题目内容

 Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school.  I can remember   1  about it. Schoolboys in those days never   2  teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.  There was a(n)   __3  in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the   4  school or have to pay five dollars."
"One day, I damaged my desk in some   5 . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it   __6  be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He   7  to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."
"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any   8  , I decided I would take   __9 beating at school and   10  the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

【小题1】
A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing
【小题2】
A．lovedB．trustedC．hatedD．respected
【小题3】
A．punishmentB．betC．issueD．rule
【小题4】
A．wholeB．totalC．completeD．all
【小题5】
A．wayB．methodC．mannerD．means
【小题6】
A．couldB．wouldC．shouldD．ought to
【小题7】
A．agreedB．permittedC．acceptedD．screamed
【小题8】
A．timeB．longerC．moreD．way
【小题9】
A．anotherB．moreC．aD．some
【小题10】
A．earnB．keepC．makeD．obtain


【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】B
【小题6】B
【小题7】A
【小题8】C
【小题9】A
【小题10】B

解析试题分析：本文的主要内容是：马克吐温被问及自己第一次挣到钱是在什么时候。他回忆说当时学校有一个规定，破坏课桌的学生或者交五美元罚款或者挨打。马克吐温的父亲给了他五美元让他交给学校，打了他一顿。由于他已经挨过一次打，不再害怕挨打，所以他把五美元留下，在学校又挨了一次打。
【小题1】 这里想表达我记得一切，something某事 anything     任何事everything一切 nothing没有事情，故选C。
【小题2】根据and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.可知那时候孩子们不尊敬老师，respected尊敬，故选D。
【小题3】根据I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school，故选D。
【小题4】 根据 My father said it would be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school，故选A。
【小题5】 根据 There was a(n) rule in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the whole school or have to pay five dollars."
可知是用一些方法，method方法， in some way在某种程度上，故选B
【小题6】这是一个宾语从句，主句是一般过去时，所以从句要使用相应的过去时态，从句用过去将来时，故选B。
【小题7】 这里想表达他同意给我五美元，agreed同意permitted准许 accepted接受 screamed尖叫，故选A。
【小题8】这里想表达我已经挨过一次打，不再害怕挨打，any more,再，又，故选C。
【小题9】这里想表达我决定在学校再挨一次打，another又一个，故选A。
【小题10】根据So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."可知这里想说把五美元留下，keep保留，故选B。
考点：人物传记类短文完形填空
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。

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　　Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew once went abroad on the same ship．When the ship was a few days out they were both invited to a dinner, and when speech-making time came, Mark Twain had the first chance．He spoke twenty minutes and made a great hit．Then it was Mr.Depew's turn．“Mr. Toastmaster and Ladies and Gentlemen,”said the famous speaker as he rose,“Before this dinner Mark Twain and myself made an agreement to trade speeches．He had just delivered(发表)my speech, and I thank you for the pleasant manner in which you received it．I regret to say that I have lost the notes of his speech and can not remember anything he was to say．”

　　Then he sat down, and there was much laughter．

(1)

What did Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew go abroad for?

[　　]

A．

They were going to make important speeches．

B．

They were going to have important dinner．

C．

They were going to attend an important meeting．

D．

The writer of the passage didn't tell us about it．

(2)

From the first paragraph, we can see that, on the ship ________．

[　　]

A．

Mark Twain made a well-liked speech

B．

Mark Twain was not pleased with his own speech

C．

the listeners thought that Mark Twain's speech was well worth listening to but it was too long

D．

Mark Twain was happy to get the first chance to speak

(3)

From this passage, we can see that Chauncey M．Depew ________．

[　　]

A．

was a famous speaker but had a poor memory

B．

lost the notes of the speech but made a wonderful speech

C．

was a famous speaker indeed

D．

felt unhappy because Mark Twain broke his promise

(4)

What did the listeners think of the speech made by Chauncey M. Depew?

[　　]

A．

His speech was more interesting than Mark Twain's．

B．

His speech was less interesting than Mark Twain's．

C．

His speech was a wonderful speech made in a funny way．

D．

His speech was not a speech but a laughing matter．

(5)

The best title for the passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

Mark Twain and Chauncey M. Depew

B．

Funny Speeches

C．

An Agreement to Trade Speeches

D．

I Cannot Remember Anything He Wanted to Say

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.

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

It can be learned from the text that          

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

In his books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain wrote much about          

A. the Mississippi and the people riding on it     B. his friends and neighbors

C. his school life                            D. his parents

It is implied that what affected Mark Twain’s character mostly was          

A. his practical jokes            B. his father’s seriousness

C. the history of the Mississippi   D. his mother’s genius for humor

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
【小题2】It can be learned from the text that          
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
【小题3】In his books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain wrote much about          
A．the Mississippi and the people riding on itB．his friends and neighbors
C．his school lifeD．his parents
【小题4】It is implied that what affected Mark Twain’s character mostly was          
A．his practical jokesB．his father’s seriousness
C．the history of the MississippiD．his mother’s genius for humor

Samuel Clemens, _____ Mark Twain, became a famous American writer.

A．was known as

B．known as

C．was known for

D．known for

 

单词拼写：(10分)

但这也致使许多美式英语单词和结构传入英式英语。

But it has also led to lots of American words and _____ passing into British English.

一个多世纪以来，大西洋两岸的交通稳步发展。

For more than a century communications across the Atlantic have developed _____.

英国人用介词的地方美国人有时候可能会省略。

The British use prepositions where Americans sometimes _____ them.

铁穆特欧有一个不同寻常的工作---他是人体交通标志。

Timoteo has an unusual job----he is a human traffic ______.

在志愿指挥交通之前，他曾经做过很多工作。

Before he _____ to direct the traffic, Timoteo had had lots of job.

我现在写信时为了应聘你们登广告要招的临时服务生的工作。

I am writing in response to your advertisement for a _____ position as a waiter.

但是对于那些酷爱户外生活的人们来说，一个好的办法可能就是有一个休闲产业。

 But for those who love the outdoor life, a good bet could be the _____ industry.

我尽管害怕，但也感到十分好奇。

I was frightened, I also felt very _____.

马克吐温很快树立了他作为至今仍受人们喜爱的最伟大的美国作家之一的声望。

Mark Twain _____ the reputation he still enjoys today as one of America's greatest writers.

他被迫改变计划，在一艘汽船上当了几年领航员。

 _____ to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat. 

 

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