Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）

A. awake B. always C. funniest D. speaker E. for F. never

Mark Twain was famous as a writer, but he was also famous as a public【1】of funny stories. He often went from town to town to give lectures.

One day, he was walking along the street of a small town. He was going to give a lecture there that evening. He met a young man. The young man said, “Mr. Twain, I’d like to talk to you for a minute, please. I have an uncle, but he【2】laughs or smiles. Can you do anything?” “Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening. I will make him【3】laugh and smile.”

That evening, the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain told some funny stories, but the young man’s uncle didn’t smile. Then Mark Twain told the【4】story he knew, but the old man still didn’t smile. Mark Twain was disappointed.

Later he talked with a friend about this. “Oh!” said the friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf 【5】many years.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】B

【4】C

【5】E

【解析】

这篇短文讲述了一个年轻人让马克吐温讲故事使他叔叔笑，最后马克吐温没能成功，原来他的叔叔是个聋子。

【1】句意：马克吐温以作家而闻名，但他也以有趣故事的公众演讲者而闻名。

此处缺少名词，根据后文Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening及Mark Twain told some funny stories可知他以有趣故事的公众演讲者而闻名，speaker演讲者，名词，故选D。

【2】句意：我有个叔叔，但他从来不笑。

根据年轻人的请求“Can you do anything”及马克吐温的回答“. I will make him___3___laugh and smile.”可知此处指他从来不笑，never从不，故选F。

【3】句意：我会让他笑个不停。

根据上文介绍马克吐温擅长讲有趣故事及年轻人的请求，可知此处指会使他一直笑，always总是，一直，故选B。

【4】句意：然后马克吐温讲了他知道的最有趣的故事，但老人仍然没有笑。

此处缺少形容词修饰名词story，根据上文及定语从句he knew，可知此处指最有趣的故事，funniest最有趣的，故选C。

【5】句意：他聋了很多年了。

for+一段时间，意为“达……时间”，此处指老人聋了很多年了，故选E。