Mark Twain’s First Money
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned．
He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school．I can remember everything about it ．School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks．There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school．”
“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school．My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school．He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher．But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating．”
“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars．So that’s what I did．That was the first money I ever earned．”
小題1:Mark Twain earned his first money _________．
A．when he was a pupilB．when he became a writer
C．when he taught at a schoolD．when he was beaten by his father
小題2:The school made the rule so that they could_____．
A．teach the students wellB．give the students a beating
C．keep the desks and chairs well D．a(chǎn)sk the students for more money
小題3:Mark Twain’s father______．
A．was happy to give him the money
B．got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at school
C．said sorry to the teacher when he heard the news
D．a(chǎn)greed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money
小題4:Mark Twain was beaten_______．
A．a(chǎn)t homeB．only by his fatherC．a(chǎn)t schoolD．both at school and at home

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：馬克·吐溫的第一筆錢。
馬克吐溫講述了他的第一筆錢。在我們學校有一個規(guī)則，如果有人損壞了他的椅子或桌子，他就必須支付五塊錢或老師會在全校面前毆打他�！啊坝幸惶�，我破壞我的桌，我不得不受到懲罰，我父親說，這將是太糟糕了，我們的家人在全校面前會丟人，因此他同意給我五塊錢交給老師。而不是在全校里受到毆打。但在他給我錢之前，他帶我上樓，并狠狠的打了我一頓。被打之后，我決定在學校挨打，并留下五塊錢。所以我做了，那是我曾經(jīng)獲得的第一筆錢�！�
小題1:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school．I can remember everything about it ．”理解可知。此事發(fā)生在馬克吐溫的學生時代，故選A。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks．There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school．””理解可知。學校采取這個措施的主要目的就是讓男生愛護桌椅，故選C。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school．He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher．”理解可知。爸爸聽說之后非常的生氣，故選B。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars．So that’s what I did．”理解可知。馬克吐溫挨了兩次揍，故選D。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學生很容易把握文中中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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