Question

Mark Twain’s First Money

Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned．

He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school．I can remember everything about it ．School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks．There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school．”

“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school．My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school．He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher．But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating．”

“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars．So that’s what I did．That was the first money I ever earned．”

1.Mark Twain earned his first money _________．

A．when he was a pupil                     B．when he became a writer

C．when he taught at a school                D．when he was beaten by his father

2.The school made the rule so that they could_____．

A．teach the students well                   B．give the students a beating

C．keep the desks and chairs well             D．ask the students for more money

3.Mark Twain’s father______．

A．was happy to give him the money

B．got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at school

C．said sorry to the teacher when he heard the news

D．agreed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money

4.Mark Twain was beaten_______．

A．at home          B．only by his father    C．at school          D．both at school and at home

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：马克·吐温的第一笔钱。

马克吐温讲述了他的第一笔钱。在我们学校有一个规则，如果有人损坏了他的椅子或桌子，他就必须支付五块钱或老师会在全校面前殴打他。““有一天，我破坏我的桌，我不得不受到惩罚，我父亲说，这将是太糟糕了，我们的家人在全校面前会丢人，因此他同意给我五块钱交给老师。而不是在全校里受到殴打。但在他给我钱之前，他带我上楼，并狠狠的打了我一顿。被打之后，我决定在学校挨打，并留下五块钱。所以我做了，那是我曾经获得的第一笔钱。”

1.细节理解题，根据文中语句“He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school．I can remember everything about it ．”理解可知。此事发生在马克吐温的学生时代，故选A。

2.细节理解题，根据文中语句“School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks．There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or  the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school．””理解可知。学校采取这个措施的主要目的就是让男生爱护桌椅，故选C。

3.细节理解题，根据文中语句“My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school．He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher．”理解可知。爸爸听说之后非常的生气，故选B。

4.细节理解题，根据文中语句“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the  five dollars．So that’s what I did．”理解可知。马克吐温挨了两次揍，故选D。

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