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阅读理解 　　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

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．C;5．D;
解析：

第一段中有一句“He spoke twenty minutes and made a great hit”, make a hit意为“给予极其良好的印象”。由此可知当选A项。

提示：

(1)	短文记叙了Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew在出国的船上的有趣故事，但并未交代他们出国的目的。
(3)	从Chaunecy的演讲内容看，其演讲机智、幽默，引起了在场听众的笑。他可谓一个天才的演讲家。
(5)	选择短文标题应紧扣中心。本文重点讲述Chauncey演讲的幽默、机智，用他演讲中的一句妙语作标题是再贴切不过的了。