18．Mark Twain was a great writer．He was from the USA．He was born in 1835．He was also a famous speaker．He was famous for his sense of humor．Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．
　　One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes  in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Mark Twain waved （搖動） his hand and said，"It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come to visit me．"
    After he arrived at the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry，Mr Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town．"One of them said to him．
    Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．"What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．
　But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why？That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．
1．That day Mark Twain went to the townC．
A．to see one of his friends     
B．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
C．because he wanted to d o something there for his writing
D．to see one of his relatives
2．The waiters felt sorry becauseD．
A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain       
B．their hotel was too small
C．the room was not very clean   
D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room
3．All the people present laughed heartily becauseC．
A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room
B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number
C．Mark Twain made a joke        
D．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
4．From the story we knowA．
A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night
D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer．

分析 蚊子將述了馬克吐溫到一個有很多蚊子的地方發(fā)表演講，他擅長講笑話，結(jié)果賓館的服務(wù)員幫助他驅(qū)趕蚊子的小故事．

解答 1．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第1行One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．可知馬克吐溫去這個鎮(zhèn)子是為了寫作方面的事情，說明C正確．
2．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段第3行when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．可知服務(wù)員感到抱歉，因為馬克吐溫的房間里面有很多蚊子，說明D正確．
3．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段1，2行Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．說明他講了一個笑話，別人都笑了．故C正確．
4．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．說明那天晚上沒有蚊子來咬他，故A正確．

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