AmericanshavealwaysbeeninterestedintheirPresidents'wives．ManyFirstLadieshavebeenrememberedbecauseofthewaystheyhaveinfluencedtheirhusbands．OtherFirstLadieshavemadethehistorybooksontheirown．AtleasttwoFirstL

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Americans have always been interested in their Presidents'wives．Many First Ladies have been remembered because of the ways they have influenced their husbands．Other First Ladies have made the history books on their own．
     At least two First Ladies，Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson，made it their business to send signals during their husbands speeches．When Lady Bird Johnson thought her husband was talking too long，she wrote a note and sent it up to the platform．It read，"It's time to stop!"And he did．Once Bess Truman didn't like what  her husband was saying on television，so she phoned him and said，"If you can't talk more politely than that in public，you come right home．"
      It was First Lady Helen Taft's idea to plant the famous cherry trees in Washington，D．C．Each spring these blossoming trees attract thousands of visitors to the nation's capital Mrs．Taft also influenced the male members of her family and the White House staff in a strange way：she convinced（说服）them to shave off their beards（胡须）!
     Shortly after President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke （中风），Edith Wilson unofficially took over most of the duties of the Presidency until the end of her husband's term  Earlier，during World War I，Mrs．Wilson had sheep brought onto the White House lawn to eat t e grass．The sheep not only kept the lawn cut．but provided wool for an auction（拍卖） held by the First Lady．Almost$ 100，000 was raised for the Red Cross．
     One of the most famous First Ladies was Eleanor Roosevelt，the wife of President Franklin D．Roosevelt．She was active in political and．social causes throughout her husband's term in office After his death，she became famous for her humanitarian（人道主义的） work in the United Nations．She made life better for thousands of needy people around the world．
61．Why have First Ladies been remembered？___
A．They are  the wives of the presidents．
B．They are made up of history books．
C．Americans are interested in them．
D．They have an effect on their husbands．
62．The examples mentioned in Paragraph 2 show that___
A．the two wives did business without their husbands
B．the two wives influenced the presidents'speeches
C．the two wives didn't like their husbands to make speeches
D the presidents'speeches were often interrupted by their wives．
63．Who did the most meaningful work among the first ladies？___
A．Lady Bird Johnson．
B．Mrs．Wilson．
C．Eleanor Roosevelt．
D．Helen Taft
64．Which of the following is considered a strange thing the First Lady did？___
A．Raise sheep on the White House lawn to get money for the Red Cross．
B．Take over most of the duties throughout their husbands'Presidency．
C．Plant the cherry trees in Washington，D．C．to attract more visitors
D．Persuade the men staff in the White House to shave off their beards．
65．How many First Ladies are mentioned in this passage？___
A.3                            8 4．
C.5                            D 6．Americans have always been interested in their Presidents'wives．Many First Ladies have been remembered because of the ways they have influenced their husbands．Other First Ladies have made the history books on their own．
     At least two First Ladies，Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson，made it their business to send signals during their husbands speeches．When Lady Bird Johnson thought her husband was talking too long，she wrote a note and sent it up to the platform．It read，"It's time to stop!"And he did．Once Bess Truman didn't like what  her husband was saying on television，so she phoned him and said，"If you can't talk more politely than that in public，you come right home．"
      It was First Lady Helen Taft's idea to plant the famous cherry trees in Washington，D．C．Each spring these blossoming trees attract thousands of visitors to the nation's capital Mrs．Taft also influenced the male members of her family and the White House staff in a strange way：she convinced（说服）them to shave off their beards（胡须）!
     Shortly after President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke （中风），Edith Wilson unofficially took over most of the duties of the Presidency until the end of her husband's term  Earlier，during World War I，Mrs．Wilson had sheep brought onto the White House lawn to eat t e grass．The sheep not only kept the lawn cut．but provided wool for an auction（拍卖） held by the First Lady．Almost$ 100，000 was raised for the Red Cross．
     One of the most famous First Ladies was Eleanor Roosevelt，the wife of President Franklin D．Roosevelt．She was active in political and．social causes throughout her husband's term in office After his death，she became famous for her humanitarian（人道主义的） work in the United Nations．She made life better for thousands of needy people around the world．
61．Why have First Ladies been remembered？___
A．They are  the wives of the presidents．
B．They are made up of history books．
C．Americans are interested in them．
D．They have an effect on their husbands．
62．The examples mentioned in Paragraph 2 show that___
A．the two wives did business without their husbands
B．the two wives influenced the presidents'speeches
C．the two wives didn't like their husbands to make speeches
D the presidents'speeches were often interrupted by their wives．
63．Who did the most meaningful work among the first ladies？___
A．Lady Bird Johnson．
B．Mrs．Wilson．
C．Eleanor Roosevelt．
D．Helen Taft
64．Which of the following is considered a strange thing the First Lady did？___
A．Raise sheep on the White House lawn to get money for the Red Cross．
B．Take over most of the duties throughout their husbands'Presidency．
C．Plant the cherry trees in Washington，D．C．to attract more visitors
D．Persuade the men staff in the White House to shave off their beards．
65．How many First Ladies are mentioned in this passage？___
A.3                            8 4．
C.5                            D 6．

Answer 1

61 D  细节题：从第一段的句子：Many First Ladies have been remembered because of the ways they have influenced their husbands．可知第一夫人对丈夫有影响，所以被记住，选D

62 B  细节题：从第二段的句子：At least two First Ladies，Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson，made it their business to send signals during their husbands speeches．可知Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson 影响丈夫的演讲，选B
63 C 细节题：从最后一段的句子：One of the most famous First Ladies was Eleanor Roosevelt，the wife of President Franklin D．Roosevelt．She was active in political and．social causes throughout her husband's term in office After his death，she became famous for her humanitarian（人道主义的） work in the United Nations可知Eleanor Roosevelt．最的是第一夫人中最有意义的工作，选C
64 D  细节题：从第三段的句子：Taft also influenced the male members of her family and the White House staff in a strange way：she convinced（说服）them to shave off their beards（胡须）!可知第一夫人做的奇怪的事情是Helen Taft'让男子剃胡须，选D．
65 C 细节题：通读全文：可知文章提到5个第一夫人，分别是：Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson，Helen Taft'Edith Wilson 和Eleanor Roosevelt所以选C．