【阅读理解WhenCharlesStrattonwasfivehestoppedgrowing．HismothertookhimtoseethefamousshowmanP．T．Barnumandthoughtasmallpersonwouldbetheperfectadditiontohisshow．HehiredCharles'parentsalongwi】|小学英语问答-字典翻译问答网

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【阅读理解WhenCharlesStrattonwasfivehestoppedgrowing．HismothertookhimtoseethefamousshowmanP．T．Barnumandthoughtasmallpersonwouldbetheperfectadditiontohisshow．HehiredCharles'parentsalongwi】

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WhenCharlesStrattonwasfivehestoppedgrowing．HismothertookhimtoseethefamousshowmanP．T．Barnumandthoughtasmallpersonwouldbetheperfectadditiontohisshow．HehiredCharles'parentsalongwithhimandtheytraveledaroundtheworldtogether．

Hegavethetwo-foot-tallCharlesanewnamegeneralTomThumb．HetaughtTomhowtosingdanceactandtelljokes．WhenhefeltTomwasreadytoperformonstagehemadeupads．TostirupgreatinteresthesaidthatTomwaselevenyearsoldandhadcomefromEngland．

Tom'sactwasverypopularandbroughtinalotofmoney．BythetimeTomwasanadulthehadgrownveryrich．Hehadbecomeabillionaireattheageoftwenty-five．

FortunatelyforTomMr．BarnumaddedmorelittlepeopletohisshowandTombecameluckyinloveaswell．OneofthelittlepeoplewasLavoniaWarrenaschoolteacher．Tomwasabletowinherloveandtheymarried．

Theceremonyandreceptionwerethetalkofthetown．Theywereattendedbymanyrichandfamouspeopleandbyabouttwothousandguests．Crowdsfilledthe．StreetofNewYorktohavealookattheirtinyweddingcarriage．The．coupleevenmetwithPresidentAbrahamLincolnontheirhoneymoonjustbeforegoingtoliveinTom'shouseinConnecticut．

TheirweddingwhichtookplaceduringtheCivilWarprovidedawelcomeescapefromthesadproblemsofwar．Notwillingtolet．thisbitofsunshinefadecommunitiesthroughoutthecountryheldTomThumb'sweddings．Intheseweddingssmallboysandgirlsalldressedupwentthroughmarriageceremonyforfun．

(1)

“thetalkofthetown”means________．

[]

A．

theywereinthenewspaper

B．

peoplespreadmeanrumorsaboutthem

C．

theywerethemostpopularthingshappening

D．

theywerediscussedinacitymeeting?

(2)

WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutTom-Thumb'swedding?

[]

A．

Peoplegaveittoomuchoftheirattention．

B．

Ithelpedpeoplecheerupinadarktime．

C．

Itwasfunnyandridicu

李白男回答：

　　答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．D;5．C;

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