Mark Twain is someone Americans are taught to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise (表?yè)P(yáng)) him. But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could ever imagine.
The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and searches for treasure. Twain’s idea of childhood is magical – a time of imagination, wonder and, of course, adventure.
More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates going to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there to mock religion and its old traditions.
Twain’s writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics. That’s why he is so loved in the US – he wasn’t afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly.
He also believed strongly in women’s right to vote in elections and gave a famous speech on the subject, called “Votes for Women”, in 1901.
“Tom was a great hero once more – the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” Twain writes in Tom Sawyer. But he could just as well be describing himself.

小題1:According to the writer, after reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you are likely to think__________.
A．it’s not worth all the praise
B．it’s as wonderful as you imagined
C．it’s better to read it with teachers
D．it’s even better than you imagined
小題2:What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．A brief description of the novel.
B．Where Twain’s idea of childhood comes from.
C．How naughty and adventurous Tom Sawyer is.
D．What makes Tom Sawyer’s adventures so wonderful.
小題3:What does the underlined word “mock” mean?
A．make changes to B．make fun of
C．give reasons for D．give examples of
小題4:Why is Twain so loved in the US according to the article?
A．He supported women’s right to vote.
B．He wrote bad things about US wars abroad.
C．He criticized American culture and society clearly and cleverly.
D．He showed readers a magical childhood that everyone would love.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要介紹了美國(guó)著名小說家馬克吐溫的小說和他的作品風(fēng)格。
小題1:句意理解題。根據(jù)第一段But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could ever imagine.描述，可知當(dāng)你度過湯姆索亞歷險(xiǎn)記之后，你會(huì)覺得他比想象中的好。故選D。
小題2:主旨大意題。閱讀短文第二段，可知本段主要簡(jiǎn)短的介紹了一下這本小說的內(nèi)容。故選A。
小題3:詞義猜測(cè)題。聯(lián)系前一句More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture.描述，可知此處指的是，諷刺了宗教和它的舊傳統(tǒng)。故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Twain’s writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics. That’s why he is so loved in the US – he wasn’t afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly. 描述，可知馬克吐溫的作品受歡迎的原因是他鮮明巧妙的批判了美國(guó)的社會(huì)和文化。故選C。
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