Question

14．This year the US will honour （紀念）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 本篇主要美國本土小說之父-馬克吐溫的成長歷程及他的生活經(jīng)歷對他的小說產(chǎn)生的影響．
今年美國將紀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？答案就在Clemen成為作家之前豐富多彩的早期生活中．"Mark Twain"是指當船進入一段兩英尋（六英尺）深的航道時在船上的叫喊聲，"Twain"是"two"的過去的說法；馬克吐溫在密西西比河上被訓練為一名舵手，持續(xù)了兩年的時間；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《哈克貝利•費恩歷險記》．由于他幾乎沒接受教育，所以他不得不自學怎樣寫故事，他盡可能地去公共圖書館，花大量的時間閱讀和思考，這在很大程度上幫助了他的寫作．另一方面，他的生活經(jīng)歷給了他寫作的很好的素材并吸引讀者；今天仍有兩本書可以把馬克吐溫的天賦展露無疑，它們是《湯姆•索亞歷險記》和《哈克貝利•費恩歷險記》，被許多人稱為"偉大的美國小說"，體現(xiàn)了馬克吐溫獨特的本土通俗語言的風格．

解答 34．B   細節(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"的風格寫作，因為它展示了當?shù)厝嗣竦臏Y博的學識和他們的風俗習慣．可知本題中gift 主要是指馬克吐溫在小說中運用本土通俗語言．故選B
35．C   細節(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．可知在這本書的創(chuàng)作中最讓人驚嘆的是主人翁哈克貝利運用自己的語言．所以本題選擇C
36．C   細節(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，馬克吐溫沒有受過教育，他是通過自學成才的，所以需要把這段話放到這一段開頭作為引文過渡銜接．故選C
37．D   主旨大意題．通過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言風格可知，本文主要講解馬克吐溫的早年生活經(jīng)歷對其文學作品的影響．故選D

點評 本文主要介紹了美國著名作家馬克吐溫的早年生活經(jīng)歷對其文學作品的影響．做題時要注意對文章的評價分析，一定要堅持"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然．切記：一想當然，就會出錯．