One of the best-known American writers is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, whose pen-name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. Like many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of becoming a pilot(舵手) of a river boat in order to travel along the river happily. His early life in the river town was written into his two most famous books, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

As a young man Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a gold miner, and for a long time, he was a pilot of a river boat. During his pilot days, he changed his name into Mark Twain. When he travelled by boat, he began to write down what he saw along the river and what he talked with the local people. Finally, Twain became a famous writer. His works were sold out in America and Europe, and were translated into many languages, including Chinese, Japanese and French. Twain’s style of writing was simple and direct. He liked to write about important things in a humorous style.

1.Samuel Langhorne Clemens _______________ .

A. is the best-known American writer

B. never left the town of Hannibal, Missouri

C. is the hero of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer

D. used Mark Twain as his pen-name

2.Many boys of that time __________________ .

A. wanted to work on a river boat

B. just wanted to be passengers on the Mississippi

C. wanted to become writers

D. wished to become friends of Mark Twain.

3.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain was probably about .

A. boys’ life of his day B. the life of a river boat pilot

C. the life in a river town D. Twain’s travel on riverboats

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Mark Twain’s early life in a river town was not happy.

B. Mark Twain’s dream to be a pilot of a river boat never came true.

C. Europeans showed great interest in Mark Twain’s writings.

D. Mark Twain’s books could hardly be understood for his style.

Mr Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码).“We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生)the codes, and in the end everything gets easier,” said Guo.“When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work everywhere using my computer or telephone.”

The QR codes can be sent to Mr Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative,with many pictures, music and even videos.

Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun.” said Tingting, a student of Guo's.

“The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share,” Guo said.“ It is worth(值得)trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times.”

However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their work, which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.

1.According to the passage, students can keep their homework on .

A. WeChat B. QQ C. email D. blog

2.What does“ it ”in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The paper is not easy to keep.

B. Keeping and sharing the code easily.

C. Trying to use new technology in education.

D. Education itself is a kind of creation.

3.Some parents are worried, because they think their children will .

A. talk with teachers face to face

B. spend too much time on computers or phones

C. find the QR codes too difficult to use

D. not like the new way of handing in homework

4.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Teachers needn't check homework any more.

B. Students needn't hand in homework any more.

C. Using QR codes makes checking homework easier.

D. Some parents are worried about their children.

When I was small, sometimes my mom gave the family a funny special treat—she would make breakfast food for dinner.

I remember she did so one night. She had been at work all day but wanted to do something special for us all. On that evening, my mom put a plate of eggs and very burnt toast(面包)in front of my dad. I waited to see if anyone noticed. But my dad just took his toast, smiled at my mom and asked me how my day at school had been. I don’t remember what I told him that night. But I remember watching him put butter on that toast. He ate it up as usual.

After dinner, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. I’ll never forget what he said:“Honey, I love burnt toast.” Later that night, I went to kiss daddy good night. I asked him if he really liked his toast burnt. He wrapped(紧抱)me in his arms and said: “Your mommy worked very hard today. She’s really tired. And a bit of burnt toast never hurt anyone!”

Life is full of imperfect things. Nobody is perfect, either. I’m not the best at anything. I forget birthdays and other important events just like everyone else does. But I’ve learned something important from my father. Understanding is the basis(基础) of everything, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and child or just between two friends. Remember, burnt toast never hurt anyone. It’s the people with the kind thoughts who make life worth living.

1.The writer’s father during the dinner.

A. didn’t take the burnt toast B. ate up all the burnt toast

C. threw away the burnt toast D. didn’t notice the burnt toast

2.What does the underlined word “apologize” mean?

A. 辨白 B. 谢罪 C. 道歉 D. 辩护

3.From what the father said to his son, we know the father .

A. could understand his wife B. always argued with his wife

C. was a good cook D. worked hard every day

4.What has the writer learned from his father?

A. The father liked to eat burnt toast.

B. The mother was not a good mother and was a little funny.

C. Understanding is the basic point of everything.

D. Life is not perfect, but the father is perfect.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Life is imperfect B. The father and the son

C. A big dinner D. Burnt toast never hurt anyone

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