Question

【題目】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 (文學(xué)).

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

【答案】

【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】：這是一篇傳記，主要講述了美國19世紀(jì)著名幽默作家馬克吐溫的早年經(jīng)歷。

【1】請在此填寫“ more commonly ____1____ (know) as Mark Twain,” known as ......意為：作為……而出名，故填known。

【2】 “ Twain is considered ____2____ greatest author and humorist of the 19th-century American literature (文學(xué)).句意：馬克吐溫被認(rèn)為是美國19世紀(jì)最偉大，最幽默的文學(xué)作家，the +形容詞最高級，表示：最……的，故填the。

【3】on the Mississippi River where he was brought ____3____. 短語詞組：bring up 意為：養(yǎng)育，故填介詞up。

【4】His education came from the print shops and newspaper offices ____4____ he worked as a youth.他的教育來自印刷店和報社局，在那他作為 一個青少年工作。Where作為關(guān)系副詞，引導(dǎo)從句，意為：“在哪兒”故填where。

【5】On a trip to New Orleans he persuaded a riverboat pilot ____5____ (teach) him his skill. 常用短語搭配Persuade sb to do sth 意為：勸說某人做某事，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.根據(jù)句意：在金銀礦業(yè)上嘗試的失敗之后，他加入了一個報社，故填unsuccessful

【7】and in 1869 his travel letters from Europe ____7____ (collect) into the popular book 根據(jù)句意，在1869年他的歐洲旅行日記被收集整理成受歡迎的書，此句為被動語句，時態(tài)為一般過去時，故填were collected。

【8】 1889 he wrote seven novels ____8____ (include) his Mississippi River books.根據(jù)句意：1889年他寫了七篇小說，包括《密西西比河》，including為介詞，意為：“包括，包含”，后面可加名詞，故填including。

【9】____9____ Twain’s life and career progressed he lost much of the humorous style of his earlier years. 隨著馬克吐溫的生活和職業(yè)進展他丟失了許多他早年的幽默風(fēng)格。

【10】What was expressed more and more in his later works was ____10____ human beings are selfish. 句意：他晚年的作品越來越多的表達人類是自私的，此處that在句中引導(dǎo)表語從句。