"Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he

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　　"Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he wrote books. His father was a lawyer, but a poor one, who lived at Florida, Missouri. The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. His father died when he was very young, and then there was even less money than before.
　　Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi, and he did this himself at one time (1857).
　　Where did he find the name "Mark Twain"? It came from the great river itself. It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships. When a man called "By the mark twain!" he meant that the river was "two marks deep" there, that is to say, six feet deep ( "Twain" is an old form of the work "Two".) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young, and he used them as a penname all his life.
　　During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds, and this helped him a great deal when he started to write. But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861. Many of the great ships on the river stopped work. Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother, who was at that time Governor of Nevada. There, near the town of Carson, Samuel became a gold miner, but he never made much money at the time. He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him. He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada, and this seemed more hopeful. He found that he could write.
　　He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon, and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing. Among his books is his own story (1908).
　　He is now always known as Mark Twain, and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens. He traveled in America and in England, and went to Oxford in 1907. He was one of the great American writers of the time, and could make his readers laugh – a thing which few writers can do. He died in 1910.
小题1:"Mark Twain" was _________.

A．a famous American writer	B．name of a book
C．a great river in America	D．a large ship

小题2:As a child, Samuel did not get much education because _________.

A．his father died too early

B．the family was very poor

C．he disliked school very much

D．he could learn what he liked from the people he met

小题3: What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _______

A．His poor childhood	B．The Mississippi river
C．All kinds of travelers he met	D．His brother

小题4: We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．Samuel loved writing from his early age

B．Samuel did not love writing at the beginning

C．his writings to the newspaper were successful

D．his brother encouraged him to write more

小题5:According to the writer of the passage, a good writer could _________.

A．write a lot for his readers

B．make a lot of money for his family

C．cause his readers to laugh

D．travel everywhere he wanted

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:C

解析

略

举一反三

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Obviously, there was a wall separating my father and me. But I was 21 my father"s love. Nobody knew how 22 I was when I saw other fathers and 23 walking hand in hand. 24 , for me, it was only a dream.
With years going by, I couldn"t 25 it any more. So I decided to tear down this 26 into pieces. But I needed courage.
Everything began to 27 after I wrote a letter to my father. I can imagine the 28 look on my father"s face when he read the letter, which was really a 29 to him.
"I am sorry, my daughter. It is my fault that I have 30 your feelings. But I 31 , from now on, I"ll try my best to be a good father." My father told me this later. 32 , tears rolled down my cheeks.
He ignored my feelings before, but now he really 33 the importance of love and has changed a lot. Now 34 I come home from school, my father will talk with me. He will ask me 35 I get along well with my teachers and classmates and if everything is going well in school.
36 , I have entered my father"s world. I opened the door to his heart. My 37 has come true!
I have succeeded in gaining happiness by my own 38 and I"ll 39 it for ever and ever. He is my father, the only one I have.
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, your mother and I will be 40 there for you," said my father.
21. A. angry with   B. indifferent（不在乎）about
C. eager for D. wondering about
22. A. jealous（嫉妒的）   B. disappointed      C. uninterested       D. puzzled
23.A. mothers B. daughters   C. sons    D. teenagers
24.A. However      B. Therefore   C. Anyway     D. And
25.A. change B. make C. suffer D. bear
26.A. situation       B. wall    C. love    D. dream
27.A. turn      B. fade    C. change       D. vary
28.A. surprised      B. exited C. appreciated D. interested
29.A. reminder      B. comfort      C. blow   D. shock
30.A. avoided B. ignored      C. harmed      D. forgot
31.A. decide   B. guess C. promise      D. hope
32.A. For the moment   B. The moment      C. Every moment   D. At that momen t
33.A. understands   B. masters      C. attaches      D. follows
34.A. in time B. at times      C. at the time D. every time
35.A. how      B. whether      C. why    D. when
36.A. Finally B. Luckily      C. Clearly       D. Regularly
37.A. expectation   B. thought      C. plan    D. dream
38.A. way      B. effort C. hands D. behaviour
39.A. value     B. hide    C. keep   D. remember
40.A. correctly       B. perfectly    C. right   D. very

