Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the great American novels, ________ first published in the United States in 1885.
A.was B.were C.has been D.had been
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Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the great American novels, ________ first published in the United States in 1885.
A.was B.were C.has been D.had been
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When he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain turned to Hannibal. The relationship between Hannibal and Twain began in November 1839, when Twain’s father decided to leave the village in Florida and move east about 35 miles to the somewhat larger and more prosperous Hannibal, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Twain marked his fourth birthday about a week after the family settled there. He showed little promise of becoming a long-term resident. However, because his health was so poor that his parents probably feared he would not survive childhood.
During the family’s first few years in Hannibal, Twain was too young to understand fully the changes going on around him. About the time the family moved into their new home. Twain’s health improved a lot. Instead of having to lead a quiet indoor life, he could roam the streets of Hannibal. Climb the surrounding hills, explore the area’s caves and splash about in local swimming holes. He reveled in his newfound freedom, spending nearly all his free time playing outdoors with the other boys in town and soon becoming a leader.
Twain’s carefree days did not last long, on March 24, 1847, his father died. For the next six years, his brother Henry, and his sister Pamela lived with their mother in the family home. Twain began taking odd jobs after school to bring in extra money. Within a year of his father’s death, he quit school and became an apprentice (学徒) printer, and when his brother Orion bought the Hannibal Journal in 1851, Twain went to work for him as a printer and editorial assistant. The stories he wrote for Orion’s paper, his first publications, taught him that he much preferred writing to typesetting. Thus, when he decided to leave Hannibal in May 1853, he already had an idea of his future career.
1. Why did little Mark Twain move and live in Hannibal?
A．Because he wanted to live in a larger and more prosperous city.
B．Because his father brought him there.
C．Because he wanted to wrote his novels there.
D．Because he wanted to become a long-term resident of Hannibal.
2. When did Mark Twain become healthy?
A．As soon as he arrived in Hannibal.
B．At the time when his family moved into their old home.
C．After his father died.
D．At the time when his family moved into their new home.
3. The last paragraph mainly tells us _________.
A．the happy childhood of Mark Twain
B．how Mark Twain became a famous writer
C．how Mark Twain to earn money to support his family
D．why Mark decided to leave Hannibal
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One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is 36 in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional and 37 a quiet life.The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in 38 with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind, 39 Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.
Tom is different from 40 children in the town. He loves adventure. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really 41 anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps 42 his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he 43 to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new 44 game. It is these little stories 45 make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that 46 the most important part of the book.
Tom’s best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In one adventure, they spend the night outside, and they see a man kill another man 47. Later in the book, Tom, Huck and another boy decide to leave the town 48 they think that life there is too boring. They __49__ to an island in the middle of a river. They 50 fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a 51 to travel up and down the river. 52 seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that they have died. One day, when Tom cones back to his aunt’s house to leave a letter 53 that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral（葬礼）. 54 Tom has an idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and 55 their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.
1. A．made B．set C．taken D．written
2. A．have B．pass C．live D．own
3. A．trouble B．silence C．peace D．war
4. A．and B．but C．still D．as
5. A．another B．others C．the others D．the other
6. A．damages B．destroys C．ruins D．hurts
7. A．out of B．into C．onto D．in front of
8. A．tries B．fails C．manages D．struggles
9. A．fighting B．painting C．touring D．sailing
10. A．which B．that C．what D．where
11. A．is B．was C．are D．were
12. A．in charge B．in advance C．in the long term D．in the dark
13. A．because B．while C．even though D．if
14. A．run into B．run away C．run across D．run out of
15. A．catch B．set C．make D．put
16. A．bike B．boat C．camel D．cage
17. A．By B．Upon C．At D．Without
18. A．writing B．telling C．saying D．meaning
19. A．Then B．Besides C．Also D．Lastly
20. A．join B．present C．participate D．attend
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六、阅读理解 (20分)
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Mark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and always beats him.
Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery(奴隶制). They travel together on a raft(木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.
Mark twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery.Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owners where to find him.
Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim’s owners of his whereabouts(下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim escape. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The outline (概要) of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.
B. The childhood of Huckleberry.
C. The reason why Mark Twain wrote the story.
D. The effect of slavery.
The underlined word “restriction” probably means _________.
