Question

Mark Twain was a great American    1  . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his   2  .

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town  3  his writing.  4  he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “  5  I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.

After he   6   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 waiter felt very sorry about that.  “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are    7   mosquitoes in our town,” he said.

Mark Twain ,  however,   8  a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very   9  . They know my    10   number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

1.                A．writer          B．singer          C．painter   D．astronaut

2.                A．to talk          B．talking          C．talk  D．talks

3.                A．thank for       B．because of      C．get on with    D．take part in

4.                A．After          B．In front of       C．Since     D．Before

5.                A．It doesn’t matter.                  B．I’m sorry for that.  C．Good idea. D．You’re welcome.

6.                A．arrived at       B．arrived to       C．get to    D．reached in

7.                A．too much       B．much too        C．too many D．many too

8.                A．makes          B．has made       C．was making    D．made

9.                A．clean          B．clear           C．clever    D．happy

10.               A．hotel          B．room          C．hospital   D．bed

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了美国著名作家马克吐温在一个小镇上住旅馆，遇到蚊子的故事。

1.根据常识可知马克吐温是一位著名的美国作家，故选A，作家。

2.联系上文，他也是一位著名的演讲家，可知许多人喜欢听他的演讲。Talk可用作名词“演讲”，故选C。

3.短语辨析。A.为……感谢；B.因为，由于；C.和……友好相处；D.参加。结合语境可知他由于他的作品要去一个小镇，故选B。

4.联系下文，可知指的是在他动身之前，故选D，在……之前。

5.联系下文，我认为蚊子不会来拜访我。可知他认为没关系，故选A，没关系。

6.动词辨析。Arrive一般不和介词to搭配使用；get to为非正式用于；reach为及物动词，不需要介词。联系下文，可知指的是他到达这个镇上后，故选A。

7.短语辨析。too much太多，修饰不可数名词；much too太；too many太多，修饰可数名词复数；many too无此用法。联系上文，可知此处指的是有许多蚊子，蚊子为可数名词，故选C。

8.联系下文，可知他开了一个玩笑。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去发生的动作，故用一般过去时态。选D。

9.联系下文，他们知道我的房间号码，可知此处意思是这些蚊子非常聪明，故选C，聪明的。

10.联系下文，可知此处指的是房间号码，故选B，房间。

考点：有关美国作家马克吐温的记述文