Question

Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever made.

He thought for a long time before answering，and then said， " Yes，it was at school. I can remember everything about it. Students in those days didn't respect their teachers and didn't take care of school property (财产).They often broke the desks. There was a rule in our school that any boy who broke his desk with a pencil or a knife would be beaten in front of the whole school，or would have to pay five dollars."

"One day, I broke my desk in some way. I had to pay five dollars or be beaten in front of the whole school. My father said it would have our family disgraced. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”

^u Because I had one beating at home and I had gotten used to it,I decided to take another one at school and try to keep the five dollars. That was how I got my first money."

阅读短文，选择最佳选项。

(   ) 1. Students in those days      

A.  didn't respect their parents

B.  weren't good at lessons

C.  weren't afraid of a beating

D.  didn't take care of school property

(   ) 2. The underlined word   " disgraced " probably means "_________ ”in Chinese.

A.丢脸        B.惭愧

C.生气        D.难过

(   ) 3. Mark Twain's father agreed to give money to the teacher      

A.  in order to keep his family honor

B.   in order that his son might obey the rules

C.   in order to make his son respect his teachers

D.  in order to make his son make money

(   ) 4. Before giving him the money, Mark Twain's father gave him a beating. It showed that his father      

A.  didn't love him

B.   was used to beating him

C.   was strict with him

D.  was unkind to him

(   ) 5.Which statement is TRUE?

A.  Mark Twain was beaten in front of the whole school.

B.   Mark Twain made his first money through hard work.

C.   Mark Twain's father didn't care about what his son had done at school.

D.  Mark Twain's father refused to pay for the desk.

Answer 1

l.D根据第二段可知那时候的学生不爱护校园公物。故选D。

2. A学生在全校师生面前挨打是让人丢脸的 事，也让家族蒙羞。故选A。

3. A为了维护家族的荣誉。故选A。

4. C爸爸的做法说明他对马克•吐温要求严格。 故选C。

5. A根据最后一段可知，马克 吐温在学校又被打了一次。故选A。