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第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的中个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出或以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was reading some papers in my office that day, a patient came to see me about the stress in her life. She 21 all the things she had to do －one was to 22 －from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she 23 by not making her bed for two weeks. She was 24 , probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. However, she went along with my 25 .
Two weeks later she went into my office ,26 . She had left her bed 27 for the first time in 30 years－and nothing bad had happened. “And guess what?” she said. “I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”
This woman had made two major breakthroughs. One was discovering that she had 28 in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself 29 to be less that 30 . This story shows an important principle (原理) about 31 time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade－offs. The 32 is, many people choose in ways that put 33 and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.
So what is the 34  ? There’s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should 35 regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be 36 parts of life. The 37 is to do something for yourself every day. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel 38 about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as 39 as your mother kept hers. 40  more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.
21. A. described   B. forgot   C. remembered D. considered
22. A. wash her clothes   B. make her bed   C. call her friend   D. dry her dishes
23. A. struggle   B. sleep   C. experiment   D. succeed
24. A. worried   B. excited   C. frightened   D. shocked
25. A. medicine   B. paper   C. idea   D. promise
26. A. crying   B. smiling   C. thinking   D. nodding
27. A. untouched    B. unfinished   C. unmade   D. unmoved
28. A. difficulties   B. choices   C. mistakes    D. problems
29. A. suggestion   B. advice   C. introduction   D. permission
30. A .perfect    B. nervous   C. important    D. comfortable
31. A. killing    B. saving    C. spending   D. managing
32.Ａ.problem B. rule     C. measure D.　purpose
33. A. others    B. themselves    C. their work   D. their family
34. A. explanation B.determination C. solution D.condition
35. A. include   B. contain   C. enjoy   D. serve
36. A. personal   B. regular   C. extra   D. wonderful
37. A. fact    B. opinion   C. point   D. mistake
38. A. worried   B. bad    C. puzzled   D. good
39. A. dirty    B. clean   C. warm    D. empty
40. A. Fill   B. Compare   C .Supply   D. Connect

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第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Grandfather was from Italy and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.
One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle brought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.
Then the moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eyes for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted,“The war is over”. For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer.
41. My grandfather most worried about         .
A. the spread of the world war            B. the safety of his living two cousins
C. a drop in his living standards          D. his relatives killing each other
42. The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “        “
A. a letter of rejection                  B. a train ticket for Europe
C. an order for army service      D. a note of warning
43. What did the “service pins”（in Para. 2）stand for in the eyes of the little girls?
A. Honor   B. Courage.   C. Victory.   D. Strength.
44. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?
A. Disappointing. B. Inspiring   C. Uncertain. D. Unexpected.

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第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中,选择出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A
He has lived through various dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
On September 11, Israel announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. “He should be punished for the killings,” an Israeli official said, “He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups.”
But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. Other governments share this idea.
Arafat himself said: “They can kill me, but never get me out of my country.” He has spent most of his life in danger as the most important aim of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.
For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving person is harder to hit. In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his office in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt. In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over North Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The pilot was killed but he managed to remain alive.
What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.
Israeli tanks and planes attacked his office building in Ram Allah in December 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafat’s bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds later, several bombs were dropped nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so frightened that they were wet in sweat.
But, Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 meters away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, talking by phone with foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.
All these experiences have made him a beloved leader to his people and an enemy to some others.
But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.
41. Which of the following statements cannot be used to describe Arafat?
A．He went to visit a few foreign countries last year.
B．He is not afraid of death in face of his enemy.
C．His office used to be in Tunis.
D．He remained alive during an air crash in 1992.
42. According to the passage, which statement is true?
A．In 1992, Arafat’s plane crashed in South Africa.
B．Israeli officers thought Arafat himself sent the terrorist groups to Israel.
C．China is the only country against Israel’s decision of removing Arafat.
D．Being Palestinian leader, Arafat would rather die in his own country than be driven away from his people.
43. What did the author mean by saying “just like a cat has nine lives” when he talked about Arafat?
A．Arafat is as clever as a cat.
B．Arafat can live as long as a cat.
C．Arafat can stay alive after accidents or disasters as if he has nine lives.
D．Arafat should have died for at least 8 times.
44. The underlined word “ignore” can be replaced by __________.
A．obey the instructions       B．take no notice of
C．pay much attention to     D．give out orders
45. What’s the writer’s attitude towards Arafat’s future, judging from the last sentence of the passage?
A．Hopeful.   B．Interesting.      C．Satisfactory.     D．Doubtful.

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Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for4 a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”
46. At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because
.
A．other people were selfish B．he thought it exciting to get from others
C．of his early education      D．of his character
47. The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because       .
A．he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.
B．he had discovered giving-away made life all the more exciting
C．he believed he would get something back by doing so
D．the post man delivered an important letter in time
48. When the author needed a post-office box.,       .
A．many had applied for post-office box before him
B．he asked to put his name on a waiting list
C．he tried to see the postmaster
D．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
49. The postmaster promised        .
A．to make a new post-office box for the author
B．to let the author have a post-office box
C．to include the author’s name on the list
D．to deliver the author’s mail to his home
50. The postmaster interfered because      .
A．he overheard this conversation
B．he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office box
C．he was thankful for the letter the author had written
D．he was proud of their good service.

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