14．Mark Twain tells a boy's story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn．Huck is a poor child，without a mother or home．His father drinks too much alcohol and always beats him．
Huck's situation has freed him from the restriction of society．He explores in the woods and goes fishing．He stays out all night and does not go to school．He smokes．
Huck runs away from home．He meets Jim，a black man who has escaped from slavery（奴隶制）．They travel together on a raft（木筏） made of wood down the Mississippi River．
Mark twain started writing"Huckleberry Finn"as a children's story．But it soon became serious．The story tells about the social evil of slavery，seen through the eyes of an innocent child．Huck's ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived．So，at first，he does not question slavery．Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural，the law of God．So，he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim's owners where to find him．
Later，Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man．He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim's owners of his whereabouts（下落）．Instead，he decides to help Jim escape．He decides to do this，even if God punished him．
25．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The reason why Mark Twain wrote the story．
B．The childhood of Huckleberry．
C．The outline （概要） of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn．
D．The effect of slavery．
26．The underlined expression"he does not question slavery"means thatD．
A．he is sure about everything of slavery．
B．he has no question to ask the owner of the slaves．
C．he believes that slavery is wrong．
D．he thinks that slavery is reasonable
27．What can be inferred from the text？D
A．Huck will be punished by God for what he does．
B．Huck's childhood is a reflection（反映） of that of Mark Twain's．
C．It's Huck's situation that makes him decide to travel with Jim．
D．Huck is a white boy
28．Why does Huck change his mind at last？C
A．He has made friends with Jim．
B．He finds out the weakness of slavery．
C．He finds that Jim is a good man．
D．God tells him to do so．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，马克•吐温讲述了一个男孩的冒险的故事《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》，Huck是一个可怜的孩子，没有爸爸或者妈妈．本文以此展开谈论，主要简要概述了《哈克贝利．费恩历险记》．
解答 25．答案：C．主旨大意题．阅读全文，文章以此句"Mark Twain tells a boy's story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn．"展开，本文主要是马克吐温《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》的概要．故选C．
26．答案：D．句意理解题．根据该句后面"Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural，the law of God．So，he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim's owners where to find him．"可推测出，该句意为"他认为奴隶制度是合理的"．故选D．
27．答案：D．推理判断题．根据文章内容的描述，可以推测出Huck是一个白人男孩，故D正确，且ABC均不符合文章内容．故选D．
28．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"Later，Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man．He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim's owners of his whereabouts（下落）．Instead，he decides to help Jim escape．He decides to do this，even if God punished him．"可知，Huck之所以改变想法是因为明白了Jim是一个好人．故选C．
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，主旨大意题，句意理解题，推理判断题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
