Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He loved writing, hunting and fishing very much. One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there.
When it was time to get back home, Mark Twain went to the station with his baggage(行李). After putting it on the train, he sat on a comfortable seat. A few minutes later, another man came over and sat next to him. Mark Twain looked at the man and saw that he was unhappy. He thought it would be impolite to say nothing first, and they began to talk. They talked about the weather and then Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods(森林) in Maine. I guess you have been there, haven’t you?”
“Yes, I have,” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just spent three pleasant weeks there. And let me tell you something: although fishing isn’t allowed in Maine this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish. I like eating fish, so I put them on the ice to take them home. May I know who you are, sir?”
The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and answered, “I’m a policeman. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And what do you do?”
Mark Twain answered, “Well, sir, I’m the man who tells the biggest lies(谎言) in America.”
1.Mark Twain spent in Maine for _________.
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks
2.Mark Twain went home ________.
A. by bus B. by train C. by plane
3.The man next to Mark Twain was ________.
A. a policeman B. a writer C. a reporter
4.Mark Twain’s vacation in Maine was ________.
A. boring B. tiring C. pleasant
5.Which of the following is true about Maine?
A. It has beautiful woods.
B. Fishing isn’t allowed there.
C. It’s Mark Twain’s hometown.
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Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He loved writing, hunting and fishing very much. One year he went to Maine on vacation and spent three very happy weeks there.
When it was time to get back home, Mark Twain went to the station with his baggage(行李). After putting it on the train, he sat on a comfortable seat. A few minutes later, another man came over and sat next to him. Mark Twain looked at the man and saw that he was unhappy. He thought it would be impolite to say nothing first, and they began to talk. They talked about the weather and then Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods(森林) in Maine. I guess you have been there, haven’t you?”
“Yes, I have,” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just spent three pleasant weeks there. And let me tell you something: although fishing isn’t allowed in Maine this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish. I like eating fish, so I put them on the ice to take them home. May I know who you are, sir?”
The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and answered, “I’m a policeman. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And what do you do?”
Mark Twain answered, “Well, sir, I’m the man who tells the biggest lies(谎言) in America.”
1.Mark Twain spent in Maine for _________.
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks
2.Mark Twain went home ________.
A. by bus B. by train C. by plane
3.The man next to Mark Twain was ________.
A. a policeman B. a writer C. a reporter
4.Mark Twain’s vacation in Maine was ________.
A. boring B. tiring C. pleasant
5.Which of the following is true about Maine?
A. It has beautiful woods.
B. Fishing isn’t allowed there.
C. It’s Mark Twain’s hometown.
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-10 各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。Mark Twain was a famous American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He was a busy man. He usually_______ something. When he was in the train, the conductor asked him for his_______ . Mark Twain looked for it here and there, but he could not find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said, “If you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter.” “Oh, but it does,” said Mark Twain. “I must find it. If I can’t find it, how can I _______ where I’m going?” Another day, he went to Dijon by train. He was very_______ and wanted to sleep. He asked the conductor to wake him up before the train _______ Dijon. But first he explained that he was a heavy sleeper. “I would probably protest (抗议)_______ when you try to wake me up. But do not _______ . Just put me off the train anyway.” Then Mark Twain went to sleep. By the time he woke up, the train had already been in Paris. He_______ that the conductor had forgotten his words. He was very _______ . He ran up to the conductor and began _______ him, “I never was so angry in all my life.” The conductor looked hard at him and said “I just put a man off the train at Dijon. You were not half as angry as him!”
1.A. accepted B. forgot C. expressed
2.A. ticket B. money C. books
3.A. know B. record C. believe
4.A. interested B. pleased C. tired
5.A. reached B. got C. arrived
6.A. slowly B. loudly C. quietly
7.A. agree B. compare C. mind
8.A. explored B. realized C. wondered
9.A. sleepy B. angry C. happy
10.A. agreeing with B. playing against C. shouting at
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Tom Sawyer was written by ________ famous American writer, Mark Twain. I enjoy reading ________ book.
A.the; the B.an; the C.the; a D.不填; 不填
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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 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.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
2.The waiters felt sorry because _____.
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
3. All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A Mark Twain made a joke
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
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
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Mark Twain,the famous American writer and a great master of humor,liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man,one of his friends.
The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled,and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.
"You bring your uncle to my talk this evening,"said Mark Twain. " I'm sure I can make him laugh.
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories,but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.
Some days later,Mark Twain told another friend what had happened. "Oh,"said his friend. "I know that man. He's been deaf for years."
1.The writer wrote the passage mainly to__________.
A.tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes
B.tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain
C.tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer
D.tell readers how to tell a funny story
2.One day Mark Twain met __________at lunch.
A.a friend B.his brother C.his teacher D.a young girl
3.Why did Mark Twain ask the young man to bring his uncle to his talk?
A.Because he thought he could make him laugh.
B.Because he wanted to get to know the old man.
C.Because the old man could tell stories.
D.Because he wanted to learn from the old man.
4.Mark Twain stopped finally because he was__________.
A.disappointed B.sorry C.ill D.sleepy
5.Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because__________.
A.his jokes were not funny
B.the old man wasn't interested in the jokes
C.the old man could tell more funny jokes
D.the old man was deaf
6.Where is the story probably from?
A.In the science magazine. B.In the biography.
C.In the fashion newspaper. D.In the medical book.
