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Lincoln was born on . A. February 12, 1809 B. 1809, February 12 C. 1809, 12 February D. February 1809,12 【查看更多】

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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 ________.

［　　］

A．1839

B．1939

C．1961

D．1861

（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.

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　　The son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Abraham Lincoln had to struggle for a living and for learning．Five months before receiving his party's nomination for President, he sketched(概略)his life：

　　“I was born on Feb．12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky．My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families－second families, perhaps I should say．My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks…My father…removed from Kentucky to…Indiana, in my eighth year…It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods．There I grew up…Of course when I came of age I did not know much．Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher…but that was all．”

　　Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on a farm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois．He was a captain in the Black Hawk War, spent eight years in the Illinois legislature, and rode the circuit of courts for many years．

　　As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization．

　　Lincoln won re-election in 1864．

　　On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated(暗杀)at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South．The opposite was the result, for with Lincoln's death, the possibility of peace with magnanimity died．

1．What is this passage mainly about?

______________________________

2．Was Lincoln born in a rich family? How do you know that?

______________________________

3．When and where was he born?

______________________________

4．When did his mother die?

______________________________

5．When and where was he assassinated?

______________________________

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　　January 1 is the New Year’s Day, the first day of the year．It is a legal(法定的)holiday, and all banks, stores and schools are closed．Many people invite their friends to come and visit them in the afternoon or evening．

　　The only legal holiday in February is Washington’s Birthday．Although Washington was born on February 22, his birthday is now celebrated on the third Monday of February．Some States also celebrate Lincoln’s birthday on February 12．These two, the United States’ most famous presidents, were both born in February．

　　The last Monday in May is Memorial Day(纪念日)．This holiday remembers the many service members, men and women, who died for their country．Americans celebrate Memorial Day with services in cemeteries(公墓)and churches．

　　America’s great national holiday, Independence Day, falls on the fourth of July．It celebrates the birth of the United States．It was on this day that the colonists(殖民者)announced their independence from England．They had to fight hard for the next seven years to win this independence．

　　The first Monday of September is Labor Day(劳工节)．This holiday honors(向——表示敬意)the working people of the United States．There are sorts of celebrations and speeches on this day too．People go to all kinds of places to enjoy the fine weather at the end of summer．

(1)

This passage mainly tells us something about ________．
[　　]
A．	Independence Day
B．	America’s holidays
C．	Memorial Day
D．	New Year’s Day

(2)

Which festival is NOT a public holiday?
[　　]
A．	Labor Day
B．	Valentine’s Day
C．	Washington’s Birthday
D．	Thanksgiving Day

(3)

The American people celebrate ________ on July 4th every year．
[　　]
A．	New Year’s Day
B．	May Day
C．	Memorial Day
D．	Independence Day

(4)

From this passage we know ________．
[　　]
A．	American people do not work on New Year’s Day
B．	Memorial Day falls on the first Monday of February
C．	Labor Day comes on May 1 in the United States
D．	Americans celebrate Independence Day on June 14

(5)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Americans celebrate Memorial Day in order to remember their dead friends．
B．	On New Year’s Day Americans usually go shopping．
C．	Washington and Lincoln were born in the same month．
D．	Americans celebrate Labor Day to remember the dead workers．

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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 ________.

［　　］

A．1839

B．1939

C．1961

D．1861

（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.

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根据短文内容和汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. When he was a child, he always had a lot of questions and started asking questions about _____1.________ (如何)things worked. So his teachers didn’t like him. They thought he was kind of ____2.________(笨的) and many people didn’t understand him, either. He was only in school for three months. His mother _____3._____(教)him at home. His parents _____4._____(注意) he loved to read. They introduced him to the ____5.______(图书馆). He read many books there. The books _____6.______(使…感兴趣) him very much. ________7.____ （在）the help of his parents, he also built his lab by _______8.______(他自己). He ______9.____ (发明) more than one thousand things, ______10.______(包括) the first silent film, the light bulb, the record player and so on. He died on October 18,1931 at the age of 84.

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