Lincoln's time and not find a single smile.
True, the long exposures(曝光)required for photographs of that time made smiling
difficult.Yet Lincoln alone,as far as I can tell,overcame that difficulty.
Interestingly ,while having a sense of humor,or at least the appearance of one provided by
comedy writers has become a necessary characteristic for an American President in our time,in
the nineteenth century,too much humor was considered problem. -And that was the case for
Lincoln.A journalist covering the Lincoln-Douglas debates commented that“I could not take a
real personal liking to the man,owing to an inborn weakness…that he was extremely, fond of
iokes,anecdotes,and stories.”
67.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that__
A .the American President could influence the use of English
B. the term "sense of humor” wasn't invented until the 1860s
C .what is funny to someone might be offensive to someone else
D .the concept of humor remains the same despite the passing of time
68 .The underlined words“this one”in Paragraph 4 refer to__.
A. Lincoln's unattractive face
B. Lincoln's sense of humor
C. debate they were having
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