Question

【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 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 Tom Sawyer in 1876, and 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 his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

A. learned a lot at school??? B. he often went swimming with other boys

C. his mother often worried about his safety??? D. he often played jokes on others

【2】In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.

A. first worked as a printer??? B. did many kinds of work

C. wrote stories in the beginning??? D. joined the army after he worked in a mine

【3】From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.

A. had a happy childhood??? B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked

C. was very naughty when he was young??? D. lived a pleasant life

【4】Before his death, Mark Twain _______.

A. became a white man??? B. was in low spirits

C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes??? D. had nothing on

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

? a. He started to write short stories.

? b. He got into debts.

? c. He played jokes on others.

? d. He wrote the book Tom Sawyer.

? e. He worked as a printer.

A. c-a-d-e-b??? B. c-e-a-d-b??? C. e-a-d-b-c??? D. e-c-a-b-d

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】試題分析：這是一篇人物小傳，介紹了美國著名作家馬克·吐溫的故事，包括淘氣的童年、經(jīng)歷豐富的青壯年和不幸而凄涼的晚年。

【1】題意：在童年時代，馬克·吐溫________。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. learned a lot at school在學(xué)校學(xué)到了很多；根據(jù)He had little school education.，可知說法錯誤。B. he often went swimming with other boys他經(jīng)常和其他男孩子一起去游泳；文中沒有提及，故說法錯誤。C. his mother often worried about his safety他母親經(jīng)常擔(dān)心他的安全；文中沒有提及，故說法錯誤。D. he often played games with other boys他經(jīng)常和其他男孩玩游戲；根據(jù)He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors.，可知說法正確。綜合以上分析，故選D。

【2】題意：為了謀生，馬克·吐溫_______。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. first worked as a printer先做印刷工；B. did many kinds of work做了許多工作；C. wrote stories in the beginning起初寫故事；D. joined the army after he worked in a mine他在礦上工作后參軍了。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容，可知他當(dāng)過印刷工、領(lǐng)航員、軍人、礦工等。故選B。

【3】題意：從文章中我們可以看到，馬克·吐溫_______。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. had a happy childhood有一個快樂的童年；根據(jù)he was not a healthy baby.和After his father's death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing.，可知說法錯誤。B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked他是個好孩子，總是按要求去做；根據(jù)As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents.，可知說法錯誤。C. was very naughty when he was young他小的時候很淘氣；根據(jù)As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents.，可知說法正確。D. lived a pleasant life過著愉快的生活；根據(jù)Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts.，可知說法錯誤。綜合以上分析，故選C。

【4】題意：在他死之前，馬克·吐溫_______。考查細節(jié)理解題。A. became a white man成為一個白人；B. was in low spirits情緒低落；C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes喜歡買各種各樣的衣服；D. had nothing on什么都沒有。根據(jù)短文的最后一段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.，可知馬克·吐溫的情緒極度低落，直到老去。故選B。

【5】題意：下面哪一個顯示了馬克·吐溫的正確順序？考查細節(jié)理解題。a. He started to write short stories.他開始寫短篇小說。b. He got into debts.他負債了。c. He played jokes on others.他開別人玩笑。d. He wrote the book Tom Sawyer.他寫了Tom Sawyer這本書。e. He worked as a printer.他做印刷工。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，可知正確的順序是c-e-a-d-b，故選B。