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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhome Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his pen-name.

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 mothers care, he man?aged to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbours. 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(密?5西比河).He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father's death in 1847， Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. Dur?ing this 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 The adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, and The adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884， which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debt 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 three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70， his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21， 1910.

5. In Mark Twain's childhood, .

  A.  he learned a lot at school

B.  he often went swimming with other boys

C.  his mother often worried about his safety

D.  he often played games with other boys

6. 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 debt.             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-一b~f―a—e―c

C. d― a― f― e― b— c          D. c― b—d― f― e― a

7. In order to make a living, Mark Twain .

  A.  first 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

8. 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 when he was young

D.  lived a pleasant life

Answer 1

B

[文章大意]本文是一篇人物傳記類短文，介紹了馬克-吐溫的生平事跡，對其童年生活到寫作生涯都做了細致的描寫。

5. C細節(jié)理解題。從第二段可知馬克•吐溫小時候很淘氣，經(jīng)常惹麻煩，并有九次差點溺水身亡，為此媽媽經(jīng)常擔心他的安全.故選C：。

6. B推理判斷題。從第三段和第五段的內(nèi)容可知答案為B。

7. B 細節(jié)理解題。從第三段的句子"After his father's death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer -- a river boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he be-came a miner."可知為了謀生他做了各種各樣的工作，故選B。

8. C 細節(jié)理解題。從第二段的句子"He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbours. He didn't like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the di?rection of the nearby MississippK密西西比河).He was near?ly drowned nine times."可知馬克•吐溫小時候很調(diào)皮，故選C。