Mark Twain was asked one day if he could reme...

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, like you know, was famous in his days as the public speaker. He always liked to

play joke on his friends. One day, the one of his friends lost their wallet and asked him to buy a

train ticket for him. “But I don’t have enough money to pay both your ticket and mine,” Mark

Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do. “Let’s do this, “ Mark Twain saying, “You can

get off the train and when the conductor comes to check the ticket you can hide under my seat.”

Later, however, when the conductor comes to check the ticket, Mark Twain gave him two

tickets-----one for him and the other for his friend.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Why did Mark Twain’s friend ask him to buy a ticket for him?

A. He was a poor man.　　 B. He had lost his money.　　 C. Mark Twain was kind.

2.What was the friend doing when the conductor came to check the tickets?

A. He was lying on the seat.　　 B. He was sitting on the seat.　　 C. He was lying under the seat.

3.How many tickets did Mark Twain buy at all?

A. None.　　 B. Only one.　　 C. Two.

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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

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下连贯的要求，填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。并将答案填入下方答题卡中。

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because _1.__ his writing. Before he was going to leave，one of his friends __2.__ (say) 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 his hand and said，“_3.__ doesn't matter. The mosquitoes are not relatives of mine. I don't think they will come __4.__ (visit)me.”

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in __5.__ small hotel near the station. He went into a room, but 6.__ he was just about to have a rest, quite __7.__ 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 __8.__ him.

Mark Twain，however, made a joke, _9.__ (say) to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They don't come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Did you know why? That was _10.__ all the waiters in the hotel were driving mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

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Many years ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and _________ as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered._________ enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and _______ as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.

He _______ riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was _______or tired, he did not stop _______he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was _________. Then he asked himself, “Why did I _______myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only _______ a very small area to ________myself.”

The above story is ________ to the journey of our ________. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more __________, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our __________, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding ________and the things we love to do. One day ____________ we look back, we will ________that we don’t really need that much, ______________ then we cannot turn back time for what we have ____________

Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only __________ to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1.A.use B.get C.work D.cover

2.A.Sure B.Strange C.Good D.Interesting

3.A.rode B.ran C.expanded D.struggled

4.A.gave up B.asked for C.kept on D.succeeded in

5.A.sad B.hungry C.confused D.excited

6.A.because B.so C.but D.if

7.A.dying B.arguing C.sleeping D.smiling

8.A.make B.push C.destroy D.prove

9.A.find B.have C.need D.show

10.A.live B.support C.bury D.sleep

11.A.useful B.certain C.special D.similar

12.A.future B.past C.history D.life

13.A.money B.progress C.discoveries D.friends

14.A.freedom B.career C.honor D.health

15.A.things B.condition C.beauty D.people

16.A.before B.when C.unless D.since

17.A.regret B.realize C.apologize D.explain

18.A.but B.until C.however D.or

19.A.saved B.won C.reduced D.missed

20.A.possible B.probable C.necessary D.suitable

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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 talk 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(蚊子) 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 station. 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.Many people liked Mark Twain because________.

2.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.

3.The waiters felt sorry because _____.

4.All the people present laughed heartily because _____.

5.From the story we know _____.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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(蚊子) in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved 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 station. 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.The waiters felt sorry because _____.

A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B. their hotel was too small

C. the room was not very clean

D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room

3.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

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 not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Mark Twain was a great writer. He was born in 1835 in the USA. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to his talk 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 his hands 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 station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest,  quite a few mosquitoes flew around 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.Why did many people like to listen to Mark Twain's talk?

A.Because he was a great writer.

B.Because he liked to anyone.

C.Because of his sense of humour.

D.Because he wrote good novels.

2.The waiters felt sorry because _____.

A.they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B.their hotel was too small

C.the room was not very clean

D.there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room

3.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.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

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 talk 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 station. 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.The waiters felt sorry because _____.

A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B. their hotel was too small

C. the room was not very clean

D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room

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.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 not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析