Mark Twain was an American writer. One day he...

Mark Twain was an American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He wanted to see one of his friends there. He was a very busy man, so he usually forgot something.

When he was on the train, the conductor asked him for his ticket. Mark Twain looked for the ticket here and there, but he couldn’t find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said. “Show me your ticket on your way back. And if you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter.”

“Oh, thank you!” said Mark Twain. “But I must find the ticket. If I can’t find it, how can I know where I’m going?”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）

1.Mark Twain usually forgot something because he was very busy.

2.Mark Twain didn’t want to show his ticket to the conductor.

3.The conductor didn’t know Mark Twain.

4.Mark Twain bought a ticket before he got on the train.

5.Mark Twain remembered where he was going.

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Mark Twain was an American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He wanted to see one of his friends there. He was a very busy man, so he usually forgot something.

When he was on the train, the conductor asked him for his ticket. Mark Twain looked for the ticket here and there, but he couldn’t find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said. “Show me your ticket on your way back. And if you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter.”

“Oh, thank you!” said Mark Twain. “But I must find the ticket. If I can’t find it, how can I know where I’m going?”

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）

1.Mark Twain usually forgot something because he was very busy.

2.Mark Twain didn’t want to show his ticket to the conductor.

3.The conductor didn’t know Mark Twain.

4.Mark Twain bought a ticket before he got on the train.

5.Mark Twain remembered where he was going.

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Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.

Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me.I don't have enough money to buy two tickets."

The friend was very sad.

"But," said Twain, "You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes through the train to collect (收) the tickets, you can hide under my seat." The friend agreed to this plan. But when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.

Then in a loud voice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained (解释), "My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."

Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him.

1.Who used to write funny short stories?

A. Lu Xun　　 B. Mark Twain　　 C. Shakespeare　　 D. Luo Guanzhong

2.Mark Twain was _________.

A. a great German writer　　 B. a great American writer

C. a great English writer　　 D. a great American lawyer

3.______ lay on the floor under the seat instead of sitting on the seat.

A. Mark Twain　　 B. The conductor　　 C. A stranger　　 D. A friend of Mark Twain's

4.A friend asked Twain to buy train ticket for him because　 _________.

A. he lost his wallet

B. he had very little money and could not pay the ticket.

C. Twain owed his money, and then he wanted to get it back.

D. he did not want to pay the ticket himself.

5.Which of the following is right?

A. Twain bought only one ticket for himself.

B. Twain bought two tickets.

C. Twain did not ask his friend to get on the train.

D. Twain asked his friend to take his seat.

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Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he was going by train to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked the conductor(列车员) to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. “I'll probably protest(表示不满) loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor, “but do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”

Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night－time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him. “I have never been so angry in all my life,” Mark Twain said.

The conductor looked at him calmly(冷静地). “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,” he said.

1.Mark Twain wanted to sleep because ________.

A.he was tired B.he was hungry

C.he was a lazy man D.he liked sleeping

2.He wanted to wake up ________.

A.in France B.in America

C.on the train D.in Dijon

3.Heavy sleeper means ________.

A.a person who was not easily to sleep B.a person who was not easily to wake up

C.a person who liked to protest D.a person who was calm

4.When he woke up, the train got to ________.

A.Dijon B.London

C.Paris D.New York

5.From the conductor's word at the end of the passage we know ________.

A.the conductor forgot Mark Twain's word

B.Mark Twain's word made the conductor angry

C.the train didn't stop at Dijon

D.the conductor made another American angry

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综合填空

Mark Twain was an American writer, journalist and humorist, who won a worldwide audience for his stories

Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, of a Virginian family. He was 1. b______ up in Hannibal, Missouri. At the2. a_____ of 12,his father died ,he became a printer .To make a 3.l______, he wrote for his brother's newspaper. He later worked as a licensed Mississippi river-boat pilot though he was very 4.y______.

