Question

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. However, he still became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected(期望) to live through the first winter. But with his mother’ s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned（淹没）nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer(印刷厂), who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot（引航员）and later joined the army. But soon after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards（后来） he became a full-time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties（领带）. He wore only white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?

a. He became a miner.                

b. He worked as a printer.

c. He got into debts.                    

d. His father died.

e. He became a full-time writer.  

f. He joined the army.

A. a—d—b—c—e—f    B. d—b—f—a—e—c

C. d—a—f—e—b—c    D. c—b—d—f—e—a

2.In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.

A. always worked as a printer

B. did many kinds of work

C. wrote stories in the beginning

D. joined the army after he worked in a mine

3.From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.

A. had a happy childhood

B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked

C. was very naughty（淘气的）when he was young

D. lived a pleasant life

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Mark Twain的幼年故事，以及父亲去世后的种种经历。说明成功来之不易。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段和第五段“Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) ”可知Mark Twain在父亲去世后做了印刷工，之后参军，不久又成了矿工，后来成了作家，但不幸的是因为投资失利而欠下债务。故选B。

2.推理判断题。联系上下文可知Mark Twain做过印刷工、参军、矿工、作家。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“ He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned（淹没）nine times.”可知Mark Twain小时候很淘气。故选C。