47．Arrange the following facts about Mark Twain’s life in order of time.

a．working as a printer　　　 b．working as a river-boat pilot

c．working as a miner　　　 d．joining the army

e．working as a full-time writer

A．a, b, c, d, e　　 B．a, b, d, c, e　　　C．a, c, b, d, e　　 D．c, a, b, d, e

46．Which of the following about Mark Twain is not true?

A．He was not a healthy boy.　　　　　 B．He caused much trouble for his parents.

C．He gained lots of money by writing 　D．He had a happy childhood but a sad later life.

45．Mark Twain left school at 12 to________.

A．work as a printer　 　B．write stories　　C．join the army　　 D．make a living

44．What’s the author’s attitude toward work ?

A．Do it well to serve others.　　　　　　　 B．Earn enough money to make life better.

C．Try your best to get higher position and pay .D．Don’t let it affect your real life.

B

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 tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned 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 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 a 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 their 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.

43．By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph ,　　　　 the author really means that people tend to_____.

A．make a living rather than live a real life　　　 B．work rather than enjoy life

C．waste a lot in life　　　　　　　　　　　 D．forget the most important lessons in life

42．How did the author form her view of life ?

A．Through social experience.　 　　　　 　　 B．By learning from her friends.

C．Through an unfortunate experience.　 　　 D．From her children and husband.

41．The best title of this passage probably is　_______　.

A．Love your friends　　 　　　　　　　 　 B．Live a real life

C．Don’t waste time　　 　　　　　　　　 　 D．Be a good mother and wife

39. A. it　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　 　　　 C. some　　　　　　 　 D. many

38. A .sure　　　　 　　　　　 B. likely　　　　 　　　 C. doubtless　　　　 　 D. confident