1．Mark Twain was a great writer．He was from the USA．He was born in 1835．He was also a famous speaker．He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen to him talk because he l iked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Ma rk Twain waved （摇动） his hand and said，"It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come to visit me．"
After he arrived at the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry，Mr Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town．"One of them said to him．
Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．"What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．
But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why？That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．
28．That day Mark Twain went to the townB．
A．to see one of his friends
B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D．to see one of his relatives
29．The waiters felt sorry becauseD．
A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B．their hotel was too small
C．the room was not very clean
D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room
30．All the people present laughed heartily becauseD．
A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room
B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number
C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D．Mark Twain made a joke
31．From the story we knowA．
A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night
D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，属于记叙文，马克吐温是伟大的作家，他来自美国．他出生于1835年．他也是一位着名的演讲者．他以他的幽默感闻名．很多人喜欢听他说话，因为他喜欢讲一些有趣的故事让人们一直笑．
解答 28．B．细节理解题．根据第二段第一句话One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．可知，因为他想在那里做一些写作．故选B．
29．D．细节理解题．根据文章第三段quite a few mosquitoes flew around him可知，服务员感到抱歉，因为马克吐温的房间里有不少蚊子．故选D．
30．D．细节理解题．根据Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．"What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．可知，马克吐温开了个玩笑，所以周围的人都笑了．故选D．
31．A．推理判断题．根据最后一段But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why？That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．可知，晚上没有蚊子打扰马克吐温．故选A．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
