阅读理解

　　Mark Twain, as you know, was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny (可笑的) stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends. One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare(费用)for him.

　　“But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and mine.”Mark Twain said. The friend did not know what to do.

　　“We can do this.” said Mark Twain, “We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. ”

　　Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets - one for his friend and one for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice.

　　“My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat.” Of course everyone on the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

1．The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because ________.

[　　]

A．his wallet was stolen

B．his money was lost

C．he was too poor to buy one

2．Mark Twain told his friend he couldn't buy him a ticket because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to play a joke on him

B．he didn't have enough money

C．he didn't find his wallet, either

3．When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend ________.

[　　]

4．Mark Twin spoke in a loud voice because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted all the people in his car to know there was a man under the seat

B．the conductor was standing far away

C．he enjoyed doing so

5．Which of the following sentences is true? ________.

[　　]

A．The friend didn't know Mark Twain had bought a ticket for him

B．Both Mark Twain and his friend got on the train without a ticket

C．The conductor didn't check their tickets

根据相关的文化背景知识，选择正确答案。

1. The book What Would You Do If…? Was written by        .

  A. Stephen  Hawking              B. Yao Ming           C. Mark  Twin      D. Martin Robinson

2. What would you do if you burned yourself by accident?

A. See a doctor at once                               B. Put the burned area under cold water.

   C. Put the burned area under running water. D. Call 120 quickly

3. Which of the following sentences is not mentioned in the passage “How do we deal with our problems?

  A. By learning to forget                                      B. By thinking of something worse

C. By regarding problems as challenges                D. By talking to your friends.

4. Li Yundi is a well-known Chinese        .

A. writer                         B. pianist              C. player                   D. poet

5. In North America, most students go to school       .

  A. by bike                B. on foot            C. on the school bus      D. by  train

6. People are supposed to      in Korea when they meet for the first time.

  A. bow                    B. shake hands     C. kiss                        D. hug

阅读理解

　　Mark Twain, as you know, was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny (可笑的) stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends. One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare(费用)for him.

　　“But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and mine.”Mark Twain said. The friend did not know what to do.

　　“We can do this.” said Mark Twain, “We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. ”

　　Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets - one for his friend and one for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice.

　　“My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat.” Of course everyone on the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

(1) The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because ________.

[　　]

A．his wallet was stolen

B．his money was lost

C．he was too poor to buy one

(2) Mark Twain told his friend he couldn't buy him a ticket because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to play a joke on him

B．he didn't have enough money

C．he didn't find his wallet, either

(3) When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend ________.

[　　]

(4) Mark Twin spoke in a loud voice because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted all the people in his car to know there was a man under the seat

B．the conductor was standing far away

C．he enjoyed doing so

(5) Which of the following sentences is true? ________.

[　　]

A．The friend didn't know Mark Twain had bought a ticket for him

B．Both Mark Twain and his friend got on the train without a ticket

C．The conductor didn't check their tickets

根据句意，从方框中选用合适的词并用其适当形式填空，其中有两项是多余的。（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）