Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in1876.

In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing this. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in THE the1800s.

Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck," Finn. Mark Twain tells this boy's story in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him.

Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes tobacco.

Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River. Huck describes the trip:  "It was lovely to live on the raft. Other places seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft... Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time... We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them---. “

From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a ______ boy.

A. kind       B. smart     C. clumsy     D. honest 

The reason why Huck runs away from home is that ______.

A. his family is poor              B. he wants to find a friend live with

C. there’s no warn in his home    D. he loves nature and likes to adventure

The underlined word “restrictions” can be replaced by _____.

A. limits    B. prohibition    C. forces    D. rules

Why did Huck feel comfortable living in a raft? Because _____.

A. Huck made the raft by himself     B. Huck could eat fresh food here

C. Huck could have the river there    D. Huck likes to be free

The stories of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” are probably _____.

A. completely imaginary               B. according Mark Twain’s experiences

C. Mark Twain’s autobiography(自传)   D. records from his last generation

Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in1876.
In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing this. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in THE the1800s.
Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck," Finn. Mark Twain tells this boy's story in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him.
Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes tobacco.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River. Huck describes the trip:  "It was lovely to live on the raft. Other places seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft... Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time... We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them---. “
【小题1】From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a ______ boy.

Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in1876.

In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing this. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in THE the1800s.

Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck," Finn. Mark Twain tells this boy's story in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him.

Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes tobacco.

Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River. Huck describes the trip:  "It was lovely to live on the raft. Other places seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft... Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time... We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them---. “

1.From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a ______ boy.

A. kind       B. smart     C. clumsy     D. honest 

2.The reason why Huck runs away from home is that ______.

A. his family is poor              B. he wants to find a friend live with

C. there’s no warn in his home    D. he loves nature and likes to adventure

3. The underlined word “restrictions” can be replaced by _____.

A. limits    B. prohibition    C. forces    D. rules

4.Why did Huck feel comfortable living in a raft? Because _____.

A. Huck made the raft by himself     B. Huck could eat fresh food here

C. Huck could have the river there    D. Huck likes to be free

5.The stories of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” are probably _____.

A. completely imaginary               B. according Mark Twain’s experiences

C. Mark Twain’s autobiography(自传)   D. records from his last generation

  George has stolen some money. The police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.

  Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the jury at his trial. Of course, he didn’t tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it―that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy（从轻量刑 ）to their statement that they consider me guilty. ”

  “Well, George,” answered Jim, “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong―minded to me. ”

  George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.

  The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.

  Of course, George was very pleased, but he didn’t have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommendation mercy.

  “Well, George,” Jim answered, as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!”

56. Which phrase best defines a “jury”?

A. A person who works in a court.

B. A policeman.

C. A judge.

D. A group of people who decide if someone on trial is guilty or not guilty.

57. According to the passage George wanted his friend Jim ___ .

A. to help him run away from prison

B. to believe he was not guilty

C. to make others believe that he was guilty

D. to make the jury ask for less punishment for George.

58. Jim couldn’t promise anything. Why?

A. He thought George was guilty.

B. George’s case was too serious.

C. The other members might not listen to his recommendation.

D. He didn’t want to help George.

59. Why did George feel pleased about the decision?

A. He thought he deserved the punishment.

B. Jim did what he had promised.

C. He would be set free immediately.

D. The punishment was less severe than expected.

George has stolen some money．The police had caught him and he had been put in prison．Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time．

Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the jury at his trial．Of course, he didn’t tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day．He said to him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money．I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it—that would be too much to expect．But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy（从轻量刑 ）to their statement that they consider me guilty．”

“Well, George,” answered Jim, “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything．The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong—minded to me．”

George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help．

The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not．It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy．

Of course, George was very pleased, but he didn’t have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial．At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommendation mercy．

“Well, George,” Jim answered, as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out．Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!”

1．Which phrase best defines a “jury”?

A．A person who works in a court．

B．A policeman．

C．A judge．

D．A group of people who decide if someone on trial is guilty or not guilty．

2．According to the passage George wanted his friend Jim ___ ．

A．to help him run away from prison

B．to believe he was not guilty

C．to make others believe that he was guilty

D．to make the jury ask for less punishment for George．

3．Jim couldn’t promise anything．Why?

A．He thought George was guilty．

B．George’s case was too serious．

C．The other members might not listen to his recommendation．

D．He didn’t want to help George．

4．Why did George feel pleased about the decision?

A．He thought he deserved the punishment．

B．Jim did what he had promised．

C．He would be set free immediately．

D．The punishment was less severe than expected．