精英家教网 > 高中英语 > 题目详情

Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so, but selfishly, I’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the world’s attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see.
  Usually, the lives of black women go largely unexamined. The prevailing theory seems to be that we’re all hot-tempered single mothers who can’t keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can’t escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic (酗酒的) mothers.
  These images have helped define the way all women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets the chance to commit to a cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhaps most complicated duty may be simple to be herself.
  It won’t be easy. Because few mainstream publications have done in-depth features on regular African-American women, little is known about who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis. For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.
  Just as she will have her critics, she will also have millions of fans who usually have little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogs have written about what they’d like to see Michelle bring to the White House—mainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyone—an impossible task. But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise (沉着), confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that’s been around for far too long.
【小题1】Why does Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author?

A.She serves as a role model for African women.
B.She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady.
C.She will present to the world a new image of African-American women.
D.She will pay closer attention to the interests of African-American women.
【小题2】What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?
A.They are victims of violence.
B.They are of an inferior violence.
C.They use quite a lot of body language.
D.They live on charity and social welfare.
【小题3】What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?
A.Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans.
B.How Michelle should behave as a public figure.
C.How proud they are to have a black woman in the White House.
D.What Michelle should do as wife and mother in the White House.
【小题4】What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady?
A.However many fans she has, she should remain modest,
B.She shouldn’t disappoint the African-American community.
C.However hard she tries, she can’t expect to please everybody.
D.She will give priority to African-American women’s concerns.
【小题5】What do many African-American women hope Michelle Obama will do?
A.Help change the prevailing view about black women.
B.Help her husband in the task of changing America.
C.Outshine previous First Lady.
D.Fully display her fine qualities.


【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】A

解析试题分析:这是《新闻周刊》2008 年 11 月刊的一篇文章,题目为 MICHELLE OBAMA IS A BLACK SKINNEDBEAUTY。全文共五段。第一段作者介绍作为黑人女性,她更关注米歇尔奥巴马,因为作为准第一夫人,米歇尔代表的正是人们平时极少接触的非洲裔女性美国公民。第二至四段介绍过去人们对黑人女性带有成见的看法,因此米歇尔将代表所有黑人女性来改变世人对她们的看法。最后一段介绍米歇尔作为第一夫人,美国黑人对她的期望,以及她身上所具有的、黑人女性应该学习的品质。
【小题1】事实细节题。根据题干中关键词 Michelle Obama 和 fascination for the author,答案可定位在第一段第二句和末句。根据第一段第二句...what she might be able to do not just for this countrybut for me as an African-American woman 和本段末句中...people will have a chance to get upclose and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see,即她(米歇尔)会代表美国的黑人女性,并且人们通过与她的密切接触来了解美国黑人女性的形象。C 的意思与之相符,故选C
【小题2】事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词 stereotype of African-American women,答案可定位在第二段第二、三句。这前两句告诉读者人们普遍认为大多数黑人女性都是暴躁脾气的单身妈妈,吸引不住男人。在人们的想象中,黑人女性给人留下的刻板印象往往是:受人歧视,性交过度,通常被未婚的酒鬼老妈养大。选项 B 的意思与之接近,故选B
【小题3】语义理解题。根据题干中 African-Americans write about in their blogs,答案可定位在末段第二句。根据此句 Many African-American blogs have written about what theyd liketo see Michelle bring to the White House----mainly showing the world that a black woman cansupport her man and raise a strong black family,意为quot许多非洲裔美国人的博客里都曾写到对米歇尔的期待,写到她带进白宫的将是对整个世界的宣言,宣告黑人女性同样可以支持老公,同样可以肩负一个黑人.选 D
【小题4】语义理解题。根据题目,答案可定位在末段末句。根据此句But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise(沉着),confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that’s been around for far too long,即但对于像我一样的非洲裔美国人,即便能够学到她的一丝沉着,一丝自信和一丝聪慧,那都将会很大程度上改变长久以来黑人女性给人的印象,由此可知米歇尔是不会令美国黑人失望的。故选择B
【小题5】语义理解题。根据题目African-American women hope答案定位在末段末句。短文第四段末句For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all,即米歇尔代表着美国黑人女性的形象。末段末句提到“对于像我一样的非洲裔美国人,即便能够学到她的一丝沉着,一丝自信和一丝聪慧,那都将会很大程度上改变长久以来黑人女性给人的印象。”由此可知米歇尔是美国黑人妇女学习的榜样,广大美国黑人女性如果都能向她学习,就一定会改变公众心中的形象。故选A
考点:考查人物传记类短文

