Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.
One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man .The man had a gun in his hand. He took aim (瞄準) at Lincoln’s nose. Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假裝) not to be afraid. He asked the man, “What do you want, sir?”“I’ve promised myself,” said the man, “if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man’s face carefully and then said, “Please take aim at me, sir. If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, after a minute, he said, “You are right!” And he went away.
小題1:Abraham Lincoln was famous because ____.
A．he was very uglyB．he was very handsome
C．he was a successful leaderD．he was tall and strong
小題2:Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ____.
A．his enemyB．a(chǎn) soldier C．a(chǎn)n ugly stranger D．a(chǎn) handsome man
小題3:The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ____.
A．wanted to be the ugliest manB．was from the south
C．was a slave (奴隸) ownerD．was against him
小題4:We can guess that in the end ____.
A．Lincoln was killed
B．the man killed himself
C．Lincoln didn’t want to live
D．Lincoln saved himself by his wit(機智)

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

小題1:根據(jù)文章第一段的內(nèi)容Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States,和常識可知答案為C
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容 One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man，可知答案為C
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容“if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.”可知答案為A
小題4:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容結(jié)尾時，可知答案為D
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