President Lincoln made a speech in Gettysburg （葛底斯堡）．

The speech ended． Lincoln spoke for less than three minutes， and the photographer who was standing in front of him didn't even have time to take a picture． The speech was over almost before it began．

On the platform（讲台） Edward Everett， the great speechmaker， whispered to Seward， the Secretary of State， "It is not what I expected from him． I'm disappointed．" Seward， too， thought that the President had given a poor speech．

Lincoln himself felt badly about his speech． He thought that it didn't have the effect that he hoped it would have， and that in fact it made the listeners disappointed． Later he said， "I ought to have prepared it with more care．"

The newspapers too were not impressed by the President's Gettysburg speech． The nearby Harrisburg paper considered it "silly"， while the reporter of the London Times thought the speech uninteresting． The first favorable comment （好评） came from the Chicago Tribune （论坛报）， and was followed by the Springfield Republican， a Massachusetts newspaper． "It will be studied as a model speech．．．"

6． Lincoln spoke for a short time because ________ ．

A． he was given less than three minutes

B． he didn't think it good to speak in public for a long time

C． he didn't want to speak too much

D． he had really prepared a very short speech

7． Both Everett and Seward considered Lincoln's speech poor because ________ ．

A． they were both disappointed at it

B． it was quite short

C． it was made by Lincoln

D． photographer didn't take a picture for Lincoln

8． Which of the following is NOT true？

A． A photographer wanted to take a picture．

B． Lincoln was not pleased with his own speech．

C． Newspapers paid much attention to Lincoln's speech．

D． No one considered Lincoln's speech a good one．

9． From the news we can see that ________ at first．

A． few people made a careful study of the speech

B． only two famous men didn't praise the speech

C． most people studied Lincoln's speech very carefully

D． many people were against Lincoln as President

10． The main idea of the passage is that ________ ．

A． Lincoln wasn't a good speaker

B． Lincoln was good at making short speeches

C． Lincoln's Gettysburg speech was criticized（批评） by most people then

D． sometimes an important speech is very short

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

   The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the     person.

 When I first knew Bill, back in     , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever      . He was always ready to have a     . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old      he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and      was never dull when he was     . With him there was one wild      after another. Sometimes I wonder how we      to study for our exams.

 Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.     , I wasn’t even      it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He      most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the     thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main     . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never      Bill changing so much. My image of him      the one I had formed      the time when we were college students together.

 I suppose it’s      to expect people to remain the same, especially      I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he       the same way about me.

1.A. proper                         B. same                       C. regular                    D. common

2.A. childhood                    B. primary school      C. high school D. college

3.A. considered                B. supposed            C. met          D. expected

4.A. party                    B. quarrel                    C. meeting                 D. class

5.A. man                            B. hospital                  C. film                     D. hotel

6.A. study                  B. life                          C. work                       D. fun

7.A. in                         B. down                      C. away                  D. around

8.A. dream                         B. mistake                  C. chance             D. joke

9.A. decided              B. continued               C. managed         D. hoped

10.A. As usual           B. By accident            C. From then on  D. All the time

11.A. glad                   B. surprised                C. excited    D . sure

12.A. thought            B. talked            C. argued             D. spent

13.A. best                  B. last                          C. next                  D. only

14.A. interest            B. career                    C. subject             D. problem

15.A. forgot               B. minded          C. liked                 D. imagined

16.A. remained         B. reminded               C. suggested        D. became

17.A. since                 B. from                       C. at                    D. till

18.A. unnecessary   B. foolish                     C. common          D. unusual

19.A. because          B. that              C. how         D. when

20.A. felt                             B. acted                      C. looked             D. Discovered

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the  1 person.

When I first knew Bill, back in  2  ,he was one of the most carefree（无虑）people I had ever  3  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought   4 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old  5  he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and  6  was never dull when he was 7  . With him there was one wild  8  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we  9  to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  10  , I wasn’t even sure it was  11  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 12   most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  13  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main  14  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never  15 Bill changing so much. My image of him  16  the one I had formed 17  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s 18  to expect people to remain the same, especially 19  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he  20  the same way about me.

1．A．proper                  B．same                   C．usual                   D．right

2．A．childhood              B．the army              C．his thirties           D．college

3．A．considered            B．supposed             C．met                     D．expected

4．A．nothing                 B．much                  C．most                   D．none

5．A．man                      B．hospital               C．movie                 D．country

6．A．learning                 B．life                      C．work                  D．fun

7．A．in                         B．out                      C．away                  D．around

8．A．adventure              B．mistake               C．chance                D．joke

9．A．decided                 B．intended              C．managed             D．hoped

10．A．First of all           B．At first           C．Now and then      D．All the time

11．A．that                     B．us                       C．there                   D．him

12．A．thought               B．talked                  C．argued                D．spent

13．A．first                    B．last                     C．next                    D．only

14．A．interest                B．event                   C．subject                D．problem

15．A．forgot                 B．minded                C．liked                   D．imagined

16．A．remained             B．reminded             C．suggested            D．became

17．A．since                   B．from                   C．at                       D．till

18．A．unnecessary        B．foolish                 C．common             D．unusually

19．A．because               B．that                     C．how                    D．when

20．A．felt                     B．acted                   C．looked                 D．discovered

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    36   person.
When I first knew Bill , back in   37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   40    he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    41   was never dull when he was    42  . With him there was one wild    43   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    44   to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   45  , I wasn’t even sure it was    46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    48   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    50   Bill changing so much. My image of him   51    the one I had formed     52  the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s   53    to expect people to remain the same, especially    54   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    55   the same way about me.

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    21   person.
When I first knew Bill , back in   22 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    23  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   25   he really liked.
Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    26   was never dull when he was    27  . With him there was one wild    28   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    29   to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   30  , I wasn’t even sure it was    31  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He    32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    33   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    34  .Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    35   Bill changing so much. My image of him   36    the one I had formed     37  the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s   38    to expect people to remain the same, especially    39   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    40  the same way about me.