【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 s, but how many know where the pen name Mark Twain came from? The answer shows Clemens39。 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(lái)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(fēng)格寫作，因?yàn)樗@示了對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)厝思捌滹L(fēng)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(fēng)格寫作，故選B。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The most amazing invention in his book is the voice of Huck ，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)With little education, he had to teach himself how to write ，并不是來(lái)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(lái)歷及他的生活經(jīng)歷給了他寫作的極好的素材。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題和主旨題三種?？碱}型，細(xì)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 Black is at City Art Center A Trip into a Young Farmer39。s Mind Chickens that can talk? Cows that can dance? They are all in Louis Black39。s ic books（漫畫書）. Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his ic books in his own funny way. They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the farm. The shy farmer39。s ic books became famous only after he died. He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only order to remember him, his family showed his ic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now the original（原始的）pictures of Louis Black39。s farm animals can be seen at the City Art Centre for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black?。?）At what age did Louis begin to draw the animals on the farm? A.At9.B.At 13.C.At23.D.At 35.（2）The underlined part passed on is the closest in meaning to . A.satB.roseC.diedD.stood（3）Which is the RIGHT order of what happened? a. His books became popular. b. His family enjoyed his books.c. He passed on in a fire. d. He started to draw animals.e. He was born on a farm.A.abcdeB.ebdacC.edbcaD.bdcea（4）What is the purpose of the passage? A.To plan a trip to visit a farm.B.To tell people about an art show.C.To attract people to the farm.D.To share ideas of drawing ic books.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了一個(gè)城市藝術(shù)節(jié)目。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the ，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The shy farmer39。s ic books became famous only after he ，他的漫畫書才出名，所以passed on意思是死亡，即died，故選C。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一句Louis Black was born on a ；根據(jù)第三段第三句When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the ；根據(jù)第三段第五句They were enjoyed by his family but never shown to people outside the ；根據(jù)第四段第二句He passed on in a fire three years ago, when he was only ；根據(jù)第四段第一句The shy farmer39。s ic books became famous only after he ，所以a是第五個(gè)，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了一個(gè)城市藝術(shù)節(jié)目，故選B。