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Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He grew up with a few naughty boys who later appeared in his stories. Perhaps you are familiar with some of his books, as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then a pilot on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book Life on the Mississippi.

    During the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period made him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on his high living and unsuccessful business.

    Mark Twain was known as a world-wide famous writer and a humorist, which means funny man. But in fact, he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his experiences helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of the society. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910.  (200)

1.What did Mark Twain do when he was 12?

2.Did Mark Twain write himself and his friends in his stories?

3.When did Mark Twain become famous?

4.What is Mark Twain’s writing style?

5.What does the passage mainly tell us and what does the writer think of Mark Twain?

Answer

1.He began to work.

2.Yes, he did.

3.During the Civil War.

4.Humorous but serious. He wrote his stories to show the dark side of society in humorous (funny) way.

5.He introduces Mark Twain and he thinks he was a famous writer and a humorist.

试题分析：这篇短文为我们介绍的是著名的美国作家Mark Twain的生平事迹。Mark Twain写了很多著名的小说，他的经历丰富，是一名伟大的作家，也是一个很幽默的人。

【解析】

1.由文章中At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then a pilot on a river boat.可知，马克吐温12岁的时候，他的父亲去世了，他就开始工作，先是做印刷工，然后在船上当引航员。

2.根据文章中He grew up with a few naughty boys who later appeared in his stories.可知，Mark Twain和一群淘气的孩子一起长大，这些孩子后来都出现在了他的小说中。

3. 根据文章中During the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period made him famous and popular可知，在内战期间，他用Mark Twain做笔名写了一些小说，这一时期的小说使他出名了。

4.根据文章最后一段的内容可知，Mark Twain 是一个幽默的人，但是对生活的态度是认真的，他的经历塑造了他的写作风格，幽默，严肃，用幽默的方式来展示社会黑暗的一面。

5.通读全文可知，这篇短文为我们介绍了著名作家Mark Twain 的生平经历，他的性格，他的小说，他的写作风格等。作者认为Mark Twain 是一名伟大的作家，也是一个很幽默的人。

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