Mark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and always beats him.

Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes.

Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery(奴隸制). They travel together on a raft(木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.

Mark twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery. Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owners where to find him.

Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim’s owners of his whereabouts(下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim escape. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The outline (概要) of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.

B. The childhood of Huckleberry.

C. The reason why Mark Twain wrote the story.

D. The effect of slavery.

2. The underlined word “restriction” probably means _________.

A. something that you are expected to do.

B. something that you are not allowed to do.

C. something that you are able to do.

D. something that you look forward to.

3. The underlined expression “he does not question slavery” means that ________.

A. he is sure about everything of slavery.

B. he has no question to ask the owner of the slaves.

C. he thinks that slavery is reasonable.

D. he believes that slavery is wrong.

4. What can he inferred from the text?

A. Huck is a white boy.

B. Huck’s childhood is a reflection(反映) of that of Mark Twain’s.

C. It ’s Huck’s situation that makes him decide to travel with Jim.

D. Huck will be punished by God for what he does.

5. Why does Huck change his mind at last?

A. He has made friends with Jim.

B. He finds out the weakness of slavery.

C. God tells him to do so.

D. He finds that Jim is a good man

　　Mark Twain（馬克·吐溫）is a famous American writer. He liked to know something about others' childhood. But one day someone asked him, “Could you remember the first money you got?” Mark Twain thought for a long time, then he answered, “Yes. I think I can't forget it all my life.” “Why? Is it much?” “No. It was only five dollars,” he said. “I was at school at that time. Some students didn't study hard in our class. And they didn't often finish their homework. They never respect（尊敬）teachers and often damaged desks or chairs. So our teachers were very angry with them. Then they made some rules so that we could take care of the desks and chairs. One of the rules was that anyone who damaged the desk or chair with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the whole school or have to pay for five dollars.”

　　“Did you damage that?” “Yes. One day I damaged my desk. I was very afraid.But I had to tell my father about it. I hoped he could give me five dollars. When my father understood what I did, he agreed to give me money and let me hand over（上交）to our teacher. I felt very happy. But to my surprise, before giving me the money, he gave me a beating. Because my father said it was too bad to have his face lost in front of the whole school.” “Bad luck! What did you do with the five dollars?” “Oh, it sounded very funny. I thought I had been beaten once, so I wasn't afraid of it any more. At last, I decided to receive another beating at school and keep the five dollars for myself. That was the first money I ever got.”

(1) When Mark Twain was at school, teachers liked those students who _______.

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(2) Teachers made some rules so that ________.

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A．students could study hard and take care of the desks and chairs

B．they could get much money from the students

C．students could buy new desks and chairs

D．students could play out of the classroom

(3) Mark Twain's father gave him the money because ________.

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A．Mark Twain needed the money to buy school things

B．his father had much money

C．he was afraid that Mark Twain could have his face lost

D．he asked Mark Twain to buy some things

(4) Mark Twain was beaten ________, and kept the five dollars for himself.

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(5) The best title of the passage may be ________.

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A Joke About Mark Twain

　　In the course of one of his lecture trips, Mark Twain arrived at a small town. Before dinner he went to a barber's shop to be shaved (刮臉).

　　“Are you a stranger?” asked the barber.

　　“Yes,” Mark Twain replied. “This is the first time I've been here.”

　　“You chose a good time to come.” the barber continued. “Mark Twain is going to read a lecture tonight. You'll go, I suppose.”

　　“Oh, I guess so.”

　　“Have you bought your ticket?”

　　“Not yet.”

　　“But everything is sold out. You'll have to stand.”

　　“How very annoying(令人生氣)!” Mark Twain said with a sigh(嘆息). “I never saw such luck. I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”

1．Mark Twain came to the small town ________ .

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2．At first, the barber thought the stranger ________ .

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A．had a good chance to attend the lecture

B．couldn't go to the lecture because he had no ticket

C．had never been to this town before

D．was a great writer

3．Mark Twain ________ .

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4．The last paragraph tells us that Mark Twain was ________ .

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A．very angry for having to stand while listening to the lecture

B．disappointed for not having got a ticket

C．a(chǎn)nnoyed with the fellow who would give the lecture

D．just joking

5．From the story we can see that ________ .

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A．it was Mark Twain who would give the lecture

B．everyone knew Mark Twain

C．Mark Twain was going to listen to a lecture

D．Mark Twain never had good lucks

閱讀理解

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.

　　One day Mark Twain was asked to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or smiled. The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile and laugh.

　　“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain, “ I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

　　That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly(正好地) at the old man. He told some rather interesting stories, which made everyone in the hall laugh. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the most interesting stories he knew. But the old man's face was still a blank. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt tired and discouraged(失去信心的).

　　Some days later, Mark Twain told a friend of his about what had happened. “Oh”, said his friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf (聾的) for years.”

(1) Which of the following sentences is not true?

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A. Mark Twain could make everyone laugh except the old man.

B. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on others.

C. Nobody ever played a joke on Mark Twain.

D. Once a young man played a joke on Mark Twain.

(2)The young man Mark Twain met at lunch told him that ________.

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A. his uncle liked to listen to Mark Twain's talk

B. his uncle could not possibly be made to laugh and smile

C. his uncle never laughed at people

D. nobody and nothing could make his uncle stop laughing or smile

(3) Mark Twain told the young man ________.

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A. to bring his uncle to lunch

B. to ask his uncle to talk there that night

C. he could make his uncle laugh

D. to sit in the first row with his uncle

(4) Mark Twain's stories made everyone in the hall laugh except ________.

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A. the old man

B. the young man

C. Mark Twain himself

D. a friend of Mark Twain's

(5) Mark Twain could not make the old man laugh because ________.

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A. the old man couldn't laugh

B. the old man didn't want to laugh

C. his stories were not interesting enough

D. the old man couldn't hear Mark Twain's stories

閱讀理解

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.

　　One day Mark Twain was asked to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or smiled. The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile and laugh.

　　“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain, “ I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

　　That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly(正好地) at the old man. He told some rather interesting stories, which made everyone in the hall laugh. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the most interesting stories he knew. But the old man's face was still a blank. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt tired and discouraged(失去信心的).

　　Some days later, Mark Twain told a friend of his about what had happened. “Oh”, said his friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf (聾的) for years.”

(1) Which of the following sentences is not true?

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A. Mark Twain could make everyone laugh except the old man.

B. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on others.

C. Nobody ever played a joke on Mark Twain.

D. Once a young man played a joke on Mark Twain.

(2)The young man Mark Twain met at lunch told him that ________.

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A. his uncle liked to listen to Mark Twain's talk

B. his uncle could not possibly be made to laugh and smile

C. his uncle never laughed at people

D. nobody and nothing could make his uncle stop laughing or smile

(3) Mark Twain told the young man ________.

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A. to bring his uncle to lunch

B. to ask his uncle to talk there that night

C. he could make his uncle laugh

D. to sit in the first row with his uncle

(4) Mark Twain's stories made everyone in the hall laugh except ________.

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A. the old man

B. the young man

C. Mark Twain himself

D. a friend of Mark Twain's

(5) Mark Twain could not make the old man laugh because ________.

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A. the old man couldn't laugh

B. the old man didn't want to laugh

C. his stories were not interesting enough

D. the old man couldn't hear Mark Twain's stories