Lincoln was born on ________.

听力原文： Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to file frontier of Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write.

When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to earn a living at an early age, but in his leisure time he studied law. He soon became one of the best known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the subject of slavery.

In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party opposed the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states withdrew from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America. This action brought on the terrible Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1865.

On January 1, 1863, during the war, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In 1865, after the war ended, the Thirteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment put an end to slavery everywhere in the United States.

Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North. Only a few days after the end of the war, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.

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A．In 1809.

B．In 1863.

C．In 1865.

D．In 1860.

听力原文： Abraham Lincoln was born in a long cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to the frontier of Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write. Lincoln had very little formal education, but he became one of the best-educated men of the Great West.

When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to earn a living at an early age, but in his leisure time he studied law. He soon became one of the best known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the subject of slavery.

In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party opposed the creation of new slave states. Soon ofter his election, some of the southern states withdrew from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America. This action brought on the terrible Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865.

On January 1, 1863, during the war, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In this document Lincoln proclaimed that all the slaves in the seceding states were to be free of that date. In 1865, after the war ended, the Thirteen Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment put an end to slavery everywhere in the United States.

Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North. Only a few days after the end of the war, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John. Wiles Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.

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A．In 1809.

B．In 1863.

C．In 1865.

D．In 1860.

A．Because they didn't like Lincoln being their President.

B．Because they wanted to set up their own government.

C．Because they disagreed with Lincoln on the abolishment of slavery.

D．Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincoln's government.

A．Because they didn't like Lincoln being, their president.

B．Because they wanted to set up their own government.

C．Because they disagreed with Lincoln about the abolishment of slavery.

D．Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincoln's government.

We are also told that Abraham Lincoln ______.

A．never cared much for reading

B．did much reading when he was young

C．never had much chance to read

D．became an enthusiastic reader when he was grown up

A．exemplified

B．traversed

C．reclaimed

D．necessitated

A.Because she works for a museum.

B.Because shes a Lincoln scholar.

C.Because she does it as a hobby.

D.Because she teaches a course on currency exchange.

It is said in the third paragraph that Abraham Lincoln ______.

A．was anti-social

B．learned little from his friends

C．had few friends

D．knew very few doctors

A. Because she works for a museum.

B. Because she's a Lincoln scholar.

C. Because she does it as a hobby.

D. Because she teaches a course on currency exchange.

What do we know about Gutzon Borglum？

A．He carved Abraham Lincoln first on Mt. Rushmore.

B．He -also carved some gods and kings in Egyptian temples and tombs.

C．His original aim was five figures on Mr. Rushmore.

D．He also did something for the sculptures on Stone Mountain.

We may say, taking the passage as a whole, that Lincoln was ______.

A．a failure because of his ignorance

B．a man who triumphed over his disadvantages

C．an exceptionally successful and well-educated person

D．an illiterate man, but with some natural talents