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18．Mark Twain was a great writer．He was from the USA．He was born in 1835．He was also a famous speaker．He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen t o him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Mark Twain waved his hand and said，"It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come to visit me．"
After he arrived at the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry，Mr．Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town．"One of them said to him．
Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．"What he sa id made all the people present laugh heartily．
But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why？That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．

29．Why did Mark Twain go to the town？B
A．To make a speech．
B．To do something for his writing．
C．To see one of his relatives．
D．To see one of his friends．
30．Why did the w aiters feel sorry？B
A．Their hotel was too small．
B．There were quite a few mosquitoes in the room．
C．They did something wrong to Mark Twain．
D．The room was not very clean．
31．All the people present laughed heartily becauseD．
A．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room numbe
B．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
C．the mosquitoes didn't come into the wrong room
D．Mark Twain made a joke
32．Which of the following is true according to the text？C
A．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night．
B．There were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer．
C．No mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night．
D．The owner of the hotel looked after Mark Twain well at night．

分析 作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了马克吐温到一个有很多蚊子的地方发表演讲，他擅长讲笑话，结果宾馆的服务员帮助他驱赶蚊子的小故事．

解答 29．B．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing"一天，Mark Twain去一个小镇因为他的写作；故选B．
30．B．细节理解题．根据第三段第3行whenhe was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him但当他正要休息，相当多的蚊子飞了他．服务员因此感到抱歉；故选B．
31．D．细节理解题．根据第四段1，2行MarkTwain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are veryclever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．说明他讲了一个笑话，别人都笑了．故选D．
32．C．细节理解题．根据最后一段That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving themosquitoes away for him during the whole night．说明那天晚上没有蚊子来咬他，故选C．

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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60．What does the underlined phrase"both those responses"in Paragraph1refer to？D
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61．It is known from the first paragraph thatA．
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D．It usually produces the desired effect．
63．From the passage we can infer thatB．
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34．The author would most likely to agree thatB．
A．asthma sufferers can lead a normal life as ordinary people
B．daily intake of medication in the long run is helpful in controlling asthma
C．rapid industrialization and urbanization are the leading causes of asthma
D．once asthma attacks，it is too late to take medication
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C．To confirm a successful research about asthma
D．To inform readers several aspects about asthma．
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