Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He...

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education but had to live. He made millions of dollars by writing whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

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 mother's tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents.

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(领航员) and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During 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 Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts 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 their 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.(260 words)

1.Mark Twain left school at 12 to ____________

A. write stories

C. make a living

B. join the army

D. work as a printer

2.What’s the right order of the following events about Mark Twain’s life?

a. working as a printer

b. working as a river-boat pilot

c. working as a miner

d. joining the army

e. working as a full-time writer

A. a,b,c,d,e

B. a,b,d,c,e

C. a,c,b,d,e

D.c,a,b,d,e

3.What brought Mark Twain fame and lots of money?

A. His works.

C. His investments.

B. His printing.

D. His family

4.Which of the following would be the best title?

A. Mark Twain’s life

C. Mark Twain’s works

B. Mark Twain’s death

D. Mark Twain’s success

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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

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 mother’s tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死) 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 river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner, during 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 Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune（财富）.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts 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 their children passed away.

He died on April 21, 1910 at the age of 70.

1.Mark Twain was ________ in his childhood.

2.Mark Twain began to write short stories when he _______.

3.Before he became a full time writer Mark Twain had not been ___

4.Mark Twain’s wife died _________

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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 Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

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 mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. 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(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father’s death, 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. During 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 Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts 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.

1.In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

A. 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

2.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 debts.                       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—b—f—a—e—c

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

3.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

4.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

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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 Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

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 mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. 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(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father’s death, 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. During 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 Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts 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.

1.In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

A．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

2.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 debts.             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—b—f—a—e—c

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

3.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

4.Before his death, Mark Twain _______.

A．became a white man                     B．was in low spirits

C．liked to buy all kinds of clothes             D．had nothing on

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. However, he still became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected(期望) to live through the first winter. But with his mother’ s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. 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. He was nearly drowned（淹没）nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer(印刷厂), who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot（引航员）and later joined the army. But soon after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards（后来） he became a full-time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts 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（领带）. He wore only white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1.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 debts.

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—b—f—a—e—c

C. d—a—f—e—b—c　　 D. c—b—d—f—e—a

2.In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.

A. always 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

3.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（淘气的）when he was young

D. lived a pleasant life

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Mark knelt (跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.

They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.

Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded (提醒) Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills (安眠药). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more._____________________”

1.When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark ________.

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

3.At Bill’s home, they didn’t ________.

4.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he ________.

5.What would Bill probably say at last?

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 　　 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 　　 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 　　 the boy's name was Bill, that he 　 　　 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 　　 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 　　 with his girl friend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was　 　　 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed　 　　 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 　　 　 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 　　 , Bill asked Mark if they 　　 talk. Bill 　　 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you 　　 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I 　　 out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess （脏乱）　 　　 　　 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 　 　　 my things. But after we spent some time together 　　 and laughing, I realized that 　　 I had done that, I would have 　　 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 　　 my life.”

1.A. fell B. sat C. lay D. knelt(跪)

2.A. Although B. Since C. After D. Until

3.A. discovered B. realized C. said D. decided

4.A. played B. loved C. tried D. made

5.A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt

6.A. up B. out C. off D. away

7.A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed

8.A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely D. pleasantly

9.A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered

10.A. graduation B. movement C. separation D. vacation

11.A. would B. should C. could D. must

12.A.demanded B. reminded C. removed D. asked

13.A. ever B. usually C. even D. never

14.A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put

15.A. over B. into C. with D. for

16.A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold

17.A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching

18.A. before B. if C. while D. as

19.A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost

20.A. helped B. recovered C. improved D. changed

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“Mark Twain” was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835～1910) when he wrote books.His father was a lawyer，but a poor one，who lived in Florida，Missouri.The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching.He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met.His father died when he was very young，and then there was even less money than before.

Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great Mississippi River，and he did this himself at one time (1857).

