Question

17．Mark Twain was a famous American writer in his day．He liked to play jokes on his friends．One d ay one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train ticket for him．
"But I don't have enough money to pay both your ticket and mine，"Mark Twain said．The friend didn't know what to do．
"We can do this，"said Mark Twain．"We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the tickets，you can hide under my seat．"
Later，however，when the conductor came to check the tickets，Mark Twain gave him two tickets-one for himself and one for his friend．Then he explained in a loud voice，"My friend is a strange man．When he travels on a train，he does not like to sit on the seat．He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat．"Of course，everyone in the train looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly．
29．Why did the friend ask Mark Twain to pay his train ticket for him？B
A．Because Mark Twain was very rich．
B．Because the friend lost his money．
C．because Mark Twain was always ready to help others．
D．Because the friend wanted to save his own money．
30．Mark Twain told his friend thatD．
A．he didn't know what to do
B．he would buy a ticket for him
C．the conductor wouldn't check the tickets
D．he hadn't got enough money for two tickets
31．Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage？C
A．The friend preferred to lie on the floor．
B．There were no conductors on the t rain．
C．In fact，Mark Twain had bought two tickets．
D．The friend got very angry with Mar．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，主要讲述了马克吐温和他的朋友一起坐火车，朋友的钱丢了，让马克吐温帮他买票，马克吐温说自己的钱不够买两张票，让朋友躲在座位下，其实他已经买了两张票的一件趣事．

解答 29．答案：B．细节理解题．根据"One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train ticket for him"可知，他的朋友让他帮忙买火车票的原因是他的朋友钱丢了．故选B．
30．答案：D．细节理解题．根据"But I don't have enough money to pay both your ticket and mine"可知，马克吐温对他的朋友说他的钱不够买两张票．故选D．
31．答案：C．推理判断题．根据"Mark Twain gave him two tickets-one for himself and one for his friend"及下文可推测出，事实上，马克吐温买了两张票．故选C．

点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及名词，动词，形容词，副词词义辨析，固定用法及宾语从句，做题时应结合文章上下文内容并根据所给选项的含义进行分析，从而得出正确答案．切记胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．