Question

Mark Twain, born in Florida 1. November 30th, 1835, 2.(bring) up in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River. He is best known for his 3.(novel) set in his boyhood world on the river, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. So much 4. he love the river that even his pen name was about the river. The phrase “mark twain” means that the water is two fathoms in 5.(deep). The play in this unit is adapted from The Million Pound Bank Note 6.(write) by Mark Twin. It was the summer of 1903, 7.two wealthy brothers made a bet. One of them doubted 8. a man could survive a month in London with a million pound bank note. At this moment, they saw a penniless man 9.(wander)on the pavement. It was Henry, 10. American businessman, who was lost in London.

Answer

1. on

2. was brought

3. novels

4. did

5. depth

6. written

7. when

8. whether/if

9. wandering

10. an

【解析】

本文属于说明文，介绍马克吐温以及其代表作百万英镑的简介。

1.考查介词。句意：马克吐温，生于1835年11月30日佛罗里达州，在密苏里州的汉尼拔长大。后接具体日期，需用介词on。

2.考查一般过去时的被动语态。句意：马克吐温，生于1835年11月30日佛罗里达州，在密苏里州的汉尼拔长大。分析句子可知，bring在句中作谓语，与其主语为动宾关系，故用被动语态，陈述过去事情，故用was brought。

3.考查名词。句意：他以他的小说出名，这些小说以密西西比河为背景。分析句子可知，his后接名词，novel为可数名词，故用novels。

4.考查助动词。句意：他是如此的喜欢河流，以至于笔名都是与河流相关。本句为so +副词位于句首，句子需用部分倒装，由于谓语部分为love，故用助动词did。

5.考查名词。句意：短语mark twain意思是河流深两英寻。Fathom为度量衡，因而 为深度，故用名词depth。

6.考查非谓语动词。句意：本单元的具体改编自他写的百万英镑。分析句子可知，write在句中作后置定语修饰The Million Pound Bank Note，与其逻辑主语为动宾关系，故用过去分词形式written。

7.考查定语从句。句意：这个故事发生在1903年的夏天，两个有钱的兄弟打了一个赌。分析句子可知，本句为主从复合句，two wealthy brothers made a bet.为定语从句修饰先行词the summer of 1903，从句中缺乏时间状语，故用关系副词when。

8.考查名词性从句。句意：其中一个人怀疑用一百万英镑一个人能否能在伦敦活一个月。分析句子可知，a man could survive a month in London with a million pound bank note.为doubt的宾语，而从句成分完整，但是意思缺少是否，故用连接词if/whether。

9.考查非谓语动词。句意：这时，他们看见一个穷困潦倒的人在人行道上漫游。本句为see的短语see sb doing sth看见某人正在做某事，故用wandering。

10.考查冠词。句意：这个人是亨利，一个美国商人，迷失在伦敦。分析句子可知，American businessman为同位语，解释说明henry，由于元音发音开头，故用不定冠词an。