A. something that you are expected to do.
B. something that you are not allowed to do.
C. something that you are able to do.
D. something that you look forward to.
3. The underlined expression “he does not question slavery” means that ________.
A. he is sure about everything of slavery.
B. he has no question to ask the owner of the slaves.
C. he thinks that slavery is reasonable.
D. he believes that slavery is wrong.
4. What can he inferred from the text?
A. Huck is a white boy.
B. Huck’s childhood is a reflection(反映) of that of Mark Twain’s.
C. It ’s Huck’s situation that makes him decide to travel with Jim.
D. Huck will be punished by God for what he does.
5. Why does Huck change his mind at last?
A. He has made friends with Jim.
B. He finds out the weakness of slavery.
C. God tells him to do so.
D. He finds that Jim is a good man
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书面表达
假设你们班要办一期英语角，主题是“我最喜欢的英文作品”。请你根据以下表格的信息，介绍一下马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。词数：100左右。
| 书名 | 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》（The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn） |
| 作者 | 马克·吐温（Mark Twain） |
| 内容简介 | 哈克贝利·费恩是一个孤儿， 无人管束， 但心地善良，他帮助黑奴Jim逃亡，一路上遭遇了许多艰难险阻，但最终取得了胜利。 |
| 评价 | 深受全世界青少年读者的喜爱。有人称：“全部现代美国文学起源于马克·吐温的一本名叫《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》的书”。 |
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Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, "Yes, it was at school. I can remember 1 about it. Schoolboys in those days never 2 teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks. There was a(n) __3 in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the 4school or have to pay five dollars."
"One day, I damaged my desk in some 5. I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it __6 be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He 7 to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating."
"But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any 8 , I decided I would take __9beating at school and 10 the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."
1. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
2. A．loved B．trusted C．hated D．respected
3. A．punishment B．bet C．issue D．rule
4. A．whole B．total C．complete D．all
5. A．way B．method C．manner D．means
6. A．could B．would C．should D．ought to
7. A．agreed B．permitted C．accepted D．screamed
8. A．time B．longer C．more D．way
9. A．another B．more C．a D．some
10. A．earn B．keep C．make D．obtain
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Mark Twain (1835-1910) – we’ve all heard the name, but what makes him “the father of American literature” as classic US author William Faulkner once called him?
Mark Twain is someone Americans are taught to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise him. But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could’ve ever imagined.
The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and searches for treasure. Twain’s idea of childhood is magical – a time of imagination, wonder and, of course, adventure.
More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates going to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there to mock religion (宗教) and its old traditions. “Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it,” he writes in one chapter.
Twain’s writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics. That’s why he is so loved in the US – he wasn’t afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly. For instance, Twain didn’t like US wars abroad. In 1900, after the US invaded (入侵) the Philippines, Twain wrote in a newspaper article: “We do not intend to free, but to subjugate (征服) the people of the Philippines… We have gone there to conquer.” He also believed strongly in women’s right to vote in elections and gave a famous speech on the subject, called “Votes for Women”, in 1901.
“Tom was a glittering hero once more – the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” Twain writes in Tom Sawyer. But he could just as well be describing himself.
1.According to the author, after reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you are likely to think _____.
A. it’s even better than you expected
B. it’s as wonderful as you expected
C. it’s better to read it with teachers
D. it’s not worth all the praise
2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. A brief description of the novel.
B. Where Twain’s idea of childhood comes from.
C. How naughty and adventurous Tom Sawyer is.
D. What makes Tom Sawyer’s adventures so wonderful.
3.What does the underlined word “mock” mean?
A. make changes to B. make fun of
C. give reasons for D. give examples of
4.Why is Twain so loved in the US according to the article?
A. He wrote bad things about US wars abroad.
B. He supported women’s right to vote.
C. He criticized American culture and society clearly and cleverly.
D. He showed readers a magical childhood that everyone would love.
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It was along the Mississippi River ______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood _____ the story happened.
A. which; that B. that; which C where; that D. that ;that
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Mark Twin wrote many popular novels in his life, ________ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a best example.
| A．of which | B．what | C．whose | D．which |
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-----Who’s the writer of this short story?, Mark Twain or Charles Dickens?
-----_____. It was written by a French woman writer.
| A．Either | B．Neither | C．Both | D．None |
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