When did Lincoln become president?

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问题 When did Lincoln become president?
  
Stephen A. Douglas was the name of the candidate defeated by Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential race. Nicknamed the "Little Giant", Douglas was short in stature but had a large head and shoulders.
     It was only two years prior to the 1860 contest that Douglas defeated Lincoln in the Illinois senatorial race. During this campaign, the Lincoln-Douglas debates were popular throughout the whole country.
     One reason Douglas was defeated in his bid for the presidential was the stand he took on the question of slavery. Southern Democrats, angry over his position, voted almost solidly for Lincoln.
     Soon after the election of Lincoln in 1860, the Civil War began. Although Douglas had offered his services to the new president, he died from typhoid fever shortly after the beginning of the War.

选项 A、They were popular only in Illinois.
B、They took place during the presidential campaign.
C、They made Southern Democrats angry.
D、There was a highlight of the senate race.

答案D

解析 分析题。本题考查的是考生对通篇文章的细节的分析和判断。答案A与文章第二段中the Lincoln-Douglas debates were popular throughout the whole country意思不符合,显然错误。答案B认为the Lincoln-Douglas debates是在总统大选时才发生的,也不正确。因为文章第二段提到It was only two years prior to the 1860 contest that Douglas defeated Lincoln in
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