One day，four lawyers were riding their horses along a country road. There had been a rain.

One day，four lawyers were riding their horses along a country road. There had been a rain. Water was dripping (滴) from the trees，and the grass was wet. They rode slowly，talking and laughing. Suddenly they heard some noises from the tree above them. “What is the matter?” asked the first lawyer. “Oh, it's only some old birds!” said the second lawyer. “The storm made one of the babies fall out of the nest. It is too young to fly, and the mother bird is very worried.” “What a pity! It’ll die down there in the grass,” said the third lawyer. “It doesn't matter. It's only a bird,” said the second lawyer. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and took the little one in his big warm hands.
“Never mind, my little fellow ,” said Mr. Lincoln. “I will put you back in your little nest.” He climbed up the tree and put the bird softly into their warm little home. A few minutes later, Mr. Lincoln joined them again. His shoes were covered with mud and he was wet. Then the other three laughed at him. They thought it was foolish for a strong man to do so much just for a young bird. “Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I could not sleep tonight if I had left the helpless bird in the grass.” Later Abraham Lincoln became very famous as a lawyer. He also became the president of America. He was one of the greatest American presidents.
【小题1】The reason why the mother bird was worried was that .A．there was a rain B．the lawyers were under its treeC．one of its babies fell out of the nestD．it could not fly【小题2】The underlined phrase “little fellow” in paragraph 2 means .A．the mother birdB．Lincoln's little friendsC．the other three lawyersD．the baby bird【小题3】The other three lawyers laughed at Lincoln because .A．he climbed the treeB．he was wetC．his shoes were covered with mudD．they thought it foolish for him to do so【小题4】From the passage we know Lincoln .A．liked riding horsesB．was very kind and loved birds and animalsC．liked being laughed atD．wanted to be the president of America thenC

(答案→)C 解析：本文讲述了林肯救一只小鸟的故事，从而看出林肯非常善良，对小鸟和动物很喜爱。【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：“The storm made one of the babies fall out of the nest. It is too young to fly, and the mother bird is very worried.”可知是小鸟从树上掉下来了。选 C【小题2】从前面一段的句子：took the little one in his big warm hands.可知林肯把小鸟救起来，这里的“little fellow”指的就是小鸟。选D。【小题3】细节题：从第二段的句子：They thought it was foolish for a strong man to do so much just for a young bird.可知他们嘲笑林肯这么做太愚蠢。选D【小题4】推理题;从最后一段林肯的话“I could not sleep tonight if I had left the helpless bird in the grass.” 可知林肯很善良对鸟和动物很好。选B

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