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根据对话内容选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,有两项为多余选项。
A:1.
B: Tom Sawyer, by the famous American writer, Mark Twain. I’m writing about him for English class.
A: I read Tom Sawyer. Very good!Hey, we can find out about him on the Internet.
B: Yes! …OK.2. His real name was Samuel Clemens and he was born in 1835 in Missouri He left school and began work at the age of twelve.
A:3.
B: He wrote for a newspaper. Later he got work on a boat.
A:4.
B: No, he went to New York, and other cities.
A:5.
B: I don’t know the exact date. But he took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s. He went to Europe as well. But he didn't come to China.
A: Yes, I knew that. Enjoy the book.
B: Yes, it’s good.
A.Look at this!
B.When did he begin his stories?
C.That’s OK.
D.What are you reading?
E.Why don’t we go for a swim?
F.Did he stay in Missouri?
G.What did he do?
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Mark Twain is an American writer and speaker whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
Mark Twain was his pen name, a term originally used by Misisipi River sailors to indicate(表示) the depth of water measured on the waterway.
His family was so poor that Mark Twain did not receive much teaching. His father died when he was very young. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. Mark Twain wrote a large number of works throughout his life, covering novels, plays, prose, poetry and other aspects. His representative works include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and so on.
In terms of content, his works criticize(批判) unreasonable phenomena or the ugliness of human nature, express the writer's strong sense of justice(正义) and care for the ordinary people as a typesetter and sailor; in terms of style, experts and readers generally agree that humor and satire(讽刺) are the characteristics of his writing.
Mark Twain is the founder of American critical realism literature. Most of his works have been translated into Chinese.
1."Mark Twain" was a name of _________.
A.a book B.a famous American writer
C.a river in America D.a large ship
2.Why didn't Mark Twain get much education?
A.Because he wanted to learnt by himself.
B.Because his father didn't want to send him to school.
C.Because his family was very poor.
D.Because there were no school at that time.
3.From this passage, we cannot know __________.
A.Mark Twain's real name B.Mark Twain's representative works
C.Mark Twain's death D.Mark Twain's writing style
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As an American writer, Mark Twain, once said, “ Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody _______ anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks______ saying:” Isn’t it a nice ____?” “ Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell _____ the weather is going to be like. But they _____ ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man ____ say, “ Yes, it’s cloudy in the east. We are going to have fun weather tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain and he won’t believe____ else. When friends have a picnic, they are so ____ the weather is going to be fine very ____ that they still sit eating their lunch while it is raining.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still he is ____ most of the time.
1.A. do B. did C. does D. done
2.A. through B. by C. across D. in
3.A. day B. weather C. thing D. hour
4.A. how B. when C. where D. what
5.A. never B. all C. almost D. hardly
6.A. will B. would C. can D. could
7.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
8.A. true B. certainly C. surely D. sure
9.A. slowly B. much C. quickly D. quietly
10.A. right B. wrong C. mistaken D. all right
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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 (1876) and its follow-up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call “The Great American Novel”.
The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.
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.
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THIS year the US Mint will honor one of the country’s most famous writers.
“Mark Twain”,the pen name of Samuel Clemens(1835-1911) is loved by American readers for his novels Tom Sawyer(1876) and The Adventures of Huckberry Finn(1844).
Now he is going to have his life and work commemorated(纪念) with special gold and silver coins.
But does Twain need to be commemorated? It doesn’t seem like people in the US will forget him. Twain once joked that a lack(缺少)of money is the root of all evil(邪恶)” but a lack of money with Twain’s famous face on it wouldn’t have made people forget about him.
The Adventures of Huckberry Finn is thought to be his greatest works.
Motherless Huck Finn is a young boy who shows the spirit of freedom. But it could be said that Huck’s freedom really comes from Huck wanting to fly. When Huck gets away from his violent(暴力的) father,he isn’t really looking for freedom,but survival.
It’s even more of a problem for a slave. Jim,the escaped(逃跑的) slave who Huck helps, makes Huck’s life seem even better. It’s easier not to be able to deal with someone who wants to force you to go to school than to have to fight a law that says you are a piece of property(财产).
Huck and Jim’s friendship,as shown by Mark Twain,is one of the great stories in American literature because it shows a white character,Huck,who gets an idea of the African American experience.
Mark Twain is famous and would still be famous without any special coins. Anyway,the coins could be a reason to look again at the work of a writer who got under the skin of the US in the 19th century.
With the race issue(种族问题) far from dead in the US today,perhaps Twain still has something to teach today’s readers.
1.How many novels is mentioned written by Mark Twain in this passage?
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four
2.Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered Twain’s greatest works?
A.It talks about how a black slave runs away from his violent owner.
B.It describes an everlasting friendship between people of different races.
C.It describes the social problem that a lack of money is the root of all evil.
D.It talks about a white American understanding the African American experience.
3.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A.Huck gets away from his father for survival.
B.Jim escapes from his slave owner for freedom.
C.Twain dug deeply into American society of his times.
D.Without the special coins, he’ll probably be forgotten.
4.The underlined phrase “far from dead” probably means _______.
A.still being there. B.Becoming more serious.
C.Being in danger. D.Gone for a long time.
5.What’s the main purpose of the article?
A.To tell the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
B.To tell readers about the special coins created to honor Mark Twain.
C.To explore why the US still remembers and honors Mark Twain.
D.To draw readers’ attention to the many race issues in the US today.
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