Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
【小题1】In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死) nine times.

After his father’s death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner, during this period, he started to write short stories.  Afterwards he became a full-time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune（财富）.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments（投资） and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then three of their children passed away.

He died on April 21, 1910 at the age of 70.

Mark Twain was ________ in his childhood.    

A. a naughty boy          B. a good student

C. a handsome boy         D. a strong boy

Mark Twain began to write short stories when he _______.

A. was at school            B. was in the army

C. worked for a printer       D. was a miner

Before he became a full time writer Mark Twain had not been ___

A. a printer.               B. a miner

C. a tailor                 D. a soldier

Mark Twain’s wife died _________

A. soon after she give birth to three children

B. at the same time with her children

C. before three of her children died

D. after Mark Twain had died

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死) nine times.
After his father’s death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner, during this period, he started to write short stories.  Afterwards he became a full-time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune（财富）.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments（投资） and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then three of their children passed away.
He died on April 21, 1910 at the age of 70.
【小题1】Mark Twain was ________ in his childhood.    

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
About 2:00 a.m. Monday, a California highway police officer was hit by an SUV. The officer was   36   about 10 feet before landing on grass. The officer was   37   a motorist whose car had broken down on the freeway.
The police officer was listed in steady（稳定的） condition at a nearby   38  . The accident occurred after the   39   white SUV drove onto the shoulder where the   40   cars were parked. The SUV   41   the officer before ploughing into the police car. The   42   of the broken car was unhurt.
The SUV   43   completely over. The driver climbed out of the SUV and   44  , running in the direction of a nearby   45   . Because another police car was nearby, the police caught the driver  46  . He was charged with（被指控）   47   driving, personal possessions damage, causing personal   48  , and leaving the scene of a(n)   49  .
The driver had no license and no insurance. He had been charged with driving after drinking a
ear   50  . At that time he had   51   injured someone and   52   the scene. He was sentenced to prison for six months. But because the prison was so overcrowded, he was   53   one month later. “What can we do?” said a policeman. “There are a lot more drunk drivers out there every night than there are   54  . The only time we can get them   55   the streets for ever is when they kill someone.”
36. A. beaten                B.flown                 C. thrown                        D. found
37. A. helping        B. blaming             C. fining            D. watching
38. A. station               B. airport              C. park               D. hospital
39. A. big                  B. expensive      C. fast                    D. pretty
40. A. two               B. three            C. police               D. broken
41. A. killed          B. struck        C. picked               D. left
42. A. passenger         B. officer        C. owner            D. driver
43. A. ran               B. rolled               C. pushed            D. drove
44. A. went out       B. went in          C. went away         D. went down
45. A. highway       B. car                 C. exit              D. farm
46. A. angrily        B. hardly         C. quickly           D. recently
47. A. careless        B. forceful       C. tired                    D. drunk
48. A. injury         B. loss          C. death             D. fight
49. A. argument       B. murder        C. accident           D. story
50. A. before         B. later          C. after              D. early
51. A. still           B. yet                 C. always             D. also
52. A. called on             B. went away           C. escaped from       D. turned off
53. A. shot                 B. freed         C. shut                D. hurt
54. A. walkers        B. police        C. passengers           D. doctors
55. A. in             B. from         C. into              D. off

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 (暴力). 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. He later made them part of the history of America in the book 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 ability to say humorous things. The same ability made Mark Twain an extremely humorous public speaker.

1.According to the passage, Mark Twain was a _______ boy.

A．shy              B．brave             C．naughty           D．poor

2.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

3. It can be learned form the passage that      ______.

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

4.In his book Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain wrote much about _______.

A．the Mississippi and the people living on it

B．his friends and neighbors

C．his school life

D．his parents

5.It is inferred that what affected Mark Twain’s character mostly was _______ .

A．his practical jokes

B．his father’s seriousness

C．the history of the Mississippi

D．his mother’s genius for humor