专题阅读理解（任务型阅读）
1.【2017年内蒙古赤峰】根据短文内容，完成表格，每空一词。请将正确答案填写在答题卡指定的横线上。Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in1809.His mother died when he was ten years ter,his family moved to Illinois and his father remarried.The family was poor,so they had to struggle just to live.In Illinois,there were neither teachers nor schools,but Lincoln’s stepmother encouraged him to study.He learned to read and write while working on the farm.
At twenty-one,Lincoln left home.He soon received a law license and became a lawyer.People trusted him and began to call him“Honest Abe”.
During the following years,he took a more active part in polities.Soon he was not only a highly respected lawyer but also a well-known politician.He was elected the sixteenth president of the United States in1860,and in the next year the Civil War broke out.
The Civil War was between the southern states that wanted to leave the Union and form their own country,and northern states that wanted to keep all the states as one country.The southern states wanted to keep the laws that allowed them to own slaves.Both the northern states and President Lincoln wanted to get rid of those laws.On April9,1865,the Civil War ended and all slaves were set free.
Less than a week later,on April14,1865,Abraham Lincoln was shot at the Ford Theater in Washington D.C.He died the next day from his wounds.
Abraham Lincoln
Birth★He was born in1809.
His family ★His mother died when he was71.
★His stepmother was72to him and encouraged him to study.
Unusual Experience★A farmer,a lawyer,a politician and the sixteenth73of the United States.
Achievement ★The Civil War broke out between the southern states and the74states.★All slaves were set free when the Civil War75.
★“Keeping all the states as one country”came true.
【答案】
71.【小题1】10/ten
72.【小题2】nice/kind
73.【小题3】president
74.【小题4】northern
75.【小题5】ended
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了Abraham Lincoln的不幸的童年及不平凡生活的经历。
71.【小题1】根据His mother died when he was ten years old.可知在他十岁时他的妈妈死了。故填10/ten
75.【小题5】根据On April9,1865,the Civil War ended and all slaves were set free.可知在南北战争结束后，所有的奴隶获得自由。故填ended
考点：任务型阅读。
2.【2017年内蒙古赤峰】根据短文内容，回答后面的问题。请将正确答案填写在答题卡指定的横线上。One pleasant New Year morning,Edward got up and dressed himself in a hurry.He wanted to be the first to wish a happy New Year.
He looked in every room,and shouted"Happy New Year"to every one of his family.Then he ran into the street to repeat it to those he met.When he came back,his f ather gave him two new dollars.His face lighted up as he took them.He had wished for a long time to buy some nice books.
As he ran down the street with a light heart to the bookshop,he saw a poor German family—the father,mother and three children walking in the cold wind.
“I wish you a happy New Year,’said Edward,as he was happily passing on.The man shook his head.“You do not belong to this country?”asked Edward.The man shook his head again,because he could not understand or speak English.But he pointed to his mouth,and to the children,he seemed to say,“These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time.”
Edward quickly understood that these people were poor and in trouble.He took out his dollars and gave one to the man,and the other to his wife.They said something in their language,which meant,“Thank you very much,and we will remember you forever.”
76.【小题1】When did the story happen?
77.【小题2】What did Edward wish to buy?
78.【小题3】Who did he see on the way to the bookshop?
79.【小题4】Why did the man shake his head again?
80.【小题5】Did Edward give the ma n one dollar or two dollars?
【答案】
76.【小题1】It happened on one pleasant New Year morning.
77.【小题2】Some nice books.
78.【小题3】A poor German family.
79.【小题4】Because he could not understand or speak English.
80.【小题5】One(dollar)
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了Edward在新年的上午收到了来自父亲的两美元，他希望能用这些钱买一些好看的书，但在去书店的路上遇到了一家贫穷的德国人，于是他把钱送给了他们。
76.【小题1】根据One pleasant New Year morning,Edward got up and dressed himself in a hurry.可知故事发生在愉快的新年的上午，故填It happened on one pleasant New Year morning.
