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 Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
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 mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. 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(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death, 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. During 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 Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts 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.
【小題1】In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.

A.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
【小題2】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 debts.             d. His father died.
e. He became a full-time writer.    F. He joined the army.
A.a(chǎn)—d—b—c—e—f B.d—b—f—a—e—c
C.d—a—f—e—b—c D.c—b—d—f—e—a
【小題3】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
【小題4】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


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:本文介紹了馬克吐溫的生平事跡,從童年的生活到寫作生涯都做了細致的描寫。
【小題1】細節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby.可知馬克吐溫小時候不是很強壯,媽媽經(jīng)常擔心他的安全,答案是C。
【小題2】排序題:從第三段的內(nèi)容:可知正確的排序是:d. His father died. b. He worked as a printer. f. He joined the army.a. He became a miner.  e. He became a full-time writer.    c. He got into debts.選B。
【小題3】細節(jié)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 became a miner.可知為了謀生他做各種各樣的工作。選B。
【小題4】細節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. 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(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.可知馬克吐溫小時候很調(diào)皮。選C。
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