Question

Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever made.

He thought for a long time before answering，and then said， " Yes，it was at school. I can remember everything about it. Students in those days didn't respect their teachers and didn't take care of school property (財產(chǎn)).They often broke the desks. There was a rule in our school that any boy who broke his desk with a pencil or a knife would be beaten in front of the whole school，or would have to pay five dollars."

"One day, I broke my desk in some way. I had to pay five dollars or be beaten in front of the whole school. My father said it would have our family disgraced. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”

^u Because I had one beating at home and I had gotten used to it,I decided to take another one at school and try to keep the five dollars. That was how I got my first money."

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(   ) 1. Students in those days      

A.  didn't respect their parents

B.  weren't good at lessons

C.  weren't afraid of a beating

D.  didn't take care of school property

(   ) 2. The underlined word   " disgraced " probably means "_________ ”in Chinese.

A.丟臉        B.慚愧

C.生氣        D.難過

(   ) 3. Mark Twain's father agreed to give money to the teacher      

A.  in order to keep his family honor

B.   in order that his son might obey the rules

C.   in order to make his son respect his teachers

D.  in order to make his son make money

(   ) 4. Before giving him the money, Mark Twain's father gave him a beating. It showed that his father      

A.  didn't love him

B.   was used to beating him

C.   was strict with him

D.  was unkind to him

(   ) 5.Which statement is TRUE?

A.  Mark Twain was beaten in front of the whole school.

B.   Mark Twain made his first money through hard work.

C.   Mark Twain's father didn't care about what his son had done at school.

D.  Mark Twain's father refused to pay for the desk.

Answer 1

l.D根據(jù)第二段可知那時候的學(xué)生不愛護校園公物。故選D。

2. A學(xué)生在全校師生面前挨打是讓人丟臉的 事，也讓家族蒙羞。故選A。

3. A為了維護家族的榮譽。故選A。

4. C爸爸的做法說明他對馬克•吐溫要求嚴(yán)格。 故選C。

5. A根據(jù)最后一段可知，馬克 吐溫在學(xué)校又被打了一次。故選A。