Question

    One time a young man，who hoped to study law，wrote to Lincoln for advice，and Lincoln replied，"If you are determined to make a lawyer of yourself，the thing is more than half done already．Always bear in mind that your own determination to succeed is more important than any other one thing．"

Lincoln knew．He had gone through  it all．He had never，in his entire life，had more than a total of one year's schooling．And books？Lincoln once said he had walked to borrow every book w ithin fifty miles of his home．A fire was usually kept go ing all night in the small house and he read by the light of it．

He walked twenty or thirty miles to hear a speaker and，returning home，he practiced his talks everyw here﹣in the fields，in the woods，before the crowds．He joined several societies and practiced speaking on the topics of the day．

A lack of confidence always troubled him．In the presence of women he was shy and dumb．Even when he was in love with Mary Todd，he used to sit there，nervous and silent，unable to find words，listening while she did the talking．Yet that was the man who，by practice and  home study，made himself into the speaker who debated with the famous speaker Douglas!That was the man who，in Gettysburg address，rose to the heights of eloquence （ 雄辩） that have seldom been achieved in all the human history．

Small wonder that，speaking of his own great barriers and painful struggle，he wrote，"If you are determined to make a lawyer of yourself，the thing is more than half done already．"

1.What does the underlined word"it"（in Paragraph 2）refer to？

A. Earning a fortune．

B. Making a living．

C. Asking for advice．

D. Becoming a law yer．

2.What is the key point of the fourth paragraph？

A. Lincoln's courage．

B. Lincoln's position．

C. Lincoln's progress．

D. Lincoln's eloquence．

3.What is the most vital spirit reflected in Lincoln's story above？

A. Believing  in oneself．

B. Keeping on practicing hard．

C. Overcoming difficulties．

D. Sticking to one's determination．

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文阅读。文章作者通过这篇文章向我们讲述了林肯尽管没有接受过正规的教育，但是靠着自己的努力，也练就了难得的口才。

1.词义猜测题。根据文章He had gone through it all．He had never，in his ent ire life，had more than a total of one year's schooling可知他经历了这一切，在他愤怒的一生中，他从来没有接受过一年以上的教育。由此可知"it"意为他作为律师的一生，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章in Gettysburg address，rose to the heights of eloquence （ 雄辩） that have seldom been achieved in all the human history可知第四段的要点是林肯的进步，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章If you are determined to make a law yer of yourself，the thing is more than half done already可知林肯的故事中反映出的最重要的精神是坚持自己的决心，故选D。