Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文然后根據(jù)其內(nèi)容回答所提問題。

This is a report on the story “Tom Sawyer paints the fence” by Mark Twain. This story has three main characters: Tom Sawyer, his Aunt Polly and Ben Rogers. There are also some boys from the town who play a small part in the story.

Aunt Polly wants Tom to paint their fence. However, Tom is lazy. He would prefer to play games. Tom is also quite clever. He pretends that painting the fence is not hard work but fun. He tricks Ben Rogers and other boys in the town into painting the fence for him.

The story is enjoyable and full of fun. It helps readers understand Tom Sawyer’s character better.

After his success with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, about Tom Sawyers best friend Huck Finn. Most of the book is about Huck’s adventures with a runaway slave who is trying to find freedom. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be mark Twain’s best book, and many people think it is one of the best novels written in English.

【1】What is Mark Twain?

【2】What is Tom Sawyer like?

【3】Who are tricked by Tom Sawyer?

【4】Why did the slave want to run away in the story Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

【5】Is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer considered to be mark Twain s best book?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A writer.

【2】Tom is lazy but quite clever.

【3】Ben Rogers and other boys in the town

【4】Because he wanted to find freedom

【5】No, it isn’t.

【解析】

本文是馬克·吐溫著名小說《湯姆·索耶歷險記》的節(jié)選。 講述小說中的幽默故事，主人公Tom如何利用“智慧”騙他的朋友們?yōu)樗�刷籬笆。哈克貝利·費恩是Tom的好朋友，后面的《哈克貝利·費恩歷險記》是馬克吐溫又一部成功的小說。

【1】根據(jù)常識以及第四自然段第一句“…Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, about Tom Sawyers best friend Huck Finn”可知，馬克·吐溫是個作家，他寫了《哈克貝利·費恩歷險記》�；卮饐栴}注意首字母大寫，且writer是個單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞，不能單獨使用，前面要加不定冠詞，故答案為A writer。

【2】根據(jù)第二自然段第二四句“However, Tom is lazy…Tom is also quite clever.”可知，Tom很懶，但是也相當(dāng)聰明，回答問題注意首字母大寫，故答案為Tom is lazy but quite clever.

【3】根據(jù)第二自然段最后一句“He tricks Ben Rogers and other boys in the town into painting the fence for him.”可知，Tom騙Ben Rogers以及城鎮(zhèn)里的其他男孩一起刷籬笆�；卮饐栴}注意首字母大寫，故答案為Ben Rogers and other boys in the town.

【4】根據(jù)第四自然段第二句“Most of the book is about Huck’s adventures with a runaway slave who is trying to find freedom.”可知，書中大部分內(nèi)容是哈克貝利和想獲得自由的逃跑的奴隸的冒險故事。且Why提問，Because要來回答。同時詢問的是一般過去式，回答也要回答一般過去時的時態(tài)。故答案為Because he wanted to find freedom.

【5】根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be mark Twain’s best book…”可知，《哈克貝利·費恩歷險記》是馬克·吐溫最好的小說�；卮饐栴}注意首字母大寫，一般疑問句要先回答Yes/No，故答案為No, it isn’t.