Question

    A1 Smith，former governor of New York State，was a famous honest  politician．He was born very poor on the East side of New York City．He had little education．He worked very hard and won great success．

    One day，as governor，he was visiting the state prison at Sing Sing，which one of the largest prison in the United States．The head of the prison asked Mr．Smith to say something to the prisoners．

    Mr．Smith had never spoken to this kind of audience before．He did not know how to begin．

    Finally，he said，“My fellow citizens．．．’’It was followed by a burst of laughter．Then he remembered that when a man goes to prison he is no longer a citizen．He took a breath and corrected himself，“My fellow prisoners．．’’That did not sound right，so he finally said：“WelI，anyway，I am giad to see so many of you here today．’’

Who was Al Smith          。

    A．A man famous for his honesty

    B A very good speechmaker．

    C Former governor of New York City．

    D．Former governor of New York State

AI Smith succeeded         ．

  A．with his parents’help                      B．through his own efforts

   C．because he had had 1ittle education    D．because he was clever

When AI Smith said，“My fellow prisoners．．”            

    A．it seemed that he was kind hearted

    B it seemed that he himself was one of the prisoners

    C it seemed that the prisoners were glad to see him

    D．it seemed that the prisoners welcomed him

What is the story mainly about?

    A．A humorous joke?    B A famous politician．

    C．An honest story D．A prison in the United States．

Answer 1

【小题1】D

【小题2】B

【小题3】B

【小题4】A

解析:

【小题1】细节题。根据首段可知A1 Smith曾是纽约州的州长。

【小题2】细节题。根据首段末尾可知。

【小题3】词意理解题。fellow是“同伴”之意；fellow prisoners是“狱友”之意。

【小题4】主旨大意题。这只是个笑话，没有任何深层含义。文章中心也不是Al Smith，因为文章对他的介绍也只有第一段提及。