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【題目】完形填空。（共10小題，每小題2分，共計20分）

閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D中選出最佳答案。

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 __ 1___ up with a few naughty boys who later __ 2___ in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his __ 3___ ＂Life on the Mississippi(密西西比)＂.

During the Civil War(內(nèi)戰(zhàn)) he __ 4___ as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period __ 5___ him famous and popular. He made a lot of __ 6___ by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and __ 7___ business.

Mark Twain was __ 8___ as ＂a funny man＂. But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened to him in his life. All his __ 9___ helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of society. He __ 10___ as an old man of 75 in 1910.

【1】 A. developed B. brought C. grew D. got

【2】A. turned B. became C. appeared D. disappeared

【3】 A. book B. magazine C. diary D. newspaper

【4】 A. looked B. worked C. studied D. learned

【5】A. made B. kept C. served D. took

【6】 A. houses B. books C. money D. literature

【7】 A. unhappy B. unfair C. clever D. unsuccessful

【8】 .A. made B. known C. said D. told

【9】A. challenges B. experiences C. happiness D. themes

【10】A. passed B. went C. died D. ran

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

【文章大意】這篇短文為我們介紹的是著名的美國作家Mark Twain的生平事跡。Mark Twain寫了很多著名的小說，他的經(jīng)歷豐富，是一名偉大的作家，也是一個很幽默的人。

【1】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他和幾個淘氣的男孩一起長大，后來又出現(xiàn)在他的故事里。短語grow up表示長大。A. developed發(fā)展；B. brought帶來；C. grew成長；D. got得到。根據(jù)題意，故選C。

【2】 考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他和幾個淘氣的男孩一起長大，后來又出現(xiàn)在他的故事里。A. turned旋轉(zhuǎn)；使改變方向；B. became變成；C. appeared出現(xiàn)；D. disappeared消失。這里是出現(xiàn)的意思。故選C。

【3】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：在床上的那些年進入他的書。A. book書；B. magazine雜志；C. diary日記；D. newspaper報紙。這里是指他寫的那本書。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【4】 考查動詞及語境的理解 句意：在內(nèi)戰(zhàn)期間，他作為一名記者，用Mark Twain 作為他的筆名。A. looked看；B. worked工作；C. studied學習；D. learned了解。短語work as…表示作為……工作。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【5】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他在這段時期寫的故事使他出名和受歡迎。 A. made使，制作；B. kept保持；C. served服務(wù)；D. took帶去。短語make+賓語+形容詞做賓語補足語。根據(jù)題意，故選A。

【6】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：通過寫作他掙了很多錢。A. houses房子；B. books書；C. money金錢；D. literature文學。這里是說掙了很多錢。故選C。

【7】 考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：但他把所有的錢花在了高質(zhì)量的生活和不成功的事業(yè)上。A. unhappy不開心的；B. unfair不公平的；C. clever 聰明的；D. unsuccessful不成功的。這里是不成功的事業(yè)。故選D。

【8】 考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：Mark Twain 作為一個＂有趣的人＂而文明。A. made制作；B. known知道；C. said說；D. told告訴；短語be known as…表示作為……而出名。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【9】 考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他所有的經(jīng)歷幫助塑造了他的故事，展現(xiàn)了社會的陰暗面。A. challenges挑戰(zhàn)；B. experiences經(jīng)歷；C. happiness幸福；D. themes主題。這里是指他所有的經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)題意，故選B。

【10】考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他在1910年去世，是一位75歲的老人。A. passed通過；B. went去；C. died死；D. ran跑。這里是死亡的意思，故選C。