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Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.

One day one of his friends lost his wallet but asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare (车费) for him.

“But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare 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 (列车员) comes to check the tickets,you can hide (藏) under my seat. ”

Later,however,when the conductor came to check the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets一one for his friend and one for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice. uMy friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train,he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers (宁愿) to lie on the floor under the seat. ” Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

() 4. Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because.

A. he didn't have enough money

B. he wanted to play a joke (玩笑) on him

C. he wanted to save some money

D. he didn't find his wallet,either

() 5. When the conductor came to check the tickets,the friend was.

A. lying under the seat B. sitting on the seat

C. lying on the seat D. standing nearby

() 6. Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because.

A. the conductor was standing far away

B. his friend was deaf (聋)

C. he enjoyed doing so

D. he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat

4. B 5. A 6. D

阅读提示:本文是记叙文。记述了美国小说家马克•吐温幽默诙谐的故事。

4. B推理判断题。由最后一段第一句“…Mark Twain gave him two tickets—one for his friend and one for himself. ”可知马克•吐温并不是没有钱给朋友买票，而是和他开个玩笑。

5. A推理判断题。由第四段第二句“We can get on the train and when the conductor (列车员) comes to check the tickets,you can hide (藏) under my seat. ”可推断出马克•吐温想让朋友藏在座位下面，逃票。实际上他给朋友买了票，只是和他开个玩笑。

6. D 推理判断题。由最后一^句“Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly. ”所有的人都看着这个可怜的朋友，大声笑话他。说明马克•吐温想让所有人知道这个事。

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