【单选题】
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It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, be again worked briefly on the speech. The next dayEverett spoke fast. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes.At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, "I have failed again". On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed".
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech, but little by little as people redid the speech they began to understand better. (76){{U}} They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which onlyAbraham Lincoln could have made.{{/U}}
Today, everyAmerican school child learns Lincoln’ s GettysburgAddress by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given inAmerican history.
B．Lincoln’ s GettysburgAddress is simple in style.
C．Lincoln’ s GettysburgAddress is memorized by everyAmerican school chilD、
D．Lincoln’ s GettysburgAddress is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States.
网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
事实细节题。根据最后一句话，林肯的演讲是美国历史上最伟大的演讲之一，但并未说是最伟大的演讲，所以选D。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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