Samuel Clemens，______ Mark Twain, wrote many ...

Samuel Clemens，______ Mark Twain, wrote many popular stories.

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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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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, more commonly 1. (know) as Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida. Twain is considered 2. greatest author and humorist of the 19th-century American literature (文学).

In 1839 the Clemens family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, on the Mississippi River where he was brought 3.. Like many authors of his day he had little formal education. His education came from the print shops and newspaper offices 4. he worked as a youth. In 1853 Twain left Hannibal to travel. On a trip to New Orleans he persuaded a riverboat pilot 5. (teach) him his skill. By the spring of 1859 Twain was a licensed riverboat pilot.

After a(n) 6. (success) attempt at gold and silver mining he joined the staff of a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada. He first wrote under the pen name Mark Twain in 1863.

He continued to travel as a reporter for various newspapers, and in 1869 his travel letters from Europe 7. (collect) into the popular book The Innocents Abroad. Between 1873 and 1889 he wrote seven novels 8. (include) his Mississippi River books.

9. Twain’s life and career progressed he lost much of the humorous style of his earlier years. What was expressed more and more in his later works was 10. human beings are selfish. Even so Twain is best remembered as a great humorist.

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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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Samuel Clemens, _____ Mark Twain, because a famous American writer.

A. was known as     B. known as      C. was known for    D. known for

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Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He wrote many stories and many of them were _________ stories. These stories are still read by many people all over the world. _________writing, he also liked hunting and fishing very much, so one year he went to _________ for a holiday and spent three very pleasant weeks in the _________ there.

When he had to go back home, he drove to the station with his _________. There he asked a porter to put it into the train. Then he got into the smoking car and _________ in one of the comfortable seats there. The car was _________ when he got in, but a few minutes later, _________ man got in and sat down on the seat opposite his. Mark Twain looked at the man and thought that this man looked quite _________. However, it would be __________ to say nothing in that situation, __________ he said good morning to the man, and they began to talk.

First they talked about the __________ and then they talked about Maine. The stranger said, “We have some beautiful woods in Maine. It would be a __________ to come to Maine without spending some time there. I suppose you have been in our woods, haven’t you?” “Yes, I have.” answered Mark Twain. “I’ve just __________ three weeks there and I had a very good time, too. And let me tell you something. __________ fishing isn’t allowed in Maine at this season, I’ve got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish with my baggage in this train. I like to eat fish, so I packed it in ice to __________ it home with me. May I ask who you are, sir?”

The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several __________ and then answered, “I’m a __________. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you?”

Mark Twain was surprised and __________ when he heard this. He thought quickly and then answered, “Well, I’ll tell you, sir. I’m the man who tells the biggest __________ in America.”

1.A.frightening B.funny C.terrible D.moving

2.A.Except B.Except for C.Besides D.But for

3.A.America B.Miami C.New Jersy D.Maine

4.A.forest B.woods C.village D.country

5.A.backpack B.suitcase C.baggage D.diploma

6.A.took down B.took off C.sat down D.sat up

7.A.crowded B.full C.noisy D.empty

8.A.the other B.another C.other D.others

9.A.satisfied B.unpleasant C.surprised D.embarrassed

10.A.enthusiastic B.friendly C.relaxed D.impolite

11.A.so B.while C.but D.since

12.A.climate B.breakfast C.weather D.journey

13.A.pleasure B.pity C.fun D.shame

14.A.lived B.spent C.taken D.journeyed

15.A.Because B.Unless C.Until D.Although

16.A.take B.carry C.bring D.fetch

17.A.minutes B.hours C.days D.seconds

18.A.shop assistant B.headmaster C.interviewer D.police officer

19.A.disappointed B.exhausted C.frightened D.shocked

20.A.stories B.jokes C.intelligence D.lies

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Mark Twin wrote many popular novels in his life, ________ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a best example.

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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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Mark Twain，an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of

short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career.

Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. Thou

gh 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 Cl

emens, but he is better known all over the world as MarkTwain, 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 causedmuch trouble for his parents. He use

d to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to sc

hool, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of

the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times. After his father's d

eath in 1847, Mark twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him wit

h food and clothing. Then, he worked as  a river-boat pilot (领航

员)and later joinedthe army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During t

his 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 fam

ous, 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 on

e of their childrenpassed away.At the age of 70, his hair was completely white.

He bought many white suits and neckties. Hewore nothing but white from head to

foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1. When Mark Twain was a little baby,________.

A．his mother thought he would die

B．he was as active as other boys

C．he was not strong enough

D．he was always in hospital

2. In his childhood,________.

A．Mark Twain learned a lot at school

B．Mark Twain often went swimming with other boys

C．Mark Twain often played games with other boys

D．Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety

3. In order to make a living, Mark Twain ________ .

A．often ran away from home.

B．first worked for a printer.

C．wrote stories in the beginning.

D．joined the army after he worked in a mine.

4. In the later years of his life, Mark Twain________.

A．continued writing until his death.

B．wrote many stories and earned a lot of money.

C．must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children.

D．lent too much money to others.

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Mark Twain was a very famous American writer. He was good at telling interesting stories to make other people happy. But once somebody played a joke on him.

One day, Mark Twain1. (invite) to give a lecture in a small town.　 After the lecture, he met a young man at lunch. The young man told Mark Twain he had an uncle who never smiled or laughed.

“Bring your uncle to my lecture this evening,” said Mark Twain, “I’ll tell some interesting stories and I’m sure I can make him laugh.”

That evening the young man as2.as his uncle came to Mark Twain’s lecture. They sat in the first row of the hall. Mark Twain looked at the old man and told some funny stories, which made people in the hall laugh. But there was still no smile on the old man’s face. Mark Twain told the3. (fun) stories he knew. But the old man still didn’t laugh. At last, Mark Twain stopped. He felt very4. (disappoint). He was very surprised at the old man.

Some days later, Mark Twain met a friend and told him about his bad experience in the small town.

“Oh,” said his friend, “I know what happened to that old man. He5. (be) deaf for years.”

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