练习册系列答案
相关习题

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

I’d always dreamed of exploring Africa, ever since I read my first Tarzan(《人猿泰山》)comic as a child. Finally, in 2004, to celebrate my 60th birthday, I went to Tanzania to experience a safari(东非游猎)and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Seated next to me on the flight was Tanzania’s minister of water and wildlife development. We talked for thousands of miles, and he arranged me to visit a school. When I toured the school, I was shocked. The leaky(漏的)roofs turned the dirt floors into mud during the rainy season, and the walls couldn’t keep out the heat, cold or bugs(小昆虫). The school was in need of all material goods, but the kids possessed great human spirit.
It broke my heart that these children had to struggle to survive, so I asked the headmaster what it would cost to feed them. As little as 20 cents per child per day, he told me. Immediately I got home, I founded Kids of Kilimanjaro. Since then we’ve grown to provide hot lunches for nearly 13,000 schoolchildren every day. The free lunch program has eased a major problem the youngsters face.
I know a good education could really make a difference in these children’s lives. My parents always stressed the importance of education. I paid my own way through college in Tokyo by teaching English to students and businesspeople. After attending university I moved to San Francisco, when I was 25 years old. In 1978 I realized my American dream when I founded my own company. My success all started with a good education.
It’s amazing that something as simple as a nutritious lunch can change and enrich so many lives. Giving young people a better, healthier life can inspire them to go all the way through college and lead a movement that transforms their country.
【小题1】Why did the author go to Tanzania to celebrate his 60th birthday?

A.He was curious about what Africa was like.
B.He was concerned about the Africans’ miserable life.
C.He wanted to get an idea of the area’s wildlife.
D.He hoped to lead a movement that would transform his country.
【小题2】After his tour to the school, the author found that the kids there were ________.
A.in need of help
B.not interested in studies
C.not used to the rainy season
D.in low spirits
【小题3】What is the main purpose of Kids of Kilimanjaro?
A.To make sure the African kids are mentally healthy.
B.To spread knowledge among the African kids.
C.To build new schools for the African kids.
D.To protect the African kids from hunger.
【小题4】What is the correct sequence of the following events?
a.“I” founded “my” first company.
b.“I” founded Kids of Kilimanjaro.
c.“I” read “my” first Tarzan comic.
d.“I” moved to San Francisco.
A.a, c, d, b
B.a, d, c, b
C.c, a, d, b
D.c, d, a, b
【小题5】The author believes education is important because __________.
A.his parents always stressed the importance of education
B.a good education contributes to his success
C.he paid his own way through college by teaching English
D.he’s trying to realize his American dream

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer(拖车) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.
We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house – something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.
On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, "What do you want for your new room?" Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were surprised when Josh responded, "I just want a bed."
The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.
When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.
That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds tog tether, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.
As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, "What is that?"
"A pillow," she replied.
"What do you do with it?" Eric continued to ask.
"When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as she handed Eric the pillow.
"Oh . . . that's soft," he said, hugging it tightly.
Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks, "Do you have a pillow?"
We know exactly what he means.
【小题1】The writer’s first volunteer project was         .

