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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhome Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his pen-name.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers care, he man?aged to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbours. He didn't like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密?5西比河).He was nearly drowned nine times.

After his father's death in 1847， Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. Dur?ing this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer.

In 1870， Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including The adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, and The adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884， which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debt in bad investments (投资)and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904 , his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70， his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21， 1910.

5. In Mark Twain's childhood, .

  A.  he learned a lot at school

B.  he often went swimming with other boys

C.  his mother often worried about his safety

D.  he often played games with other boys

6. Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He became a miner.            b. He worked as a printer.

c. He got into debt.             d. His father died,

e. He became a full-time writer,   f. He joined the army.
A. a—d—b―c―e―f               B. d-一b~f―a—e―c

C. d― a― f― e― b— c          D. c― b—d― f― e― a

7. In order to make a living, Mark Twain .

  A.  first worked as a printer

B.  did many kinds of work

C.  wrote stories in the beginning

D.  joined the army after he worked in a mine

8. From the passage we can see that Mark Twain .

  A.  had a happy childhood

B.  was a good boy and always did what he was asked

C.  was very naughty when he was young

D.  lived a pleasant life

Answer 1

B

[文章大意]本文是一篇人物传记类短文，介绍了马克-吐温的生平事迹，对其童年生活到写作生涯都做了细致的描写。

5. C细节理解题。从第二段可知马克•吐温小时候很淘气，经常惹麻烦，并有九次差点溺水身亡，为此妈妈经常担心他的安全.故选C：。

6. B推理判断题。从第三段和第五段的内容可知答案为B。

7. B 细节理解题。从第三段的句子"After his father's death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer -- a river boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he be-came a miner."可知为了谋生他做了各种各样的工作，故选B。

8. C 细节理解题。从第二段的句子"He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbours. He didn't like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the di?rection of the nearby MississippK密西西比河).He was near?ly drowned nine times."可知马克•吐温小时候很调皮，故选C。