One day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n)
36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode
37 , talking and laughing. As they were passing through a
38 , they heard some noises in the grass.
“What’s the matter here?” asked one man.
“Oh, it’s only some old robins (知更鸟)!” said another one, “The
39 has blown them out of the nest. They are too young to
40 .”
“What a
41 ! They’ll die,” said the third one.
“Well! They’re nothing but
42 ,” said the first lawyer.
The three men looked down and saw the mother robin
43 to her mates. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had
44 the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln,
45 . He got down from his
46 and gently took the little ones up. They didn’t seem
47 , but chirped (唧唧叫) softly, as if they knew they were safe.
“Never
48 , my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln. Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had
49 . It was much higher than he could reach. But Mr. Lincoln could
50 . He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm home.
In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln
51 the others. He had torn his coat on the thorny (多刺的) tree. Then all three of them
52 heartily. They thought it so
53 that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.
“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I couldn’t have
54 tonight if I had left those helpless robins to die in the
55 grass.”
Abraham Lincoln afterwards became President of America.
| 小题1: | | A．war | B．earthquake | C．fire | D．rain |
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| 小题2: | | A．calmly | B．nervously | C．slowly | D．frequently |
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| 小题3: | | A．forest | B．room | C．street | D．city |
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| 小题4: | | A．snow | B．storm | C．light | D．flood |
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| 小题6: | | A．success | B．shame | C．pity | D．case |
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| 小题7: | | A．trees | B．pets | C．children | D．birds |
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| 小题8: | | A．dancing | B．pointing | C．singing | D．crying |
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| 小题9: | | A．dealt with | B．forgotten about | C．cared for | D．turned to |
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| 小题10: | | A．shouted | B．stopped | C．considered | D．insisted |
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| 小题11: | | A．wall | B．car | C．horse | D．truck |
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| 小题12: | | A．frightened | B．tired | C．interested | D．touched |
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| 小题13: | | A．stay | B．mind | C．stand | D．rest |
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| 小题14: | | A．learned | B．come | C．fallen | D．heard |
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| 小题15: | | A．drive | B．climb | C．cook | D．run |
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| 小题16: | | A．noticed | B．blamed | C．visited | D．joined |
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| 小题17: | | A．laughed | B．jumped | C．worked | D．cried |
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| 小题18: | | A．lucky | B．clear | C．foolish | D．dangerous |
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| 小题19: | | A．changed | B．returned | C．read | D．slept |
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| 小题20: | | A．wet | B．green | C．small | D．fresh |
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