7. ―Where have you been, David? You're late for class again.

一    My bus got caught in a traffic jam.

A.    Yes, so what?

B.    Well, how come?

C.    Sorry, but I couldn't help.

D.    No, it's not my fault.

6. —There is a supermarket. Shall we go shopping first?

―    • Whatever you want to do is OK with me.

A. It just depends   B. It's all up to you

C. All right      D. Glad to hear that

5.  —Hey  Tina. Can I ask you a question?

—Sure.      

A. Why not?   B.  What's up?

C. So what?   D. What for?

4.  [2014 •江苏卷]一    ！  Somebody has left the lab door open.

―Don't look at me.

A. Dear me         B.   Hi, there

C. Thank goodness    D.  Come on

3.  [ 2014 • 福建卷]—I can't remember those grammar rules!

一    .Practise more.

A. You're not alone     B.  It's hard to say

C. I'm afraid not       D.  It's up to you

2. [2014 •全国大纲卷]—I'm sorry for breaking the cup.

―Oh,     ―I've got plenty.

A. forget it     B.  my pleasure

C. help yourself   D.   pardon me

1. [2014 ,安徽卷〗一Reading is the best way to pass time on the train.

--.   I never go travelling without a book.

A. You are joking       B.  That's true

C. I don't think so     D.  It sounds like fun

                                    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 Langhome Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his pen-name.

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 mothers care, he man?aged to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbours. 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?5西比河).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. Dur?ing 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 The adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, and The adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884， which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debt 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.

5. In Mark Twain's childhood, .

  A.  he learned a lot at school

B.  he often went swimming with other boys

C.  his mother often worried about his safety

D.  he often played games with other boys

6. Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He became a miner.            b. He worked as a printer.

c. He got into debt.             d. His father died,

e. He became a full-time writer,   f. He joined the army.
A. a—d—b―c―e―f               B. d-一b~f―a—e―c

C. d― a― f― e― b— c          D. c― b—d― f― e― a

7. In order to make a living, Mark Twain .

  A.  first worked as a printer

B.  did many kinds of work

C.  wrote stories in the beginning

D.  joined the army after he worked in a mine

8. From the passage we can see that Mark Twain .

  A.  had a happy childhood

B.  was a good boy and always did what he was asked

C.  was very naughty when he was young

D.  lived a pleasant life

阅读理解

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Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835.He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave,one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and Told him that he'd better not go there. Mark Twain waved(摇动)his hand and said,"It doesn't matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don't think they will come to visit me."

After he arrived at the town,Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the sta?tion. He went into his room,but when he was just about to have a rest,quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. "I'm very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town," one of them said to him.

Mark Twain,however,made a joke,saying to the waiter,"The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn't come into the wrong room.，， What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

1.  That day Mark Twain went to the town__________ .

  A.  to see one of his friends

B.  because he wanted to do something there for his writing

C.  because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there

D.  to see one of his relatives

2.  All the people present laughed heartily because _____ .

  A.  the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room

B.  the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number

C.  Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

D.  Mark Twain made a joke

3.  Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A.  Mark Twain was not only a great writer but also a famous speaker.

B.  Many people liked him because of his sense of humour.

C.  The mosquitoes were so clever that they knew Mark Twain's room number.

D.  He slept well with the help of the waiters.

4.  From the story we know _________ .

  A.  no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night

B.  the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

C.  Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night

D.  there were no mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

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Mark Twain's The Million Pound Bank Note tells an interesting story. It happened in the summer of 1903.   An American 1. ___________ ( business) , Henry Adams, lost his way in the sea. He'd just about given himself up for lost when he 2. ________ (spot) by a ship by chance, 3. _______ brought him to England with no money on him. He had to work on the ship without payment to earn 4, ____passage. When he 5, ________ (wander) on the street on the pavement in London,someone asked him to enter 6. ________  big house. Two old and 7. _________(wealth) brothers, Roderick and Oliver, made a bet on him 8. ________  a man could survive a month in London with a million note.  Roderick doubted it, while Oliver, 9. _______  the contrary, thought it would work. That's 10. ________the story starts.