to the faces who heard it. The story itself was funny. But even more interesting was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself.

【1】The passage is about .

A.Lincoln's storyB.a stranger's knife

C.a strange storyD.a stranger's trip

【2】Lincoln felt when the stranger wanted to give the pocket knife to him.

A.angryB.excitedC.interestedD.puzzled

【3】From the story we know that Lincoln .

A.always laughed at othersB.liked to make friends

C.could still laugh at himselfD.was a handsome man

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了林肯的一段趣闻轶事。林肯讲述自己在火车上的一段奇遇，一位陌生人交给林肯一把刀子，并告诉林肯，这是他多年前得到的这把小刀，他被告知要留着它，直到把刀转交给比自己丑的男人。

【1】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“There is one particular story that he always told with great pleasure.”及全文内容可知，此文是关于林肯自己的一段趣闻轶事。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Lincoln was a bit confused.（林肯有点困惑。）”可知，当陌生人想把小刀给他时，林肯感觉很困惑。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“But even more interesting was the fact that a man as great as Lincoln could still laugh at himself.（但更有趣的是，像林肯这样伟大的人仍然可以嘲笑自己。）”可知，从故事我们知道林肯虽是伟人，但仍然可以嘲笑自己。故选C。

文章内容较为简单，集中考查细节题，对此类题型，考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别。如小题2选择项中的puzzled，到文章第二段“Lincoln was a bit confused.”找到关键词confused。所以我们考生要通过比较这些细微区别，仔细辨别才能得出答案。