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The Million Pound Banknote 完型填空：每小题2分，共20分 Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he got. He thought for a long time before answering and then said, Yes, it was at school. I can remember 21 about it. Schoolboys in those days never 22 teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks. There was a(n) 23 in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the 24 school or have to pay five dollars. One day, I damaged my desk in some 25 . I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it 26 be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He 27 to give five dollars to hand over to the teacher. But before giving me the money he took me upstairs and give me a beating. But as I had had one beating and wasn't afraid of it any 28 , I decided I would take 29 r beating at school and 30 the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got. 21. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 22. A. loved B. trusted C. hated D. respected 23. A. punishment B. bet C. issue D. rule 24. A. all B. total C. complete D. whole 25. A. means B. method C. manner D. way 26. A. could B. would C. should D. ought to 27. A. agreed B. permitted C. accepted D. screamed 28. A. more B. longer C. time D. way
29. A. another B. more C. a D. some 30. A. keep B. earn C. make D. obtain 阅读理解：每小题也是2分，共40分（包括信息匹配） A Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was traveling in France. Once he was very tired and wanted to sleep. He therefore asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. I'll strongly protest(抗议) when you try to wake me up, he said to the conductor. But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway. Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up it was night time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him. I have never been so angry in all my life, Mark Twain said. The conductor looked at him calmly. You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off the train at Dijon, he said loudly. 41. Mark Twain couldn't wake up himself because ________. A. he was so busy B. he was very tired C. he was a writer D. he was so heavy a sleeper 42. Mark Twain told the conductor __________. A. it was difficult to wake him up when he fell asleep B. he was too heavy to be woken up C. he was too strong to take any notice D. he should be helped as he had something heavy with him 43. Mark Twain wanted to go to _________. A. France B. Paris C. Dijon D. America 44. Why did Mark Twain get so angry? A. Because the conductor had put someone else off the train. B. Because the conductor had forgotten to put him off in Paris. C. Because the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. D. Because Mark Twain had not had enough sleep. 45. The conductor _______. A. was a man who didn’t care much about others’ feelings. B. didn’t realize what had happened when he was shouted at C. put Mark Twain off at Dijon by accident D. became extremely angry when he was shouted and shouted back B One of the best known American writers is Mark Twain. Many Americans feel that Twain' s novel Huckleberry Finn is the greatest American novel. Twain was born in the state of Missouri, in a town named Hannibal, on the Mississippi River. As a child, he watched with great interest the steamboats, large and small, that carried goods and passengers up and down the Mississippi. He learned a lot about the river, and he became the pilot of a steamboat. Like many men of that time, he hoped to get rich in the silver mines in Nevada. He did not get rich. He worked as a newspaper writer, and American literature became richer for that. He moved to California and wrote for newspapers there. Some of his writings were serious, some were humorous. His funny story about a frog- jumping competition won him national fame. Later, he wrote a number of books, traveled and became a well- known lecturer. He went back to the river, met some old friends, and wrote a book about the Mississippi. He made funny speeches at many dinners. His last years were sad because of the deaths of his wife and daughter, and some of his later writing was painful. Many people agree that Mark Twain is an excellent representative(代表)of the America of his time because his writings show a variety of interests and activities. 46. When Mark Twain was young, he . A. enjoyed watching steamboats B was interested in watching passengers C. liked large boats but not small ones. D. traveled up and down the river. 47. According to the writer, American literature became richer because Mark Twain . A. wrote about silver mines in Nevada B hoped to get rich C. wrote for newspapers D. moved to California 48. According to the writer, Mark Twain became well-known in America because of his . A. novel Huckleberry Finn B. funny story about a frog- jumping competition C. book about the Mississippi D. funny speeches at dinners 49. According to the passage, which of
