Question

President Abraham Lincoln often visited hospitals to talk with wounded soldiers during the Civil War.Once，Lincoln went over to the bedside of a young dying soldier.

“Is there anything I can do for you？”asked the President. The soldier obviously didn't recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper, “Would you please write a letter to my mother？”

So the President carefully began writing down the soldier's words，“My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I'm afraid I'm not going to recover. Don't grieve too much for me, please. Kiss my sister Mary for me.May God bless you and Father.”

The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, “Written for your son by Abraham Lincoln.”The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it.“Are you really the President？”he asked. “Yes, I am，”replied Lincoln quietly.Then he asked if there was anything else he could do.“Would you please hold my hand？”asked the soldier.“It will help to see me through to the end.”

In the quiet room, the tall gaunt (憔悴的)President took the soldier's hand and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.

【小題】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The dying soldier was filled with love.

B．Lincoln only signed his name in the letter instead of the soldier's.

C．The soldier was the only child in his family.

D．Lincoln often wrote letters for the wounded.

【小題】When the soldier's mother read the letter, she would probably be________.

A．sad but feel greatly relieved

B．a(chǎn)pologetic but grateful

C．calm and thankful

D．sorry and feel it unexpected

【小題】The underlined word “grieve” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by“________”．

A．feel worried B．feel sad C．cry D．miss

【小題】In writing the passage，the author intends to________.

A．tell us war is cruel B．make us laugh

C．draw our attention D．tell us Lincoln was great

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

1.細節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知，總統(tǒng)親自為他寫家書，在最后的時間里又陪在他身邊鼓勵他，關心他。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句話可知林肯替這個士兵簽了名之后又補充了一句“信是由亞伯拉罕·林肯為你兒子寫的”可以推斷出，看到信后，兒子的母親一是為失去兒子而傷心，但又會因為自己的兒子在最后時刻能得到總統(tǒng)的關心而感到很寬慰。

3.猜測詞義題。根據(jù)上句“I'm afraid I'm not going to recover.”可知，士兵委婉地告訴母親自己要死了。因而安慰母親不要太為他難過了。

4.寫作意圖題。文章通過描寫林肯總統(tǒng)對一個即將死亡的士兵及其家人的關心來讓讀者感受到林肯的偉大。