A.working on a poor trailerB.helping a poor family
C.donating beds and beddingD.dealing with a housing problem
【小题2】On bearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because         .
A.the family lived in a trailer
B.he expected to get some toys
C.he didn’t know what a bed was
D.the boys had no bed to sleep in
【小题3】From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen       before.
A.a trailerB.a truckC.a pillowD.a house
【小题4】By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that        .
A.what they want to get may be unnecessary
B.they should not waste money on small things
C.they should do more volunteer work for the poor
D.what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

LONDON---A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的)bomb detectors(探测器)to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn’t cared about potentially deadly consequences.
It is believed that James McCormick got about $ 77.8 million from the sales of his detectors---which were based on a kind of golf ball finder---to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.
McCormick, 57, was convicted(判罪)of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.
“Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people,” Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. “You have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt.”
The detectors, sold for up to $ 42, 000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use.
McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand.
“I never had any bad results from customers,” he said.
【小题1】Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?

A.He sold bombs. B.He caused death of people.
C.He made detectors.D.He cheated in business.
【小题2】According to the judge, what McCormick had done         .
A.increased the cost of safeguarding
B.lowered people’s guard against danger
C.changed people’s idea of social security
D.caused innocent people to commit crimes
【小题3】Which of the following is true of the detectors?
A.They have not been sold to Africa
B.They have caused many serious problems.
C.They can find dangerous objects in water.
D.They don’t function on the basis of science.
【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick         .
A.solo the equipment at a low price
B.was well-known in most countries
C.did not think he had committed the crime
D.had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

Pete Richards was the loneliest man in town on the day that little Jean Grace opened the door of his shop.
Pete's grandfather had owned the shop until his death. Then the shop became Pete's. The front window was full of beautiful old things: jewelry of a hundred years ago, gold and silver boxes, carved figures from China and Japan and other nations.
On this winter afternoon, a child stood there, her face close to the window. With large and serious eyes, she studied each piece in the window. Then, looking pleased, she stepped back from the window and went into the shop. Pete himself stood behind the counter. His eyes were cold as he looked at the small girl. “Please,” she began, “would you let me look at the pretty string of blue beads in the window?” Pete took the string of blue beads from the window. The beads were beautiful against his hand as he held the necklace up for her to see.
“They are just right,” said the child as though she were alone with the beads. “Will you wrap them up in pretty paper for me, please? I've been looking for a really wonderful Christmas present for my sister.”
“How much money do you have?” asked Pete.
She put a handful of pennies on the counter. “This is all I have,” she explained simply. “I've been saving the money for my sister's present.”
Pete looked at her, his eyes thoughtful. Then he carefully closed his hand over the price mark on the necklace so that she could not see it. How could he tell her the price? The happy look in her big blue eyes struck him like the pain of an old wound.
“Just a minute,” he said and went to the back of the shop. “What's your name?” he called out. He was very busy about something.
“Jean Grace,” answered the child.
When Pete returned to the front of the shop, he held a package in his hand. It was wrapped in pretty Christmas paper.
“There you are,” he said. “Don't lose it on the way home.”
She smiled happily at him as she ran out of the door. Through the window he watched her go. He felt more alone than ever.
Something about Jean Grace and her string of beads had made him feel once more the pain of his old grief. The child's hair was as yellow as the sunlight; her eyes were as blue as the sea. Once upon a time, Pete had loved a girl with hair of that same yellow and with eyes just as blue. And the necklace of blue stones had been meant for her.
But one rainy night, a car had gone off the road and struck the girl. After she died, Pete felt that he had nothing left in the world except his grief. The blue eyes of Jean Grace brought him out of that world of self-pity and made him remember again all that he had lost. The pain of remembering was so great that Pete wanted to run away from the happy Christmas shoppers who came to look at his beautiful old things during the next ten days.
When the last shopper had gone, late on Christmas Eve, the door opened and a young woman came in. Pete could not understand it, but he felt that he had seen her before. Her hair was sunlight yellow and her eyes were sea-blue. Without speaking, she put on the counter a package wrapped in pretty Christmas paper. When Pete opened the package, the string of blue beads lay again before him.
“Did this come from your shop?” she asked.
Pete looked at her with eyes no longer cold. “Yes, it did,” he said.
“Are the stones real?”
“Yes. They aren't the best turquoise(绿松石), but they are real.”
“Can you remember to whom you sold them?”
“She was a small girl. Her name was Jean. She wanted them for her sister's Christmas present.”
“How much were they?”
“I can't tell you that,” he said. “The seller never tells anyone else what a buyer pays.”
“But Jean has never had more than a few pennies. How could she pay for them?”
She paid the biggest price one can ever pay,” he said.
For a moment there was no sound in the little shop. Then somewhere in the city, church bells began to ring. It was midnight and the beginning of another Christmas Day.
“But why did you do it?” the girl asked.
Pete put the package into her hands.
“There is no one else to whom I can give a Christmas present,” he said. “It is already Christmas morning. Will you let me take you to your home? I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas at your door.”
And so, to the sound of many bells, Pete Richards and a girl whose name he had not yet learned walked out into the hope and happiness of a new Christmas Day.
【小题1】When Pete saw Jean Grace, he was ______.

