Question

【题目】Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing were able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally he stopped. He was tired and disappointed.

Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend . “I know that old man. He’s been deaf for years.”

【1】Mark Twain was _______.

A. an American actor B. a Canadian actor

C. an American writer D. a Canadian writer

【2】Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was ______

A. thirsty B. tired C. angry D. sleepy

【3】Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Mark Twain’s jokes are not funny at all.

B. The young man played a joke on Mark Twain.

C. Mark Twain told the jokes only for the young man and his uncle.

D. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle was deaf.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了著名美国作家Mark Twain平时爱开别人的玩笑，但有一次却被别人开了他的玩笑。

【1】C细节理解题。根据Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others.可知，马克吐温是一名美国著名的作家。故选C。

【2】B细节理解题。根据短文第二段Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed（失望的）．描述，可知Mark Twain累了，故选B。

【3】B综合理解题。本文讲述了著名美国作家Mark Twain平时爱开别人的玩笑，但有一次却被别人开了他的玩笑。故选B。