B William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U.S, was born in a small town. When he was a boy, he was very quiet and shy. Because he was so quiet, every one thought that he wasn’t bright . The people in the town often put a nickel and a dime before him and ask him which to choose. He always chose the nickel and they laughed. One day a woman felt sorry for him. She asked, “Why do you never take a dime and always choose a nickel instead? Do you know a nickel is worth much less than a dime ? “Certainly I know it, William answered slowly. “But if I choose the dime, they will not ask me to choose them any more. 根据短文内容判断正 ( ) 1. William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United Nations. ( ) 2.When he was a boy, he liked to speak little. ( ) 3.The people thought he was not bright because he was shy and quiet. ( ) 4.When he always chose the nickel, the people thought he didn’t know that a nickel was worth less than a dime. ( ) 5.He always chose the nickel because he wanted the people to believe that he didn’t know the difference between a nickel and a dime. 查看更多

 

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Where Presidents Come From

  Does a person from Ohio or Virginia have a better chance of living in the White House than anyone else? It seems that way. Eight out of 40 U. S. Presidents came from Ohio. Eight came from Virginia. William Henry Harrison, the ninth U. S. President, had the best chance of all. Why? He was born in Virginia and then lived in Ohio.

  Here is a map of the United States. You will see that Virginia and Ohio are not too far away from each other. New York, Massachusetts, and California are worth noting(注意), too. They each have sent at least three of their native sons to the White House.

  Maps are flat (平的) drawings of Earth or parts of it. The map on the above shows the shapes and sizes of the 50 states. Like most U. S. maps, it abbreviates(缩写) the names of the states. Use the map to answer the questions below.

1.President Lyndon Johnson came from the largest state on the Gulf of Mexico. He was from ________ .

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A.Wyoming
B.Montana
C.Texas
D.New Mexico

2.President Jimmy Carter is from Georgia. Which state is below Georgia on the map?

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A.Alabama.
B.South Carolina.
C.Tennessee.
D.Florida.

3.President Harry Truman was from a state surrounded by Illinois and seven other states. He was from ________ .

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A.Iowa
B.Wisconsin
C.Missouri
D.Indiana

4.Which area of the United States has more states?

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A.Near the Atlantic Ocean.
B.Near the Pacific Ocean.
C.Near Washington.
D.Near the Gulf of Mexico.

5.Which of these states is closest to Canada?

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A.Wyoming.
B.Oregon.
C.North Dakota.
D.South Dakota.

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