A.very enthusiastic, hoping for some business to be done
B.cold but he still served the young customer
C.cold, unwilling to serve the young customer
D.very warm to the young customer though he did not want to sell anything to her
【小题2】Pete did not say the price of the necklace because ______.
A.the seller never tells anyone else what a buyer pays
B.he priced the necklace too high
C.he knew it would disappoint the girl
D.he didn't want to sell the necklace
【小题3】The eyes of Jean Grace brought Pete out of his world of self-pity and he ______.
A.tried to forget the memory of his sweetheart
B.began to look at the world optimistically
C.remembered his lost love
D.no longer felt the pain in him
【小题4】A young woman came into the shop because ______.
A.she was afraid that there might be some mistake
B.she thought that the stones she had bought were not real
C.she was not sure if she could get more stones like those
D.she did not like what she had once bought
【小题5】By saying “She paid the biggest price one can ever pay,” Pete meant that Jean Grace    .
A.gave the most money for the necklace
B.gave all she had with her for the necklace
C.appreciated the value of the necklace
D.wanted to have the best thing in the shop
【小题6】 At the end of the story we see that Pete _____.
A.found another girl that he could trust
B.met someone who truly loved him
C.found a place to go at last
D.regained his ability to love

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

Recently I fully understood that a little favor could really make a big difference. My daughter and I were, accidentally, in time to catch a falling heart just before it hit the ground.
It all started when Charlene, one of my co-volunteers at the library, asked if I could do her duty on Tuesday since her doctor appointment had been unexpectedly changed. I agreed, which meant I  was home on Friday instead of volunteering as previously planned.
My daughter, Mary, managers a book store in town. Mid-morning, she called to ask me for help. Would I buy a fifty dollar gift card, birthday card, and cake for one of Mary’s assistant managers, Cindy?
Mary explained she had to call Cindy in to take the place of another assistant manager who was sick, but felt terrible about it when she discovered it was Cindy’s birthday. Cindy insisted that it was just fine. But that was not what Mary thought, so she gathered enough money from other employees to throw a surprise party for Cindy. Since neither Mary, nor any of the other employees, could leave to pick up the goodies, they were turning to me for help. Days later, Mary told me the wonderful rest of the story, “Cindy cried and cried when we surprised her. After the party, Cindy told us that her boyfriend had chosen that morning to break up with her. To top that off, she only had 26 cents left in her bank account.”
We were surprised at the series of unexpected events that took place in order to circle Cindy with love and catch her falling heart just before it hit the ground.
【小题1】Why did Charlene ask a favor of the writer?