Where did he find the name “Mark Twain”？ It came from the great river itself.It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships.When a man called “By the mark twain！” he meant that the river was “two marks deep” there，that is to say，six feet deep ( “Twain” is an old form of the word “Two”.) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young，and he used them as a pen name all his life.

During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds，and this helped him a great deal when he started to write.But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861.Many of the great ships on the river stopped work.Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother，who was at that time Governor of Nevada.There，near the town of Carson，Samuel became a gold miner，but he never made much money at the time.He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him.He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada，and this seemed more hopeful.He found that he could write.

He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy.In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon，and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing.Among his books is his own story (1908).

He is now always known as Mark Twain，and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens.He traveled in America and in England，and went to Oxford in 1907.He was one of the great American writers of the time，and could make his readers laugh—a thing which few writers can do.He died in 1910.

1.“Mark Twain” was ________.

A.a famous American writer

B.name of a book

C.a great river in America

D.a large ship

2.As a child，Samuel did not get much education because ________.

A.his father died too early

B.the family was very poor

C.he disliked school very much

D.he could learn what he liked from the people he met

3.What gave him a great deal when he started writing?

A.His poor childhood.

B.The Mississippi River.

C.All kinds of travelers he met.

D.His brother.

4.We can infer（推断）from the passage that ________.

A.Samuel loved writing from his early age

B.Samuel did not love writing at the beginning

C.his writings to the newspaper were successful

D.his brother encouraged him to write more

5.According to the writer of the passage，a good writer could ________.

A.write a lot for his readers

B.make a lot of money for his family

C.cause his readers to laugh

D.travel everywhere he wanted

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Benito Juarez，a poor Indian boy，was twelve years old when he left his village home in December 1818.Benito walked forty-one miles to the city of Oaxaca，high in the mountains of Mexico. When he heard the Spanish spoken by the city people，Benito didn't know what they were saying.

First，Benito became a servant for a wealthy gentleman，Serer Maza. Soon，he went to work for Antonio Salanueva ,a church(教会)librarian.Antonio repaired and copied the library books，keeping them in good shape.　 Benito became his helper and his housekeeper.Antonio loved to teach.Benito soon became his student as well as his servant.With the help of Antonio，Benito learned to speak，read，and write Spanish.

At that time in Mexico，many people believed that Indians were not smart enough to read or learn.Antonio knew that was not true.Indians had been prevented from learning by a lack of schools. The first Spanish missionaries(传教士)who came to Mexico had educated the native people. In fact，churches from Spain had built the first college on the North American continent(大陆)for the Indians. As more Spanish came to Mexico，however，the Indian children were crowded out of the schools.

Benito was a good and bright student，so Antonio developed a plan for him. In 1821，when Benito was fifteen，Antonio decided to enroll him in a school for boys.Antonio taught Benito what he needed to pass the entrance test for the school.

Benito became a student at the college.His studies were difficult，and he was teased because he was the only Indian student there.He succeeded in spite of these challenges.Later，as the laws changed，Benito was able to attend a public college with other Indians.

Benito Juarez continued his education and became a lawyer and，much later，the President of Mexico from 1861 to 1872. He led the Mexican people to victory over the French，who tried to rule Mexico，and fought for the rights of Indians. He is one of the great heroes in Mexican history.

1.When Benito first arrived in the city of Oaxaca，he_______.

A. lost touch with his family　　 B. got the language problem

C. studied in a church library　　 D. lived in the mountain

2.According to the passage，Antonio was a_______.

A. good teacher　　 B. rich gentleman

C. strict housekeeper　　 D. helpful villager

3.In Mexico，many Indian children couldn't get an education，because_______.

A. they were less smart　　 B. there were not enough schools

C. there were too many native people　　 D. they were too poor to go to school

4.What should be put into the timeline?

A. Became a lawyer.　　 B. Attended a public college.

C. Be the only Indian student.　　 D. Elected to be the President.

5.What is probably the best title of the passage?

A. A young student in Mexico.　　 B. Fighting for the rights.

C. A bright Mexican educator.　　 D. Born to be a servant.

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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(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 _____.

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