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　　     Mark Twain was born on November 30th, 1835, 1 a small slave-holding village in the Mississippi(密西西比河). After his father's 2 in 1847, he began learning the skill3 books. At this early 4 he was already　　 reading the funny stories 5 at the time and began to develop 6 style(风格) of writing. In 1851,his 7 brother became a publisherand the boy started to work 8 him. At fifteen Mark Twain 　　 had his first article 9 , and at sixteen, his first story.　　In 1856, the young man started 10 the Mississippi River,on a trip 11 South America. But he 12 so interested in river boat life that he decided 13 a steamboat pilot(领航员).

　　    The Civil War put an end to his career 14 a river pilot, and in 1860 he 15 his brother on a trip to the west 16 they hope 17 rich by searching for gold.Unsuccessful in his business,Twain turned 18 funny stories. In 1867, his first collection of stories 19 , 20 instantly made him famous. The same year,Twain visited 21 , Italy, Greece and Turkey. A full-length book was the result of his 22 .

　　    Twain 23 writing 24 his death in 1910. He wrote dozens ofbooks all his life. But nothing that he wrote reached the heights of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which 25 in 1884. 　　

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    Albie is old, with a slow, heavy walk. He wears his hair short　　 and his trousers low. He works for some people who own small country　　 houses.

　　     The other day, he was in a little dustbin shelter ( 遮蔽物) for　　 the neighbors up the road. He painted shed (棚) green and let it dry.　　 I went to look at it, putting my finger to the smooth paint. But the　　 next day Albie came back with a machine and roughed up (粗磨, 使不平)　　 the paint. He was adding another coating. He said "That is not the way　　 Albie works. What I make by hand does not look unprofessional(外行的)."

　　     Nothing in Albie's world holds secrets from him so far as houses　　 are concerned, because at some time he either built it, repaired it or　　 decorated it. The fuse (保险丝) box, the stone patio (用石块砌的院子) ,　　 the shed, the small house, these are all Albie's work.

　　     The people Albie works for do big businesses. Albie does not know　　 how to buy and sell securities (证券). But when these men want to have　　 sheds built or patios laid, they come to Albie. People may wonder why　　 Albie gets paid so little for doing so much. The reason is simple. He　　 leads a quiet and simple life. He is always alone with his serene　　 thoughts.

(1)Albie works for __________.

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 A. the townsmen　　　　　　B. the peasants　　 　　

C. some rich businessmen　　D. the people in the neighborhood 

(2)In Albie's world __________.

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A. he knows everything well about small houses　　 　　

B. everything seems to be a secret　　    

C. everything is ready for others　　    

D. he keeps no secret when he teaches others how to build or   repair something. 

(3)Although the painting looked good enough to the writer, Albie would　　 _________.

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A. give it another coating　　  

B. give it a final coat of paint　　 　　

C. make it look professional　　

D. not use any machines 

(4)Which of the following do you think is right according to the 　　    passage? 

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A. Albie couldn't do complicated things because of his age.　　 　　

B. He wants his work to be perfect.　　 　　

C. The rich look down upon Albie.　　 　　

D. What Albie does is of great value.

(5)Which do you think is the best title for the article? 

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A. A Free Person　　　　　　  B. Old  Albie - Experienced　　 　　

C. A Master's Touch (风格)　　D. A Simple but Helpful Man

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    Albie is old, with a slow, heavy walk. He wears his hair short and　　 his trousers low. He works for some people who own small country　　 houses.

    The other day, he was in a little dustbin shelter (遮蔽物) for the　　 neighbors up the road. He painted the shed (棚) green and let it　　 dry. I went to look at it, putting my finger to the smooth paint. But　　 the next day Albie came back with a machine and roughed up (粗磨, 使不　　 平) the paint. He was adding another coating. He said "That is not the　　 way Albie works. What I make by hand does not look unprofessional (外　　 行的)."

    Nothing in Albie's world holds secrets from him so far as houses　　 are concerned, because at some time he either builds it, repairs it or　　 decorates it. The fuse (保险丝) box, the stone patio (用石块砌的院子),　　 the shed, the small house, these are all Albie's work.

    The people Albie works for do big businesses. Albie does not know　　 how to buy and sell securities (证券). But when these men want to have　　 sheds built or patios laid, they come to Albie. People may wonder why　　 Albie gets paid so little for doing so much. The reason is simple. He　　 leads a quiet and simple life. He is always alone with his serene　　 thoughts.

(1) Albie works for _______.　　　　　　　　　　　　    ［　　］ 　　　　 A.the townsmen　　　　　　
　　　　 B. the peasants 　　　　 
　　　　 C. some rich businessmen  　　　　 
　　　　 D. the people in the neighborhood 　　  

(2) In Albie's world __________.　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　　　 A. he knows everything well about small houses 　　　　 B. everything seems to be a secret 　　　　 C. everything is ready for others 　　　　 D. he keeps no secret when he teaches others how to build or  　　　　　　repair something 　　  

(3) Although the painting looked good enough to the writer, Albie 　　　　 would ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　　　 A. give it another coating    　　　　 B. give it a final coat of paint 　　　　 C. make it look professional  　　　　 D. not use any machines 　　 

(4) Which of the following do you think is right according to the 　　　　 passage?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　　　 A. Albie couldn't do complicated things because of his age. 　　　　 B. he wants his work to be perfect. 　　　　 C. The rich look down upon Albie. 　　　　 D. What Albie does is of great value. 　　  

(5) Which do you think is the best title for the article? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　　　 A. A Free Person　　　　　　  B. Old Albie-Experienced 　　　　 C. A Master's Touch (风格)　　D. A Simple but Helpful Man

　Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?” I wondered．I 　36　 it over．There，in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 　37　. Immediately my mind traveled  38   many years．
I was nine years old, walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．On my   39  that day．I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers  40  they wanted any magazines．
Shaking off the  41  like a wet dog．I entered Mr. Rader's office．After a quick glance ,he  42  me over to the fire-place．Noticing the  43   in the top of my  44  ，he said，“Come with me!”，pulling me into his pickup  45 ．we pulled to a stop before a shoe store．Inside，a salesman  46   me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had  47  seen．I  48  about 10 feet tall when I got up  49  them．“We’d like a pair of new socks too．” Mr Rader said．
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a  50  ，wrote something on it, and handed it to me．With   51  eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you．” He said affectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to　52　　I  love  you”．
I said good-bye, and for the first time I  53    a flicker of hope that somehow things would be  54 ．With people like Mr Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love，and that would always make a   55 ．