A.ShehadtoseethedoctoronFriday.
B.Shewantedtocelebrateherdaughter’sbirthday.
C.ShehadanunexpectedappointmentonTuesday.
D.Sheneededtoprepareforherdaughter’sbirthday.
【小题2】What can we learn about Mary?
A.Shewasalearned careerwoman.
B.Shehaduneasyrelationshipswithherassistants.
C.SheknewCindy’slovestorybeforethesurpriseparty.
D.Sheplayedthemostimportantroleinthiscircleoflove.
【小题3】Which of the following couldn’t be the reason why Cindy cried?
A.She had to work on her birthday.
B.She had little money in her bank account.
C.She was greatly moved by Mary’s care and kindness.
D.She and her boyfriend parted that very morning.
【小题4】The underlined word “goodies” refers to_________.
A.Gifts for CindyB.Good storiesC.Close friendsD.Goods on sale

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

A butcher watching over his shop was really surprised when he saw a dog coming inside the shop. He went over to the dog and noticed it had a note in its mouth. He took the note and it read “Can I have 12 sausages and a leg of lamb, please. The dog has money in his mouth, as well.”
The butcher looked carefully and was surprised to find that there was really a ten-dollar note there. So he took the money and put the sausages and lamb in a bag, placing it in the dog’s mouth. The butcher was so impressed, and since it was about closing time, he decided to shut up shop and follow the dog.
So off he went. He followed the dog to a bus stop. The dog stopped and started looking at the timetable. The dog checked out the time, and then sat on one of the seats provided. Along came a bus. The dog walked around to the front, looked at the number, and went back to its seat. Another bus came. Again the dog went around to the front, looked at the number and climbed on. The butcher, by now, open-mouthed, followed it onto the bus.
The bus traveled through the town and out into the suburbs. Eventually the dog got up, and moved to the front of the bus. It stood on two back paws and pushed the button to stop the bus. Then it got off with groceries still in its mouth.
Well, the dog and the butcher were walking along the road, and then the dog turned into a house. It walked up the path, and dropped the groceries on the step. Then it walked back down the path, took a big run, and threw itself against the door. Then again, it threw himself against it. There’s no answer at the house. so the dog waited at the door.
The butcher watched as a big guy opened the door, and started shouting at it. The butcher ran up, and stopped the guy. “Why do you shout at the dog? It is really a genius.” The guy responded, “You call this clever? This is the second time this week that this stupid dog’s forgotten its key.”
【小题1】Which may be the best title of the passage?

A.A clever dog. B.A curious butcher.
C.A cruel owner. D.A second lost key.
【小题2】Why was the butcher surprised when he saw the dog?
A.Because there was a note in the dog’s mouth.
B.Because a dog was not supposed to come into his shop alone.
C.Because the dog was not afraid of being butchered.
D.Because the dog could read.
【小题3】The passage implies that _________.
A.dogs are cleverer than man
B.dogs are our best friend
C.the butcher is a cruel person
D.some people are never satisfied with what they have got
【小题4】The dog threw itself against the door, because _________.
A.it wanted to force the door open
B.it wanted its owner to open the door
C.it wanted to punish itself for forgetting the key
D.it wanted to get the butcher’s help
【小题5】Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The butcher was curious so he followed the dog.
B.The dog didn’t get on the first bus because it was the wrong number.
C.To get off the bus, you should let the driver know by pressing the button.
D.The dog would be driven away by the big guy.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

At a few minutes past five, Dave noted that the blanket of darkness was lifting. He was just able to make out the heavier masses that eventually appeared as the familiar trees that lined the road at the base of the hill. The upper reaches of the sky showed lighter shades of gray.
Dave got out of bed quietly and dressed quickly. He mixed a spoonful of instant chocolate into a glass of cold water, and his impatience forced him to finish the drink in gulps.
As he walked down toward the lake, Dave paused to reach for the fishing pole and gear box on the bench where he had left them the night before.
By the time where he reached the small boat, a thick white mist(雾气)had spread over the surface of the water. He stepped into the boat, sat down, and rowed out of the weed beds that lined the edge of the shore.
The outer fringe(边缘)of the lake disappeared as the boat moved forward noiselessly. All he could see was the enveloping whiteness. He could not tell where the boat and the surrounding air met the surface of the lake.
Dave rowed steadily ahead, relying on a mental picture of the surroundings. Then the mist began to rise, slowly. It soon rested inches above the still surface of the lake. The heavy silence was now being broken by the fish breaking through the surface as they leaped out of the water for low-flying insects.
The magic time had arrived. Dave raised his pole. Dawn was broken. He was excited with expectancy.
【小题1】Dave got up early in the morning to        .

