Reading Comprehension Because he wrote his name so large that it could be read e

Reading Comprehension

Because he wrote his name so large that it could be read easily, John Hancock has a place in the dictionary.

John Hancock was a wealthy man who helped his own people in the American Revolution. He was president of the Continental Congress. He was also governor of Massachusetts and one of the first men to sign the Declaration of Independence. Yet he is remembered best for his large signature.

The story is told that when Hancock sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence, he said that he would write his signature large enough for John Bull to read without glasses(John Bull stands for England, as Uncle Sam stands for the United States). Hancock's signature on the Declaration is four and three quarters inches long----an inch longer than his usual signature.

Today John Hancock can be used to mean any person's signature.

1．This passage is mainly about ________.

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A．the American Revolution

B．John Hancock's handwriting

C．how an expression began

D．signing the Declaration of Independence

2．Hancock is remembered best because he ________.

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A．was governor of Massachusetts

B．helped his own country people

C．signed his name in large letters

D．was president of the Continental Congress

3．John Hancock said that he made his signature large so that ________.

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A．people would see it

B．it would show that he was proud to be an American

C．John Bull could read it without his glasses

D．he could be remembered as one of the signers

4．His reason for writing large signature was probably that he wanted to ________.

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A．have people see that he had signed

B．show that he was proud of himself as an American

C．see how large he could write

D．be remembered for writing large

5．John Bull is ________.

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A．another name for Uncle Sam

B．England's Uncle Sam

C．a name that stands for England

D．both A and C

试题答案

答案：C;C;C;B;C