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 r beating at school and 10 the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."
1. A. something | B. anything | C. everything | D. nothing |
2. A. loved | B. trusted | C. hated | D. respected |
3. A. punishment | B. bet | C. issue | D. rule |
4. A. all | B. total | C. complete | D. whole |
5. A. means | B. method | C. manner | D. way |
6. A. could | B. would | C. should | D. ought to |
7. A. agreed | B. permitted | C. accepted | D. screamed |
8. A. more | B. longer | C. time | D. way |
9. A. another | B. more | C. a | D. some |
10. A. keep | B. earn | C. make | D. obtain |
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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.
A.was known as |
B.known as |
C.was known for |
D.known for |