A.enjoy the scene of the lake B.seek adventure at the lake
C.go fishing in the lake D.take a walk by the lake
【小题2】According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Dave broke the quietness of the lake.
B.Dave was familiar with the surroundings.
C.Dave took a picture of the lake with him.
D.Dave forgot the fishing pole at the beginning.
【小题3】The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 6 refers to        .
A.fish B.boat C.silence D.mist
【小题4】What can we learn from the end of the story?
A.Dave was hopeful of catching a lot of fish.
B.Dave wished the weather would be better.
C.Dave was happy that dawn was broken.
D.Dave expected someone else would come.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

Something that has always interested me about Abraham Lincoln is,not surprisingly,his sense of humor. As far as I can tell,he's the first American President to have one.
That's because the term“sense of humor” really wasn't in common usage until the eighteen-sixties and seventies.In the eighteen-forties and fifties,it was called“the sense of the ridiculous," and didn't have the positive connotations(隐含意义)that“sense of humor" has today. Back then,what was ridiculous was what invited ridicule(讥笑).Funniness and cruelty went hand in hand.Of course,they still do a lot of arm-in-arm walking in our day as well.
Lincoln’s humor was very different because,for one thing,it was actually "humor"as what the word meant in his time. We don't make the distinction between "wit(风趣)”and "humor”anymore; but in the nineteenth century people did.Wit was unpleasant and offensive while humor was pleasant and sympathetic.It’s the difference we note now when we distinguish between "laughing with”and“laughing at.”Lincoln was much more about "laughing with”than "laughing at.”And when“laughing at,”it was often himself he was teasing.
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates,when Douglas accused Lincoln of being two-faced,Lincoln replied,referencing his plain looking,“Honestly,if I were two-faced,would I be showing you this one?”And,in a way,Lincoln's face itself tells us much about his sense of humor.
You can comb through thousands of photographs of politicians,soldiers,and the like from Lincoln's time and not find a single smile.
True, the long exposures(曝光)required for photographs of that time made smiling difficult.Yet Lincoln alone,as far as I can tell,overcame that difficulty.
Interestingly, while having a sense of humor,or at least the appearance of one provided by comedy writers has become a necessary characteristic for an American President in our time,in the nineteenth century,too much humor was considered problem.  And that was the case for Lincoln.A journalist covering the Lincoln-Douglas debates commented that“I could not take a real personal liking to the man,owing to an inborn weakness. . .that he was extremely, fond of jokes,anecdotes,and stories.”
【小题1】We can infer from Paragraph 2 that__

A.the American President could influence the use of English
B.the term "sense of humor”wasn't invented until the 1860s
C.what is funny to someone might be offensive to someone else
D.the concept of humor remains the same despite the passing of time
【小题2】The underlined words“this one”in Paragraph 4 refer to__.
A.Lincoln's unattractive face
B.Lincoln's sense of humor
C.the debate they were having
D.cruelty that went with funniness
【小题3】We rarely see people from Lincoln's time wear smile in their photos because_.
A.being humorous was considered inappropriate
B.they found it quite funny to smile before camera
C.not smiling for photographs was the fashion
D.photography technology then was not advanced
【小题4】What might the writer think of the journalist covering the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
A.His comment accurately reflected his time
B.He created a false picture of Lincoln
C.He was prejudiced and self-centered
D.He was brave to point out Lincoln's weakness

查看答案和解析>>

同步练习册答案