题目内容
Mark Twain's Apex（顶点）
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894) was a pinnacle in Twain's career--not only as author, but as critic（批评家）. In that book, Twain had attacked racism with irony. In the following years, he spoke out on themes of morality（道德）, religion, and politics while still, somehow, eliciting（引起）laughter.
After the Spanish-American War（1898）, Twain became an ardent（激烈的）anti-imperialist（抗击帝国主义者）; he was especially critical of Belgium's role in the Congo（刚果）and the policy of the United States in the Philippines. Twain was not always funny, and not always well received, but, he was always repeated. By the close of his career, the New York Times estimated that Twain was quoted（引用）in common conversation more often than any other American, including Ben Franklin and Abe Lincoln. Ernest Hemingway（海明威）stated what generations of readers were convinced （确信）of, that“All modern American literature comes from on book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. American writing comes from that. There is nothing before. There has been nothing as good since .”
(1)The underlined word“pinnacle”in the first paragraph means ________ .
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A．very famous
B．the most successful part in literary
C．the most lowest point
D．the mountain top
(2)What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．Mark Twain was the best famous writer in America.
B．Mark Twain was not always funny.
C．Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was Mark Twain's most successful, powerful, exciting book.
D．Mark Twain was more famous than any other American.
(3)Which of the following statements is right?
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A．All American literature comes from on book named Huckleberry Finn.
B．American writing began from the book named Huckleberry.
C．There has been nothing as good as the book Huckleberry Finn since Mark Twain's times.
D．All modern American literature comes from on book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.
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As a boy ,Mark Twain caused much trouble for his parents . He used to play practical jokes on all his friends and neighbors .The nature of his jokes often led to violence. He hated to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi .He liked to sit on the bank of the river for hours at a time and just gaze at the mysterious island and the passing boats. He learned many things about the river during those days. He learned all about its history and unusual people who rode up and down it . He never forgot those scenes and those people .He later made them part of the history of America in the books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Mark Twain received his genius （天才）from his mother . Obviously he didn’t get it from his father . He once stated that he had never seen a smile on his father’s face .On the other hand, his mother had the rare ability to say humorous things. The same ability made Mark Twain an extremely humorous public speaker.
【小题1】Because of the nature of his jokes when he was a child , Mark Twain would
| A．ran away from school |
| B．cause his parents to quarrel with others |
| C．get into trouble with his friends and neighbors |
D．like to sit on the bank of the Mississippi River |
| A．Mark Twain’s father was a cruel man |
| B．Mark Twain never attended school on time |
| C．Mark Twain often went boating in the nearby river |
| D．Mark Twain’s mother was something of a humorist |
| A．the Mississippi and the people riding on it | B．his friends and neighbors |
| C．his school life | D．his parents |
| A．his practical jokes | B．his father’s seriousness |
| C．the history of the Mississippi | D．his mother’s genius for humor |
Samuel Clemens, _____ Mark Twain, became a famous American writer.
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A．was known as |
B．known as |
C．was known for |
D．known for |