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【題目】Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.

Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me.I don't have enough money to buy two tickets."

The friend was very sad.

"But," said Twain, "You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes through the train to collect (收) the tickets, you can hide under my seat." The friend agreed to this plan. But when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.

Then in a loud voice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained (解釋), "My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."

Of course, everybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him.

【1】Who used to write funny short stories?

A. Lu Xun B. Mark Twain C. Shakespeare D. Luo Guanzhong

【2】Mark Twain was _________.

A. a great German writer B. a great American writer

C. a great English writer D. a great American lawyer

【3】______ lay on the floor under the seat instead of sitting on the seat.

A. Mark Twain B. The conductor C. A stranger D. A friend of Mark Twain's

【4】A friend asked Twain to buy train ticket for him because _________.

A. he lost his wallet

B. he had very little money and could not pay the ticket.

C. Twain owed his money, and then he wanted to get it back.

D. he did not want to pay the ticket himself.

【5】Which of the following is right?

A. Twain bought only one ticket for himself.

B. Twain bought two tickets.

C. Twain did not ask his friend to get on the train.

D. Twain asked his friend to take his seat.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】本文講述了馬克吐溫的一個有趣的故事。他的朋友因?yàn)閬G了錢包想讓他幫著買一張火車票，馬克吐溫不同意給他買，建議他可以躲在火車座位下。當(dāng)列車員檢票時，馬克吐溫拿出兩張票，并且解釋到他的朋友喜歡躺下座位下，不喜歡坐在座位上。

【1】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)Mark Twain was an American writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes.可知馬克吐溫過去常常寫有趣的小故事，故選B。

【2】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mark Twain was an American writer. 可知馬克吐溫是一位偉大的美國作家。故選B。

【3】D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.可知馬克吐溫的朋友不是坐在座位上，而是坐在座位下，故選D。

【4】A

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.可知馬克吐溫的朋友因?yàn)閬G了錢包，所以他想讓馬克吐溫給他買火車票，故選A。

【5】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Twain gave him two tickets.可知馬克吐溫買了兩張票，故選B。