题目内容

  Mark Twain was famous(著名)in his day as a public(公众的)speaker.In his public speeches(演说)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(钱包)and 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 comes to check the tickets(验票),you can hide under my seat.”

  Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets-one for his friend and one for himself .Then he explained in a loud voice.“My friend here is a strange(奇怪的)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.

(1)

The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because ________.

[  ]

A.

he was too poor to buy one

B.

his wallet was lost

C.

his money was little

D.

Mark Twain had a lot of money

(2)

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 on him

C.

he wanted to save some money

D.

he didn’t find his wallet, either

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

Which of the following sentences is not true?

[  ]

A.

The friend didn’t know Mark Twain had bought a ticket for him.

B.

Mark Twain not only liked to tell funny stories but also liked to listen to funny stories.

C.

Both Mark Twain and his friend got on the train without a ticket.

D.

Mark Twain bought two tickets before they got on the train.

答案:1.B;2.B;3.A;4.D;5.C;
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(1)

Most Americans usually sleep for about _________ hours a night.

  A. 3  B. 5~6  C. 10  D. 7~8

[  ]

(2)

As people grow older,they need __________ at night.

  A. less sleeping time

  B. more sleeping time

  C. the same amount of sleeping time

D. a fixed time to sleep

[  ]

(3)

If there are 100 million people in the US hav-ing a problem with sleep,what's the popula-tion of it? About _______.

  A. 200 million  B. 300 million  C. 600 million  D. 900 million

[  ]

(4)

Franklin tried to go to sleep by __________.

  A. moving from one to another of his 413 beds  B. moving from one to another of his 4 beds

  C. inventing a bed for himself   D. lying on his side across the end of the bed

[  ]

(5)

It's not mentioned in the passage,but we know that Mark Twain was ___________.

  A. a Frenchman  B. an Englishman

  C. an American   D. a German

[  ]

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  Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.

  One day Mark Twain was asked to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or smiled. The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile and laugh.

  “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain, “ I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

  That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly(正好地) at the old man. He told some rather interesting stories, which made everyone in the hall laugh. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the most interesting stories he knew. But the old man's face was still a blank. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt tired and discouraged(失去信心的).

  Some days later, Mark Twain told a friend of his about what had happened. “Oh”, said his friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf (聋的) for years.”

(1) Which of the following sentences is not true?

[  ]

A. Mark Twain could make everyone laugh except the old man.

B. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on others.

C. Nobody ever played a joke on Mark Twain.

D. Once a young man played a joke on Mark Twain.

(2)The young man Mark Twain met at lunch told him that ________.

[  ]

A. his uncle liked to listen to Mark Twain's talk

B. his uncle could not possibly be made to laugh and smile

C. his uncle never laughed at people

D. nobody and nothing could make his uncle stop laughing or smile

(3) Mark Twain told the young man ________.

[  ]

A. to bring his uncle to lunch

B. to ask his uncle to talk there that night

C. he could make his uncle laugh

D. to sit in the first row with his uncle

(4) Mark Twain's stories made everyone in the hall laugh except ________.

[  ]

A. the old man

B. the young man

C. Mark Twain himself

D. a friend of Mark Twain's

(5) Mark Twain could not make the old man laugh because ________.

[  ]

A. the old man couldn't laugh

B. the old man didn't want to laugh

C. his stories were not interesting enough

D. the old man couldn't hear Mark Twain's stories

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