閱讀理解題 It was almost the worst birthday of Abraham Lincoln’s life.
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It was almost the worst birthday of Abraham Lincoln’s life.
On Febrary 11,1861 (the day before he trned fifty-two),Lincoln
left for Washington to become the nation’s sixteenth President.As he left
home in Springfield,Illinois,Lincoln handed his son Robet a black oilskin
bag,and told him to gard it careflly.He did not tell Robert what wa Unknown to his seventeen-year-old son ,Lincoln had placed his newly
written inagral speech in the bag.It was to be the most important speech
he ever made.And it was his only copy.
When the train arrived in Indianapoils----the first stop on the long
jorney---Lincocln rode off in a special carriage withot his family.
Robert walked from the station to the local hotel.
When Robert arrived at the hotel,he learned that his family’site(套房) was not ready.So he asked that the bag shold be held at the
front desk.Then he went off to be with friends.
On his retrn,Robert fond his father waiting anxiosly.Where was the
bag?Robert explained that he had checked it at the desk..
An angry Lincoln sped to the hall and leaped over the front desk.He
began searching throgh a hge pile of lggage.
As pled gests looked on,Lincoln dragged from the pile a familiar-
looking black bag and opened it,only to find someone else’dirty clothes.It was the wrong bag.Back he went to the pile.
At last he located the precios bag and fond the speech inside.Lincoln
handed it to his son and said strictly,“Now yo keep it!”
It was the one and only time,Robert said,that his father had ever lost
his temper at him.Bt with his speech fond and his birthday yet to be
celebrated,Abraham Lincoln grew cheerfl.As Robert prodly recalled,
“Father did not scold(責(zé)罵).”
1.The nderlined words “inagral speech” in Paragraph 3 may refer t _________.
A.a speech made by Lincoln himself B.a speech written by another
C.a speech to take office of President D.a speech made to the whole
2.Lincoln gave his newly written inagral speech to Robert in order t__________.
A.take the train to Indianapolis B.let Robert keep an eye on it
C.give a speech to the whole nation D.train the independence of
3.Only when _______ did Robert realie the bag was very important.
A.he fond his father very anxios B.his father handed the bag t C.his father retrned the bag to him D.he arrived at the
Indianapolis station
4.What kind of man can we infer was Lincoln according to the text?
A.Warm-hearted B.Strong-willed C.Bad-tempered D.Readily-trsting
5.It can be learnt from the text that__________.
A.Lincoln lost his first temper B.the father scolded Robert
C.Robert made his biggest mistake D.Robert nearly lost Father’s speech