13．President Abraham Lincoln led the Union of northern states in four years of civil war against the southern Confederacy．But he did not live to see the end of the war and the nation reunited．He was assassinated （遇刺）in April of 1865．
Almost immediately，officials began planning details of the president's funeral．They asked Mrs．Lincoln where she wanted her husband buried．At first，she said Chicago．That was where the Lincolns were going to live after they left the White House．
Then she said the Capitol building in Washington．A tomb had been built there for America's first President，George Washington．But it had never been used．
Finally，she remembered a country cemetery （墓地） they had visited．At the time，her husband had said，"When I am gone，lay my remains in some quiet place like this．"So Mrs．Lincoln decided that the president's final resting place would be in the quiet，beautiful Oak Ridge Cemetery outside their home town of Springfield，Illinois．
For several days after Lincoln's assassination，his body lay in the East Room of the White House．The room was open to the public all day．Next，the body was taken to the Capitol building．Again，the public could come to say goodbye．Then the body was put on a special train for the trip back to Illinois．
Four years earlier，President-elect Lincoln had traveled by train from Illinois to Washington．He stopped to make speeches in cities along the way．Now，on this sad return trip，the train stopped at those same cities：Baltimore，Philadelphia，New York，Cleveland，Indianapolis and Chicago．
21．Which of the following is the suggested place to bury Lincoln？D
A．Baltimore．B．Cleveland．C．Indianapolis．D．Chicago．
22．Mrs．Lincoln selected Oak Ridge Cemetery as Lincoln's final resting place becauseC．
A．the Lincolns were going to live there
B．a tomb had been built there for America's presidents
C．it meets Lincoln's requirement about final resting place
D．it's quiet there and Lincoln decided to be buried there
23．Which of the following events happened first？B
A．President Lincoln was assassinated．
B．George Washington's tomb was built．
C．Lincoln was sent back to Illinois．
D．President Lincoln had traveled by train to New York．
24．What's the best title of the passage？D
A．Lincoln's LifeB．Oak Ridge Cemetery
C．The Capitol BuildingD．After Lincoln's Murder．
分析 本文为社会生活类阅读；文章介绍了林肯遇刺后经过再三考虑，遵照林肯的遗愿把他的墓地选择在他的家乡安静而又美丽的 Oak Ridge 墓地；并且在遇刺后的几天林肯的遗体整天对公众开放，供人们瞻仰；最后又沿着他曾经发表总统竞选演讲的路径回到了芝加哥．
解答 DCBD
21．答案是D．细节推断题；由文章的最后一句"on this sad return trip，the train stopped at those same cities：Baltimore，Philadelphia，New York，Cleveland，Indianapolis and Chicago．"可知林肯的遗体在回到家乡的途中沿途停留了Baltimore等城市最后到达 Chicago，由此推断 Chicago是林肯最后安息的城市，故选D．
22．答案是C．细节理解题；由第四段中林肯自己的话"When I am gone，lay my remains in some quiet place like this．"可知，林肯希望自己去世后遗体能安葬在"这样安静的地方"；因此选择了"Oak Ridge Cemetery"这个"in the quiet，beautiful （ 安静、美丽）"的墓地，可见这块墓地是符合了林肯自己的要求，故选C．
23．答案是B．细节理解题；根据常识判断，George Washington是美国首任总统，而Abraham Lincoln 是美国第16任总统；故推断George Washington的墓建成是最先发生的事，答案选B．
24．答案是D．主旨大意题；本文围绕林肯遇刺后墓地的选择、瞻仰等活动展开，故选D．
点评 阅读理解要在整体理解文章的基础上，关注细节：阅读强调整体把握；解题强调依据原文细节推敲推断．
