Question

14．This year the US will honour （紀(jì)念）one of the country's most famous writers-Mark Twain （1835-1910）．Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens，but how many know where the pen name"Mark Twain"came from？
The answer shows Clemens'colourful early life before he became a writer．"Mark Twain"was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms （6 feet）deep．"Twain"is an old-fashioned way of saying"two"．Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years，a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi（1883）．
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works-who could forget the journey of Huck an Jim along it in his most famous book．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1884）？
With little education，he had to teach himself how to write stories．Whenever possible，he would go to public libraries．There he spent much time reading and thinking，which greatly helped him with his writing．
On the other hand，his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers．Twain wrote in a style that has been called"local colour"because it shows great  knowledge of local people and their customs．
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The Adventures of Tom Sawyer（1876）and its follow-up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn，which many people call"The Great American Novel"．
The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself．Huck did not enjoy schooling．It shows in the way he uses language，in a spoken style．Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well．

34．What does the underlined word"gift"mean in the passage？B．
A．Twain's talent for self-teaching．
B．Twain's"local colour"writing style．
C．Twain's good sense of humour
D．Twain's experiences as a ship pilot
35．According to the passage，what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn．C．
A．The deep social meaning
B．The exciting life experiences
C．The special way that Huck talks
D．The nice view of the Mississippi
36．Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence，"Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect．"？C．
A．At the beginning of Paragraph 2
B．At the beginning of Paragraph 3
C．At the beginning of Paragraph 4
D．At the beginning of Paragraph 5
37．what is the passage mainly about？D．
A．Mark Twain's career as a great  writer
B．Mark Twain's interest in describing local life
C．Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field
D．Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing．

Answer 1

分析 本篇主要美國(guó)本土小說(shuō)之父-馬克吐溫的成長(zhǎng)歷程及他的生活經(jīng)歷對(duì)他的小說(shuō)產(chǎn)生的影響．
今年美國(guó)將紀(jì)念本土最著名的作家之一馬克吐溫（1835-1910）．大部分的讀者都知道他的真名是Samuel Longhome Clemens，但有多少人知道他的筆名"Mark Twain"的由來(lái)？答案就在Clemen成為作家之前豐富多彩的早期生活中．"Mark Twain"是指當(dāng)船進(jìn)入一段兩英尋（六英尺）深的航道時(shí)在船上的叫喊聲，"Twain"是"two"的過(guò)去的說(shuō)法；馬克吐溫在密西西比河上被訓(xùn)練為一名舵手，持續(xù)了兩年的時(shí)間；這條著名的河流成了他許多作品的重要主題，例如著名的小說(shuō)《哈克貝利•費(fèi)恩歷險(xiǎn)記》．由于他幾乎沒(méi)接受教育，所以他不得不自學(xué)怎樣寫(xiě)故事，他盡可能地去公共圖書(shū)館，花大量的時(shí)間閱讀和思考，這在很大程度上幫助了他的寫(xiě)作．另一方面，他的生活經(jīng)歷給了他寫(xiě)作的很好的素材并吸引讀者；今天仍有兩本書(shū)可以把馬克吐溫的天賦展露無(wú)疑，它們是《湯姆•索亞歷險(xiǎn)記》和《哈克貝利•費(fèi)恩歷險(xiǎn)記》，被許多人稱為"偉大的美國(guó)小說(shuō)"，體現(xiàn)了馬克吐溫獨(dú)特的本土通俗語(yǔ)言的風(fēng)格．

解答 34．B   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段最后一句話Twain wrote in a style that has been called"local colour"because it shows great  knowledge of local people and their customs．吐溫以一種被稱為"地方色彩"的風(fēng)格寫(xiě)作，因?yàn)樗�展示了�?dāng)?shù)厝嗣竦臏Y博的學(xué)識(shí)和他們的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣．可知本題中g(shù)ift 主要是指馬克吐溫在小說(shuō)中運(yùn)用本土通俗語(yǔ)言．故選B
35．C   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第七段第一句話The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself．可知在這本書(shū)的創(chuàng)作中最讓人驚嘆的是主人翁哈克貝利運(yùn)用自己的語(yǔ)言．所以本題選擇C
36．C   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第四段第一句話With little education，he had to teach himself how to write stories．可知，馬克吐溫沒(méi)有受過(guò)教育，他是通過(guò)自學(xué)成才的，所以需要把這段話放到這一段開(kāi)頭作為引文過(guò)渡銜接．故選C
37．D   主旨大意題．通過(guò)文章的第二段第一句話The answer shows Clemens'colourful early life before he became a writer，（答案就在Clemen成為作家之前豐富多彩的早期生活中）及第三段第一句話The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works（這條著名的河流會(huì)成為他許多作品的重要主題）及第五段第一句話On the other hand，his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers．（另一方面，他的生活經(jīng)歷給了他寫(xiě)作的很好的素材并吸引讀者）及最后一段介紹哈克貝利的語(yǔ)言風(fēng)格可知，本文主要講解馬克吐溫的早年生活經(jīng)歷對(duì)其文學(xué)作品的影響．故選D

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文主要介紹了美國(guó)著名作家馬克吐溫的早年生活經(jīng)歷對(duì)其文學(xué)作品的影響．做題時(shí)要注意對(duì)文章的評(píng)價(jià)分析，一定要堅(jiān)持"詞不離句，句不離篇"，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想當(dāng)然．切記：一想當(dāng)然，就會(huì)出錯(cuò)．