No one knew the 5.e_____ date when Twain left for California, and worked in San Francisco as a reporter. He visited Hawaii as a correspondent for The Sacramento Union, publishing letters on his trip and giving lectures. He set out on a world tour, traveling in France and Italy. His experiences were recorded in 1869 in The Innocents Abroad, which made him famous 6.a______ the world.

　　　 The success as a writer made him rich enough to 7.m_____ the beautiful girl Olivia Langdon in 1870. They moved next year to Hartford. Twain continued to lecture in the United States and England. Between 1876 and 1884 he published several masterpieces, Tom Sawyer (1881) and The Prince And The Pauper (1881).He became a 8.s______ writer.

　　　 In the 1890s Twain lost most of his earnings in financial speculations and in the failure of his own publishing firm. To recover from the bankruptcy, he started a world lecture tour. Twain toured New Zealand, Australia, India, and South Africa. He wrote many 9.w______ such as The Tragedy Of Pudd'head Wilson (1884), Personal Recollections Of Joan Of Arc (1885), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and the travel book Following The Equator (1897).They were translated into many 10.l______ later.

He died on April 21, 1910

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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture(文化) differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation(会话) with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post.

1. Simon went to London to ___________.

A. visit his friend　　 B. spend his holiday

C. study English　　　　 D. have a meeting

2. According to the passage, the British usually spend their time __________ on the train.

A. playing cards　　 B. singing and dancing

C. doing some reading　 D. talking loudly

3. What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 成果　　　　　　　　 B. 学期　　　　　　　　　　 C. 会议　　　　　　　　 D. 用语

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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use “football”, “eraser” and “mail” while Americans prefer to use “soccer”, “rubber” and “post”.

1.Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

A. 　　 B. 　　 C. 　　 D.

2.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.

A. playing cards　　 B. talking　　 C. doing some reading　　 D. singing and dancing

3.What does the underlined word “term” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 成果　　 B. 学期　　 C. 会议　　 D. 用语

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Differences in culture　　 B. Simon’s funny story

C. Information abroad　　 D. Hiding the feeling

七年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no one called Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor. But Americans would call it the second floor.

The story shows that there are some differences in culture between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans like to use soccer, rubber and post.

1.Which picture shows us where Rick's flat was?

A.  B.  C.  D.

2.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time 　　　 on the train.

A. playing cards B. talking loudly C. doing some reading D. singing and dancing

3.What does the underlined word "terms" in the passage mean in Chinese?

A. 成果 B. 学期 C. 会议 D. 用语

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Differences in Culture B. Simon's Funny Story

C. Information Abroad D. Hiding the Feelings

七年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few cultural differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for the same things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post.

1.Simon went to London to 　 ________.

A. visit his friend 　　　　　　 B. spend his holiday

C. study English　　 　　　　　　　 D. have a meeting

2.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time ___on the train.

A. playing cards 　　　　　　　 B. talking loudly

C. doing some reading 　　　　 D. singing and dancing

3.What does the underlined word "terms" mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 成果　　　　 B. 学期　　　　　　　 C. 会议　　　　　　　　 D. 用语

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Differences in culture　　　　　　　 B. Simon's funny story

C. Information abroad(国外)　　　　　　 D. Hiding the feelings

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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no one called Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor. But Americans would call it the second floor.

The story shows that there are some differences in culture between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, eraser and mail while Americans like to use soccer, rubber and post.

1.Simon went to London to 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. visit his friend　　 B. spend his holiday

C. study English　　 D. have a meeting

2.Which picture shows us where Rick's flat was?

A.

B.

C.

D.

3.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time 　　　　　　　　　　 on the train.

A. playing cards　　 B. talking loudly

C. doing some reading　　 D. singing and dancing

4.What does the underlined word "terms" in the passage mean in Chinese?

A. 成果　　 B. 学期　　 C. 会议　　 D. 用语

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Differences in Culture　　 B. Simon's Funny Story

C. Information Abroad　　 D. Hiding the Feelings

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