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up in a small town beside the Mississippi River around the middle of the nineteenth century. He liked to
watch the steamboats (轮船) traveling along the river. When he was seventeen, he went east to New York,
but he never forgot the boats on the river in his hometown. At the age of twenty-one he returned home and
became a steamboat pilot (领航员). He was very happy on the river.
Later, when he began to write stories, he used the name Mark Twain. Mark Twain was a term used by
riverboat men. Most people have forgotten that his name was really Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
Mark Twain wrote many famous books, but he is remembered most for his stories about young boys.
One of his best stories tells about Tom Sawyer.
( )1. Mark Twain was born in the USA.
( )2. Mark Twain loved the Mississippi River and his hometown.
( )3. When Mark Twain was seventeen, he left for New York.
( )4. Mark Twain"s real name was Tom Sawyer.
( )5. Mark Twain began to write when he was 20.
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试题【阅读理解。 Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Lan】；主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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says Yi Jianlian, a 2.1-metre tall teenager from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, might be the one.
Fifteen-year-old Yi is a good player and has the right size. He moves quickly. He plays for Guangdong
Tigers Club team. He played in the Chinese Basketball Association-the CBA (中国篮球协会) last season
and was the group"s new player of the year. Yi could be a key player at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
"It"s my dream to play in the Olympics," Yi said. "It would be a great honor to play in the Olympics for
my country, and I hope I will get a chance."
Yi was 12 when he first picked up a basketball. At first his parents were against (反对) his playing
basketball in a sports school, but they were changed by the fact that Yi has everything for a good player
such as speed and size. Yi"s basketball life almost ended before it began. When he first went to training, he
almost gave up halfway.
"I wanted to give up," Yi said. "I had never lived away from home before." But later he decided to make
the best of the difficult situation (处境).
His goal is to join Yao in the NBA. "We all look up to him, and I hope I can one day play in the NBA, too,"
said Yi. "I need to learn and practice, and I should stay cool before fame (名声)."
B. Because he is younger than any other player in China.
C. Because he is a good player with right size and quick movement.
D. Because he is a CBA"s key player at present.
| Name | Personal | Information |
| Bethune | Born in 1890 in Canada Died in 1939 in China | A doctor Came to China in 1938 |
| Celine Dion | Born in Montreal, Canada A singer star | In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic. |
| Thomas Edison | Born in 1847, Kentucky, USA Died in 1931 | Made over 1,000 inventions |
| Bill Gates | Born in 1955,USA Owns Microsoft Company | Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought |
| Mark Twain | Born in 1835, USA Died in 1910 | A writer Wrote Tom Sawyer |
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin (富兰克林). They lived in Boston (波士顿). There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy"s mother and her husband (丈夫) gave the boy a name-Benjamin. Benjamin (本杰明) was the cleverest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write by the time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent (送) to school. In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at math. He read all his father"s books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money (钱), he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented (发明) the paddles (浆形工具) for swimming. | ||
| 1. The Franklins lived in ______. | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. England B. America C. France D. Australia | ||
| 2. There were ______ children in the family. | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. five B. six C. eleven D. twelve | ||
| 3. Benjamin was born in the ______ month of the year 1706. | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. first B. sixth C. seventh D. fifth | ||
| 4. Benjamin ______ math when he was in school. | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. did well in B. did well at C. didn"t do well in D. didn"t do well at | ||
| 5. What did Benjamin do with the money he has? | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. bought books B. went swimming C. invented (发明) something D. We don"t know | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| Chopin (肖邦) was born in March, 1810 near Warsaw (华沙) in Poland (波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, no people but he could play the piano very well. At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利) pianist liszt (李斯特). One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and all the people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising the pianist and thought that Liszt reached something new in playing the piano. Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Liszt. Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (才能), Chopin soon became famous. | ||
| 1. Chopin was . | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. the greatest musician in the world B. a famous Polish pianist C. a famous Paris pianist D. one of the greatest musicians in Hungary. | ||
| 2. The wonderful piano concert started . | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. after all the lights were turned on B. when Liszt sat down at the piano C. after all the lights were turned off D. when Chopin went to piano. | ||
| 3. When the music came to an end, . | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. Liszt stood at the piano B. all the lights were turn off again C. Chopin stood at the piano D. people went out of the hall | ||
| 4. Chopin became famous . | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. before he came to the concert B. because he was a student of Liszt"s C. because people in Paris liked him D. since he played so well at the concert | ||
| 5. From the story we know . | ||
| [ ] | ||
| A. Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt B. Liszt planned to make Chopin famous C. Liszt was Chopin"s teacher D. one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist | ||
| 根据下列短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。 | ||
| Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of only three black 1 at his school in Hawaii, USA. He felt very 2 from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy 3 him if his father ate people."I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan (肯尼亚) prince (王子). But I kept asking 4 who I am," said Obama. However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the 5 black president (总统) in US history. Obama was 6 in 1961, to an African father and a white American woman a small town in the USA. He grew 7 in Indonesia and Hawaii. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒精) to help forget this question. 8 the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him STAR Harvard (哈佛大学). Later, he became only the third black senator (参议院) in US history. During his race to the highest post in the US, Obama talked about this background. He called for a Untied States of America, rather than a white America or a black America. Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come 9 . That is: A man should not be judged (判断) by the color of his skin, 10 by the content of his character (性格). —From BBC news. |