Thoughheworehiswhiskers(颊须)onlyfouryears,todaywecanhardlythinkofAbrahamLincolnwithoutthem.HeoftentalkedaboutthelittlegirlinWestfield,NewYork,whosuggestedinaletterthathegrowthefamouswhiskers.Andhewou

　　Thoughheworehiswhiskers(颊须)onlyfouryears,todaywecanhardlythinkofAbrahamLincolnwithoutthem.HeoftentalkedaboutthelittlegirlinWestfield,NewYork,whosuggestedinaletterthathegrowthefamouswhiskers.Andhewouldadd,“Sometimesasmallthingcanchangeourlives!”

　　GraceBedellsatinherroomlookingatapictureofLincoln.Herlittlelampthrewshadowsonthepicture.Aframe(框)ofsmallshadowslayaroundthethinfaceandcoveredthehollowcheeks(面颊).“Whiskers!”shethought.

　　“Hownice!”shesaidtoherself.“TherewillbemorepeopletoelecthimPresidentifheletshiswhiskersgrow.Somebodyoughttotellhim.”Shereachedforapenandbegantowritetheletter.

　　OnFebruary16ofthefollowingyearaspecialtraincarriedthenewlyelectedPresidentLincolntotheWhiteHouse.ThetrainstoppedbrieflyatastationnearGrace’stown.AtthestationLincolnwasspeakingtoalargecrowd,amongwhomweretheBedellfamily.

　　Lincolncontinuedhisspeech,“Ihavealittlefriendinthisplace,”hesaid.“Thatlittleladytoldmehowtoimprovemyappearance,andIwanttothankher.Ifsheispresent,Iwouldliketospeaktoher.HernameisGraceBedell.”

　　Grace’sfatherledherforwardtoLincoln.Shelookedandlaughedhappily,forupthereonhisfacewerethewhiskers.

　　IfyouvisitSpringfield,Illinois,todayyouwillseethehouseinwhichAbrahamLincolnusedtolive.Onthewallofaroomhangsapieceofpapercoveredwithachild’shandwriting:“Dearsir...”

　　小题1:Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhyLincolnGrewWhiskersB．ALittleGirl’sLettertoLincolnC．HowLincolnBecamsePresidentoftheU.S.D．Lincoln’sGreatKindnesstoChildren小题2:GracesuggestedLincolngrowingwhiskersbecauseshesupposed______.A．helookedterriblewithoutwhiskersaroundhisfaceB．hewouldlookbetterwithwhiskersaroundhisthinfaceC．noonewouldelecthimPresidentifhehadnowhiskersD．hewouldbefamouswithwhiskersaroundhisthinface小题3:Grace’sideathatLincolnshouldgrowwhiskerscamefrom______.