Question

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.

Answer

1.known

2.the

3.up

4.where / in which

5.To teach

6.unsuccessful

7.were collected

8.including

9.As

10.that

【解析】：这是一篇传记，主要讲述了美国19世纪著名幽默作家马克吐温的早年经历。

1.请在此填写“ more commonly ____1____ (know) as Mark Twain,” known as ......意为：作为……而出名，故填known。

2. “ Twain is considered ____2____ greatest author and humorist of the 19th-century American literature (文学).句意：马克吐温被认为是美国19世纪最伟大，最幽默的文学作家，the +形容词最高级，表示：最……的，故填the。

3.on the Mississippi River where he was brought ____3____. 短语词组：bring up 意为：养育，故填介词up。

4.His education came from the print shops and newspaper offices ____4____ he worked as a youth.他的教育来自印刷店和报社局，在那他作为 一个青少年工作。Where作为关系副词，引导从句，意为：“在哪儿”故填where。

5.On a trip to New Orleans he persuaded a riverboat pilot ____5____ (teach) him his skill. 常用短语搭配Persuade sb to do sth 意为：劝说某人做某事，故填to teach。

6.After a(n) ____6____ (success) attempt at gold and silver mining he joined the staff of a newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada.根据句意：在金银矿业上尝试的失败之后，他加入了一个报社，故填unsuccessful

7.and in 1869 his travel letters from Europe ____7____ (collect) into the popular book 根据句意，在1869年他的欧洲旅行日记被收集整理成受欢迎的书，此句为被动语句，时态为一般过去时，故填were collected。

8. 1889 he wrote seven novels ____8____ (include) his Mississippi River books.根据句意：1889年他写了七篇小说，包括《密西西比河》，including为介词，意为：“包括，包含”，后面可加名词，故填including。

9.____9____ Twain’s life and career progressed he lost much of the humorous style of his earlier years. 随着马克吐温的生活和职业进展他丢失了许多他早年的幽默风格。

10.What was expressed more and more in his later works was ____10____ human beings are selfish. 句意：他晚年的作品越来越多的表达人类是自私的，此处that在句中引导表语从句。