Question

No author in American literature(文学)is better known or more loved than Samuel Langhorne Clemens．Born in Mission in 1835, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and later used the pen name of “ Mark Twain”．The two novels, Tom Sawyer and Hucklebery Fin, brought him great fame．Another book, Life on the Mississippi, told of his adventures on the river boats of that period．It was during the Civil War that Mark Twain’s life as a writer started．At that time he was working as a newspaper man in Nevada and California．In 1870, Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon．He had fallen in love with her picture even before he met her, Mark Twain was also a very successful lecturer．He travels around the country giving talks on variety(不同)of subjects helped make him famous and increase the sale of his books． (1) The real name of the author referred to in the story was ________． [　　] A． Mark Twain B． Mississippi C． Missouri D． Samuel Langhorne Clemens (2) Mark Twain starred writing ________． [　　] A． in 1835 B． in 1870 C． after he got married D． during the Civil War (3) Mark Twain fell in love with Olivia Langdon ________． [　　] A． before he saw her B． as soon as he saw her C． after he saw her D． in 1870 (4) Mark Twain was good at ________． [　　] A． selling books B． giving lectures C． traveling around the county D． making himself famous (5) Which of the following statements is not true? [　　] A． Mark Twain grew up on the bank of Mississippi River． B． This story didn’t tell us how Mark Twain lived in his childhood． C． Tom Sawyer is considered(认为)one of Mark Twain’s best works． D． This passage implies(暗示)that Mark Twain was the greatest writer in the world．

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．D;3．A;4．B;5．D;