题目内容
【题目】根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 This year the US will honour(纪念) one of the country's most famous writers—Mark Twain (1835-1910). Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens, but how many know where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from?
The answer shows Clemens' colorful early life before he became a writer. “Mark Twain” was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms (6 feet) deep. “Twain” is an old-fashioned way of saying “two”. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humourousLife on the Mississippi (1883).
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works—who could forget the journey of the Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)?
With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing.
On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called “local colour” because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs.
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
（1）What does the underlined word “gift” mean in the passage?
A.Twain's talent for self-teaching.
B.Twain's “local colour” writing style.
C.Twain's good sense of humour.
D.Twain's experiences as a ship pilot
（2）According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
A.The deep social meaning.
B.The exciting life experiences.
C.The special way that Huck talks.
D.The nice view of the Mississippi.
（3）Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence. “Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect”?
A.At the beginning of Paragraph 2.
B.At the beginning of Paragraph 3.
C.At the beginning of Paragraph 4.
D.At the beginning of Paragraph 5.
（4）What is the passage mainly about?
A.Mark Twain's career as a great writer.
B.Mark Twain's interest in describing local life.
C.Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field.
D.Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing.
【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）C
（4）D
【解析】这篇短文主要介绍了美国本土小说之父—马克吐温的成长历程及他的生活经历对他的小说产生的影响。
（1）词义猜测题。在本题中gift 在第六段，主要是指马克吐温的小说运用本土通俗语言，从第五段最后一句话可以得出此结论。故选B。
（2）细节理解题。根据第七段第一句话，在这本书的创作中最让人惊叹的是主人翁哈克本利芬运用自己的语言。所以本题选择C.
（3）推理判断题。根据文章第四段第一句话可知，马克吐温没有受过教育，他是通过自学成才的，所以需要把这段话放到第一段开头作为引文过渡衔接。故选C.
（4）归纳理解题。通过文章的第二段第一句话，第三段第一句话及第五段第一句话及最后一段可知，本文主要讲解马克吐温的早年生活经历对其文学作品的影响。故选D.
