Question

Mark Twain, as you know, was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches, he always liked to tell funny（可笑的） stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends. One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （费用）for him.

"We can do this," said Mark Twain. "We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the ticket, you can hide under my seat."

Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets - one for himself and one for his friend. Then he explained in a loud voice,

"My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat." Of course, everyone in the train looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because________.

A. his wallet was stolen.    B. his money was lost.

C. he was too poor to buy one.    D. he didn’t have enough money

2.Mark Twain told his friend he couldn’t buy him a ticket because_________.

A. he wanted to play a joke on him.    B. he didn’t have enough money

C. he didn’t find his wallet ,either    D. he was so stingy(吝啬的)

3.When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend__________.

A. was standing nearby.    B. was lying on the seat.

C. was lying under the seat.    D. was hiding in the toilet

4.Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because _________.

A. he wanted all the people in the train to know there was a man under the seat

B. the conductor was standing far away

C. he enjoyed doing so

D. he was angry with the conductor

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The friend didn’t know Mark Twain had bought a ticket for him.

B. Both Mark Twain and his friend got on the train without a ticket.

C. The conductor didn’t check their tickets

D. The conducror asked Mark Twain’s friend to buy a ticket.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.A

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了马克吐温是一个非常有趣的人，在他的演讲中他总是喜欢讲有趣的故事，文中讲述了他和他的一个朋友的故事。

1.根据文中One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （费用）for him可知，他朋友的钱丢了。故选B。

2.通读整篇短文可知，他喜欢开他朋友的玩笑。故选A。

3.根据文中"My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat."可知，他的朋友藏在了座位底下。故选C。

4.通读整篇短文可知，马克吐温就是让火车上的所有人员都知道他的朋友在他的座位下面。 故选A。

5.根据文中最后一段可知，马克吐温的朋友不知道他已经给了售票员钱。故选A。

点睛：(一)先读问题，弄清考查要点，以便能带着问题看文章，这样会心中有数，有的放矢。

(二)快速浏览全文，掌握全貌，注意发现与问题有关的信息，如果时间紧，至少要扫视一下起首段和尾段。再把标题和文章内容结合起来想一想，这样全文大意便清楚了。此时，不要忙于答题。

(三)细读原文，捕捉相关信息词，掌握短文细节内容。这是解题的关键，应特别注意以下几点：

1. 抓住四个"W"和一个"H"，就是边读边用铅笔做些标记，把What (事件)，When(时间)，Where(地点)，Why(原因)，How(经过)划出来。抓住了四个“W”和一个“H”，就抓住了文章的全貌，一些直接性的问题便可解决。

2.抓住连接词及起关键作用的副词、代词、介词、插入语等。因为这些词具有因果，让步，递进，转折，指代，列举及承上启下等各种连接上下文的特殊功能。这对考生分清文章层次，辨明各种关系，了解人物心理，推断作者意图，进行逻辑推理等手段来分析难点，都具有举足轻重的作用。

3. 注意领会文章的寓意。

4.根据题意，初选答案。这一步须仔细审题，领会测试要求，确定解题方法。对那些明显的，有把握的题可以断然确定，不必把其余三个答案再作推敲而浪费时间：有些略难的题，应再查阅短文(不是重读一遍)，迅速找出依据，予以排除。