Question

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。      

  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 _____ up with a few naughty boys who later   ____ 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 ______“Life on the Mississippi （密西西比）”.

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

  Mark Twain was _____ as “a funny man”．But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened to him in his life. All his ______ helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of society. He ______ as an old man of 75 in 1910.

1.A. developed    B. brought    C. grew    D. got

2.A. turned    B. became    C. appeared    D. disappeared

3.A. book    B. magazine    C. diary    D. newspaper

4.A. looked    B. worked    C. studied    D. learned

5.A. made    B. kept    C. served    D. took

6.A. houses    B. books    C. money    D. literature

7.A. unhappy    B. unfair    C. clever    D. unsuccessful

8.A. made    B. known    C. said    D. told

9.A. challenges    B. experiences    C. happiness    D. themes

10.A. passed    B. went    C. died    D. ran

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】这篇短文为我们介绍的是著名的美国作家Mark Twain的生平事迹。Mark Twain写了很多著名的小说，他的经历丰富，是一名伟大的作家，也是一个很幽默的人。

1.C考查动词及语境的理解句意：他和几个淘气的男孩一起长大，后来又出现在他的故事里。短语grow up表示长大。A. developed发展；B. brought带来；C. grew成长；D. got得到。根据题意，故选C。

2.C考查动词及语境的理解 句意：他和几个淘气的男孩一起长大，后来又出现在他的故事里。A. turned旋转；使改变方向；B. became变成；C. appeared出现；D. disappeared消失。这里是出现的意思。故选C。

3.A考查动词及语境的理解 句意：在床上的那些年进入他的书。A. book书；B. magazine杂志；C. diary日记；D. newspaper报纸。这里是指他写的那本书。根据题意，故选A。

4.B考查动词及语境的理解 句意：在内战期间，他作为一名记者，用Mark Twain 作为他的笔名。A. looked看；B. worked工作；C. studied学习；D. learned了解。短语work as…表示作为……工作。根据题意，故选B。

5.A考查动词及语境的理解 句意：他在这段时期写的故事使他出名和受欢迎。 A. made使，制作；B. kept保持；C. served服务；D. took带去。短语make+宾语+形容词做宾语补足语。根据题意，故选A。

6.C考查动词及语境的理解 句意：通过写作他挣了很多钱。A. houses房子；B. books书；C. money金钱；D. literature文学。这里是说挣了很多钱。故选C。

7.D考查动词及语境的理解 句意：但他把所有的钱花在了高质量的生活和不成功的事业上。A. unhappy不开心的；B. unfair不公平的；C. clever 聪明的；D. unsuccessful不成功的。这里是不成功的事业。故选D。

8.B考查动词及语境的理解 句意：Mark Twain 作为一个“有趣的人”而文明。A. made制作；B. known知道；C. said说；D. told告诉；短语be known as…表示作为……而出名。根据题意，故选B。

9.B考查动词及语境的理解 句意：他所有的经历帮助塑造了他的故事，展现了社会的阴暗面。A. challenges挑战；B. experiences经历；C. happiness幸福；D. themes主题。这里是指他所有的经历。根据题意，故选B。

10.C 考查动词及语境的理解 句意：他在1910年去世，是一位75岁的老人。A. passed通过；B. went去；C. died死；D. ran跑。这里是死亡的意思，故选C。