【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 colourful early life before he became a writer. Mark Twain was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms（6 feet） deep. Twain is an oldfashioned way of saying two. Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years, a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi（1883）. The famous river would bee an important theme in many of his workswho could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along it in his most famous book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1884）. With little education, he had to teach himself how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public libraries. There he spent much time reading and thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing. On the other hand, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers. Twain wrote in a style that has been called local colour because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs. The gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer（1876） and its followup The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which many people call The Great American Novel. The most amazing invention in his book is the voice of Huck himself. Huck did not enjoy schooling. It shows in the way he uses language, in a spoken style. Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well.（1）What does the underlined word gift mean in the passage? A.Twain39。s talent for selfteaching.B.Twain39。s local colour writing style.C.Twain39。s good sense of humour.D.Twain39。s experiences as a ship pilot.（2）According to the passage, what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? A.The deep social meaning.B.The exciting life experiences.C.The special way that Huck talks.D.The nice view of the Mississippi.（3）Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence, Twain did not e from the writer39。s background you might expect.? A.At the beginning of Paragraph 2.B.At the beginning of Paragraph 3.C.At the beginning of Paragraph 4.D.At the beginning of Paragraph 5.（4）What is the passage mainly about？ A.Mark Twain39。s career as a great writer.B.Mark Twain39。s interest in describing local life.C.Mark Twain39。s achievements in American literature field.D.Mark Twain39。s life experiences which influenced his writing.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】主要講了著名的作家之一——馬克吐溫的筆名的來歷及他的生活經(jīng)歷給了他寫作的極好的素材。 （1）推斷題。根據(jù)Twain wrote in a style that has been called local colour because it shows great knowledge of local people and their “地方色彩”的風格寫作，因為它顯示了對當?shù)厝思捌滹L俗習(xí)慣的深刻了解，所以gift指的是吐溫的被稱為“地方色彩”的風格寫作，故選B。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)The most amazing invention in his book is the voice of Huck ，故選C。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)With little education, he had to teach himself how to write ，并不是來自你期望的作家背景，故選C。 （4）主旨題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了著名的作家之一——馬克吐溫的筆名的來歷及他的生活經(jīng)歷給了他寫作的極好的素材。故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種常考題型，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息；主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。6．閱讀理解 In ancient China, a woman told the best stories. She married an emperor（皇帝）.Sadly, one day, this woman became ill and died. Everyone thought the emperor would soon find another favourite among his wives, but the emperor was very sad. He spent more and more time in his garden, and less and less time caring for the needs of his people. Everyone in the kingdom was worried. One day, a priest（牧師）passed when some children were playing with their dolls. The dolls made dancing shadows on the wall. This gave the priest an idea. He knew the stories the emperor39。s wife used to tell. What if he could bring those stories to life？ The priest made a puppet（木偶）out of bits of clay（黏土）.He painted the puppet to look somewhat like the emperor39。s wife. When the puppet was finished, the priest silently walked into the emperor39。s garden, carrying his puppet, a candle and a curtain. He placed the curtain near the emperor39。s chair. He placed his candle, his puppet and himself behind the curtain. He waited for the emperor to appear. The emperor did not even notice the curtain at first. The dancing shadow drew his eyes. As the priest moved the puppet behind the curtain, he told wonderful stories as the emperor39。s wife. It seemed as if his wife had been spending time with him. The emperor was no longer sad. At the end of each busy day, the emperor went into his garden to visit his shadow wife and hear her stories once again. That is how shadow puppets first began.（1）Why did everyone in the kingdom feel worried? A.Because the emperor was too sad to care about his country.B.Because the emperor couldn39。t hear the stories any more.C.Because the emperor39。s wife died.D.Because the emperor always stayed in his garden.（2）How did the priest get a good idea? A.From the curtain.B.From the wall.C.From the shadow of dolls.D.From the dance.（3）What did the priest do to make the emperor NOT sad? A.He played the puppet to draw the emperor39。s attention.B.He told the stories that the emperor39。s wife had told by playing the puppet.C.He could tell wonderful stories like the emperor39。s wife.D.He could tell more wonderful stories than the emperor39。s wife.（4）Which of the following is NOT needed to play a shadow puppet? A.The priest.B.The candle.C.The curtain.D.The clay.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文講述了皮影戲的來歷。 （1）推理題。根據(jù)He spent more and more time in his garden, and less and less time caring for the needs of his people. Everyone in the kingdom was ，越來越少的時間照顧他的人民的需要。王國里的每個人都很擔心可知，王國里的每個人都感到擔心因為皇帝太悲傷了，不關(guān)心他的國家 ， 故選A。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) One day, a priest（牧師）passed when some children were playing with their dolls. The dolls made dancing shadows on the wall. This gave the priest an idea 一天，一個牧師過去時，一些孩子正在玩他們的洋娃娃。洋娃娃在墻上畫了跳舞的影子。這給了牧師一個主意可知， 從玩偶的陰影中神父得到一個好主意 ， 故選C。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù) he told wonderful stories as the emperor39。s wife. The emperor was no longer sad他作為皇帝的妻子講了一些精彩的故事，皇帝不再悲傷可知，牧師通過扮演木偶而講述了皇帝的妻子讓皇帝不難過 ， 故選B。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)When the puppet was finished, the priest silently walked into the emperor39。s garden, carrying his puppet, a candle and a curtain木偶完成后，牧師帶著木偶、蠟燭和窗簾默默地走進皇帝的花園 可知， 玩皮影戲不需要黏土 ，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細節(jié)題、推斷題，細節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息。