Mark Twain was a pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He (1) a few naughtyboys who later (2) in his stories. At the age of 12, h 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Mark Twain was a pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He __(1)__ a few naughty（淘气的）boys who later __(2)__ in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book Life __(3)__ the Mississippi（密西西比）.

　　__(4)__ the Civil War（内战）he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period（时期）__(5)__ him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running（创办）__(6)__ publishing house（出版社）. But he spent all of it on high living and __(7)__ business.

　　Mark Twain __(8)__ as a“funny man”. But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his __(9)__ helped to shape（塑造）his stories __(10)__ showed the dark side of society（社会）. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910.

(1)A．grew	B．grew up
C．grew up with	D．grew up in
(2)A．turned	B．became
C．appeared	D．disappeared
(3)A．on	B．in
C．at	D．for
(4)A．While	B．During
C．For	D．Since
(5)A．made	B．kept
C．served	D．encouraged
(6)A．him	B．himself
C．his	D．his own
(7)A．success	B．successful
C．successfully	D．unsuccessful
(8)A．knew	B．was known
C．was knowing	D．was to be known
(9)A．challenges	B．experiences
C．happiness	D．sadness
(10)A．who	B．where
C．which	D．in which

答案：C;C;A;B;A;D;D;B;B;C
解析：

(1)“成长”用 grow up，“和……一起成长”用 with。

(2)在他的故事中“出现”用动词 appeared。

(3)“在密西西比河上”用介词 on。

(4)“在内战期间”用 during the Civil War。

(5)这一时期的作品使他出名。

(6)“他自己的”his own，own 常与形容词性物主代词连用。

(7)由表转折意义的 but 可知是不成功的生意。

(8)由文意知用被动语态 was known。

(9)他自己的经历塑造了他的作品。

(10)定语从句，影射黑暗社会一方面的作品。

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　Mark Twain, the famous American writer was travelling in France. He　1　by train to Dijon. He was tired and 　2 　to sleep. He asked the conductor（乘务员）to 　3 　when the train 　　4 to Dijon. But first he explained he was a very heavy sleeper.“I probably will protest loudly when you 　5 　to wake me up,” he said to the conductor. “But do not take any notice, just 　6 　me off the train.”

　Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night time and the train had reached Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor 　7 　to wake him up at Dijon. He was very 　8 　. He 　9　 to the conductor and began to 　10 　him. “I was never so angry in all life.” Mark Twain said.

　The conductor looked at him calmly “you are not half so angry as the American I put off the train at Dijon.” he said.

在A、B、C、D中选择最佳答案以完成短文：

[　　] 1．A．　　 were going	B． has gone	C． had gone	D． was going
[　　] 　　 2．A． wanted	B． has wanted	C． wants	D． was wanting
[　　] 　　 3．A． get him up	B． pick him up	C． wake him up	D． put him 　　 up
[　　] 　　 4．A． got	B． come	C． reached	D． arrived
[　　] 　　 5．A． will try	B． try	C． is trying	D． was trying
[　　] 　　 6．A． bring	B． take	C． put	D． go
[　　] 　　 7．A． forgot	B． remembered	C． remember	D． had forgotten
[　　] 8．A．　　 angry	B． Frighten	C． tired	D． surprised
[　　] 9．A．　　 keep up with	B． comes up to	C． ran up	D． ran away from
[　　]10．A．　　 cry out	B． shout at	C． talk about	D． speak at

　　阅读短文，判断句子的正(T)误(F).

　　Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends.

　　Once Mark Twain was travelling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him.

　　“But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain. His friend didn't know what to do.

　　“You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him.

　　When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed.

　　(1)Mark Twain was a great Canadian writer and a famous speaker.

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　　(2)He liked to play jokes and tell funny stories.

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　　(3)Twain's friend lost his wallet on a train trip.

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　　(4)Twain bought a ticket for his friend.

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　　(5)His friend hid under the seat because he thought he did not have a ticket.

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　　(6)Twain gave the conductor two tickets.

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　　(7)Twain's friend was strange. He liked to lie under the seat when he was on a train.

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　　(8)Everyone on the train laughed at Twain.

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　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was traveling in France. He was going by train to Dijon. He was very（1）________ and wanted to sleep. He asked the conductor to（2）________ him up when the train came to Dijon.（3）________ he explained (解释) that he was a very heavy sleeper. "I'll be very（4）________ when you try to wake me up," he said to the conductor. "But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway."

　　Then Mark Twain went to sleep. （5）________, when he woke up, it was night-time and the train（6）________ Dijon and reached Paris already. He knew at once that the conductor（7）________ to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran（8）________ to the conductor and began to（9）________at him. "I am never so angry in my life," Mark Twain said in a terrible voice.

　　The conductor looked at him for a while. "You are not half so angry（10）________ the American when I put him off the train at Dijon." he said in a quiet voice.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后选出最佳答案，完成短文.

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was traveling in France. He was going by train to Dijon. He was very___（1）__ and wanted to sleep. He asked the conductor to__（2）__ him up when the train came to Dijon._（3）___ he explained (解释) that he was a very heavy sleeper. "I'll be very__（4）__ when you try to wake me up," he said to the conductor. "But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway."

　　Then Mark Twain went to sleep. _（5）___, when he woke up, it was night-time and the train_（6）___ Dijon and reached Paris already. He knew at once that the conductor_（7）___ to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran__（8）__ to the conductor and began to_（9）___at him. "I am never so angry in my life," Mark Twain said in a terrible voice.

　　The conductor looked at him for a while. "You are not half so angry__（10）__ the American when I put him off the train at Dijon." he said in a quiet voice.

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