Question

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”

1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

A．farmer

B．soldier

C．worker

D．teacher

2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

A．his family had no money	B．his mother wanted to teach him herself
C．he didn’t like school	D．there was no school near his home

3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

A．happy	B．unhappy
C．worried	D．angry

4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

A．a whole day	B．a quarter of a day
C．three hours	D．two days

5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

A．A mooncake.	B．A new book.
C．An old book.	D．A school bag.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

1.从 ... he had to help his father look after their farm. 可知他爸爸是一个农夫(farmer)。

2.虽然他家确实没有很多钱,但他不能上学的主要原因是他家附近没有学校。

3.从He was sad most of the time. 可知,因为sad的意思是unhappy。

4.他妈妈很早起床到镇上去给他买东西,回家已是当天晚上。

5.因为他妈妈知道他最喜欢的礼物是书,而不是其他物品,根据本文是An old book一本旧书。