【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 每小題 分，共 50 分） A Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends. One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （車(chē)費(fèi)） for him. “But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do. “We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor es to check the tickets， you can hide under my seat. ” Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－ one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （寧愿） to lie on the floor under the seat. ”O(jiān)f course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly. ( )1. The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because ______. A. he was too poor to buy one B. his wallet was lost C. his money was little D. Mark Twain had a lot of money ( ) 2. Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______. A. he didn’t have enough money B. he wanted to play a joke on him C. he wanted to save some money D. he didn’t find his wallet, either ( )3. When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was ________. A. lying under the seat B. sitting on the seat C. lying on the seat D. standing nearby ( ) 4. Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because ______. A. the conductor was standing far away B. his friend was deaf （聾） C. he enjoyed doing so D. he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat B People live all over world. They live on land that is low. They live on land that is high. Some live near the oceans. Others live far from the oceans. Earth has many different kinds of lands. In some places, the land is flat(平坦的 ). Flat lands are called plains(平原 ). Some parts of Earth have hills. Hills are higher than the land around them. But hills are lower than mountains. Did you ever try to ride your bicycle up a hill? Some parts of Earth touch oceans. These parts are called coasts. Some lands have water all around them. These lands are called islands. Earth has many different bodies of water, too. You know about the oceans. There are very large bodies of water. The water in the oceans is salty. There are also smaller bodies of water called lakes. Lakes have land all around them. Rivers carry water from the land. They are long bodies of running water. The water in rivers is not salty. Most lakes do not have salty water, either. ( )6. People live on ___ lands. A. high and salty B. low and high C. low and salty D. salty and flat ( )7. Hills are higher than ___ and lower than ___. A. mountains/the land B. mountains/lakes C. the land/mountains D. lakes/islands ( )8. Some lands with water around them are called ___. A. hills B. mountains C. flats D. islands ( )9. What’s the meaning of the word “coast”? A. 海島 B. 海岸 C. 海洋 D. 海灘 ( )10. According To(根據(jù) ) the passage, which sentence is TRUE? A. The water in rivers and lakes is salty. B. The water in oceans and all lakes is salty. C. The water in oceans and some lakes is salty. D. The water in oceans and of lakes is salty. C The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混淆 ) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感 ), you can always have a good laugh at your mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important things for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.” ( ) 11. The writer thinks that the be