B
Dear Mr Lincoln,
My father has just come from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr Hamlin's. I am a little girl of only 11 years old, but want you to be President of the United States very much. So I hope you won't think me very bold (大胆的) to write to such a great man as you are.
Do you have any little girls about as old as I am? If so, give her my love and tell her to write to me if you cannot answer this letter. I have got four brothers. Part of them will vote for you anyway. If you let your whiskers (络腮胡子) grow, I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you. You would look a great deal better because your face is so thin. All the ladies like whiskers and they would ask their husbands to vote for you. Then, you would be President. My father is going to vote for you and if I were a man, I would vote for you too.
I have got a little baby sister. She is nine weeks old and is just as cunning (狡猾的) as can be. When you direct your letter, direct to Grace Bedell, Westfield Chautauqua County, New York.
I must not write any more. Answer this letter right off. Goodbye.
Grace Bedell
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) 53. Who was the rival (对手) of Lincoln?
A. Grace's brother.
B. Grace's father.
C. Mr Hamlin.
D. Some husbands.
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) 54. Why did Grace think Mr Lincoln should grow whiskers?
A. To make his face less thin.
B. To look like her father.
C. To make his face look younger.
D. To make his face smaller.
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) 55. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Lincoln was the President when the girl wrote this letter.
B. The girl could vote too.
C. There were six kids in Grace's family.
D. Grace's whole family supported Lincoln.
解析:
53. 根据文章第一段"My father has just come from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr Hamlin's."以及女孩希望林肯成为总统的表述,可知Mr Hamlin是林肯的竞选对手,故选C。
54. 根据文章第二段"You would look a great deal better because your face is so thin."可知,Grace认为林肯留络腮胡子能让他的脸不那么瘦,看起来更合适,故选A。
55. 逐一分析选项:
A. 女孩在信中表达了希望林肯当选总统的愿望,说明此时林肯还未成为总统,该选项错误;
B. 根据"if I were a man, I would vote for you too."可知女孩没有投票权,该选项错误;
C. 女孩提到自己有4个兄弟、1个妹妹,加上她自己,家中共有6个孩子,该选项正确;
D. 根据"Part of them will vote for you anyway. If you let your whiskers grow, I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you."可知并非全家都支持林肯,该选项错误。故选C。