Mark Twain,an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of
short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career. 
Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. Thou
gh he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time
. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Cl
emens, but he is better known all over the world as MarkTwain, his penname. 
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not
expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's tender care,
he managed to survive. As a boy, he causedmuch trouble for his parents. He use
d to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to sc
hool, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of
the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times. After his father's d
eath in 1847, Mark twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him wit
h food and clothing. Then, he worked as  a river-boat pilot (領(lǐng)航
員)and later joinedthe army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During t
his period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards 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 fam
ous, and brought him a great fortune. Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts
in bad investments(投資) and he had to write
large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then on
e of their childrenpassed away.At the age of 70, his hair was completely white.
He bought many white suits and neckties. Hewore nothing but white from head to
foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
小題1: When Mark Twain was a little baby,          .
A.his mother thought he would die
B.he was as active as other boys
C.he was not strong enough
D.he was always in hospital
小題2: In his childhood,        .
A.Mark Twain learned a lot at school
B.Mark Twain often went swimming with other boys
C.Mark Twain often played games with other boys
D.Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety
小題3: In order to make a living, Mark Twain       .
A.often ran away from home.
B.first worked for a printer.
C.wrote stories in the beginning.
D.joined the army after he worked in a mine.
小題4: In the later years of his life, Mark Twain      .
A.continued writing until his death.
B.wrote many stories and earned a lot of money.
C.must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children.
D.lent too much money to others.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析:本文介紹了馬克吐溫的生平事跡,從童年的生活到寫作生涯都做了細(xì)致的描寫。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby.可知馬克吐溫小時候不是很強(qiáng)壯,答案是C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby.可知媽媽很擔(dān)心他的安全。選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子: After his father's death in 1847, Mark twain began  to  work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. 可知為了謀生他做印刷工。選B
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題:從最后一段的句子: In  1904, his  wife  died  and  then  one  of  their children passed  away. At the age of 70, his  hair  was  completely  white. 可知因為妻子和一個孩子的死去讓他很難過。選C
點(diǎn)評:本文介紹了馬克吐溫的生平事跡,從童年的生活到寫作生涯都做了細(xì)致的描寫。本文要求考生理解文章的主旨,通過不同人的不同觀點(diǎn),找出文章的特定的寫作態(tài)度,讀者應(yīng)當(dāng)知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問題。推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到,因此推理時我們務(wù)必要忠于原文,在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據(jù)。
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The monster didn’t make headlines again until August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air. In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly. Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motorcycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road. Grant’s description of the thing – small head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur (蛇頸龍), an aquatic (水生的) type of dinosaur that has been extinct (已滅絕的) for 65 million years.
The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature. Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster. A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but there isn’t any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.
Skeptics (懷疑論者) argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in. They also argue that an air-breathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.
Some scientists have wondered if the sightings might be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness. Such a wave might push debris (廢棄物) to the surface that might look like a strange animal.
However, none of these is identified.
小題1:According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?
A.It is impossible for a monster to live in cold water.
B.The Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water.
C.The Loch Ness Monster is an air-breathing animal.
D.There is no so-called monster in Loch Ness.
小題2:Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened in the passage?
a. A young student met with a monster crossing the road.
b. A swimmer was attacked by a monster in Loch Ness.
c. A new road was built along the edge of the Loch.
d. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.
e. Three fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat.
A.b, e, c, a, dB.a(chǎn), b, e, d, c
C.b, d, a, c, eD.d, c, e, b, a
小題3:What does this passage mainly talk about?
A.The natural scenery of Loch Ness.
B.The Nessie.
C.Skeptics’ opinions on Loch Ness Monster.
D.The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau’s research results.

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