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【題目】Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known to all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards, he became a full-time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投資) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

【1】In Mark Twain’s childhood, ____________.

A. he learned a lot at school

B. his mother often worried about his safety

C. he often went swimming with other boys

D. he often played games with other boys

【2】Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?

a. He became a miner.

b. He worked as a printer.

c. He got into debts.

d. His father died.

e. He became a full-time writer.

f. He joined the army.

A. a-d-b-c-e-f B. c-b-d-f-e-a

C. d-a-f-e-b-c D. d-b-f-a-e-c

【3】In order to make a living, Mark Twain ____________.

A. did many kinds of work

B. first worked as a printer

C. wrote stories in the beginning

D. joined the army after he worked in a mine

【4】In the later years of his life, Mark Twain ____________.

A. wrote many stories and earned a lot of money

B. must have been very sad because he lost his family

C. continued writing until his death

D. lent too much money to others

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

【語篇解讀】本文簡單講述了馬克·吐溫的一生。

【1】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段的前三句可知馬克·吐溫小時(shí)候身體不好，別人認(rèn)為他活不過第一年冬天，但是在媽媽的照顧下，他活了下來，而且還經(jīng)常對別人做惡作劇、逃學(xué)、離家出走，且有9次差點(diǎn)被淹死，因此在他小時(shí)候，他的媽媽應(yīng)該很擔(dān)心他的健康和安全，故B項(xiàng)正確，其余三項(xiàng)與文章內(nèi)容不符。

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的＂After his father’s death,…Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner…Afterwards, he became a full-time writer.＂以及第五段中的＂Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投資)…In 1904, his wife died,…＂可知D項(xiàng)順序正確。

【3】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段可知，馬克·吐溫做過學(xué)徒、畫家、領(lǐng)航員、軍人、礦工、作家，由此可知為了謀生，他做過各種各樣的工作，故A項(xiàng)正確。

【4】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后兩段可知馬克·吐溫投資失敗、負(fù)債累累，不得不寫大量的故事來還債，而1904年失去妻子和三個(gè)孩子后，70歲時(shí)他的頭發(fā)就全白了，從晚年到死，他從頭到腳都只穿白色的衣服，由此可以推測出失去家人，他應(yīng)該很傷心，故B項(xiàng)正確。