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Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He grew up with a few naughty boys who later appeared in his stories. Perhaps you are familiar with some of his books, as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then a pilot on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book Life on the Mississippi.

    During the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period made him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on his high living and unsuccessful business.

    Mark Twain was known as a world-wide famous writer and a humorist, which means funny man. But in fact, he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his experiences helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of the society. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910.  (200)

1.What did Mark Twain do when he was 12?

2.Did Mark Twain write himself and his friends in his stories?

3.When did Mark Twain become famous?

4.What is Mark Twain’s writing style?

5.What does the passage mainly tell us and what does the writer think of Mark Twain?

 

　　Mark Twain was a pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He __(1)__ a few naughty（淘气的）boys who later __(2)__ in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book Life __(3)__ the Mississippi（密西西比）.

　　__(4)__ the Civil War（内战）he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period（时期）__(5)__ him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running（创办）__(6)__ publishing house（出版社）. But he spent all of it on high living and __(7)__ business.

　　Mark Twain __(8)__ as a“funny man”. But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his __(9)__ helped to shape（塑造）his stories __(10)__ showed the dark side of society（社会）. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910.

(1)A．grew	B．grew up
C．grew up with	D．grew up in
(2)A．turned	B．became
C．appeared	D．disappeared
(3)A．on	B．in
C．at	D．for
(4)A．While	B．During
C．For	D．Since
(5)A．made	B．kept
C．served	D．encouraged
(6)A．him	B．himself
C．his	D．his own
(7)A．success	B．successful
C．successfully	D．unsuccessful
(8)A．knew	B．was known
C．was knowing	D．was to be known
(9)A．challenges	B．experiences
C．happiness	D．sadness
(10)A．who	B．where
C．which	D．in which

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　　Grandpa's house was right by the sea. Winds often pushed the sea into big waves. The waves came up 1 to the rocks in front of the house. At those ties, grandpa said, “Come along, Davy. Let's go to meet the 2 !” We 3 down over the big rocks. When we went too near the water, a wave 4 knock us down. I cried the first time. 5 grandpa said, “Come along now! You must learn 6 afraid.”

　　One day there was a very big storm. Grandpa and I went 7 to the sea. The men 8 around talking. But Al was not with them. He was out in his boat. He couldn't get back 9 he lost an oar(桨).

　　“We must go out and 10 him,” grandpa said. “Who will go with me?” 11 answered. Who wanted to go to the sea in such a bad storm? Grandpa walked to 12 . “I'll go with you, Grandpa!” I said. I jumped into the boat, too. He 13 the boat out into the sea. Grandpa was standing in the boat. His white hair was 14 in the wind.

　　Grandpa pulled on the oars. The waves were 15 . With each wave, the boat went up in the 16 . Then it fell down on the water. From the 17 of a wave we saw Al. He was 18 to use his one oar, but the water was filling his boat. Soon grandpa pulled 19 enough for Al to throw us a rope. We 20 the rope to our boat and then grandpa began to row back to land.

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　　Mark Twain was a pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, rile USA. He 1 a few naughty boys who later 2 in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died. and he began to work, first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his book “Life 3 the Mississipi”. 4 the Civil War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period 5 him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running 6 publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and 7 business. Mark Twain 8 as a “funny man”. But in fact he took a serious view of fife. Many sad things happened in his own life. All his 9 helped to shape his stories 10 showed the dark side of society. He died as an old man of 75 in 1910.

(1) A．grew	B．grew up	C．grew up with	D．grew up in
(2) A．turned	B．became	C．appeared	D．disappeared
(3) A．on	B．in	C．at	D．for
(4) A．While	B．During	C．For	D．Since
(5) A．made	B．kept	C．served	D．encouraged
(6) A．him	B．himself	C．his	D．his own
(7) A．success	B．successful	C．successfully	D．unsuccessful
(8) A．knew		B．was known
C．was knowing		D．was to be known
(9)A．challenges	B．experience	C．happiness	D．sadness
(10) A．who	B．where	C．which	D．in which