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   1  about it. Schoolboys in those days never   2  teachers and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.  There was a(n)   __3  in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the   4  school or have to pay five dollars."

"One day, I damaged my desk in some   5 . 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   __6  be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school. He   7  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   8  , I decided I would take   __9 beating at school and   10  the dollars. So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."

1.                A.something      B.a(chǎn)nything        C.everything D.nothing

 

2.                A.loved          B.trusted         C.hated    D.respected

 

3.                A.punishment     B.bet            C.issue D.rule

 

4.                A.whole          B.total           C.complete D.a(chǎn)ll

 

5.                A.way           B.method         C.manner   D.means

 

6.                A.could          B.would          C.should   D.ought to

 

7.                A.a(chǎn)greed         B.permitted       C.a(chǎn)ccepted D.screamed

 

8.                A.time           B.longer          C.more D.way

 

9.                A.a(chǎn)nother        B.more           C.a(chǎn)    D.some

 

10.               A.earn           B.keep           C.make D.obtain

 

 

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文的主要內(nèi)容是:馬克吐溫被問及自己第一次掙到錢是在什么時候。他回憶說當(dāng)時學(xué)校有一個規(guī)定,破壞課桌的學(xué)生或者交五美元罰款或者挨打。馬克吐溫的父親給了他五美元讓他交給學(xué)校,打了他一頓。由于他已經(jīng)挨過一次打,不再害怕挨打,所以他把五美元留下,在學(xué)校又挨了一次打。

1. 這里想表達(dá)我記得一切,something某事 anything     任何事everything一切 nothing沒有事情,故選C。

2.根據(jù)and never took care of thing of the school. They often damaged their desks.可知那時候孩子們不尊敬老師,respected尊敬,故選D。

3.根據(jù)I had to tell my father I had broken the rule, and had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school,故選D。

4. 根據(jù) My father said it would be too bad to have our face lost in front of the whole school,故選A。

5. 根據(jù) There was a(n) rule in our school that anybody who damaged his desk with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the whole school or have to pay five dollars."

可知是用一些方法,method方法, in some way在某種程度上,故選B

6.這是一個賓語從句,主句是一般過去時,所以從句要使用相應(yīng)的過去時態(tài),從句用過去將來時,故選B。

7. 這里想表達(dá)他同意給我五美元,agreed同意permitted準(zhǔn)許 accepted接受 screamed尖叫,故選A。

8.這里想表達(dá)我已經(jīng)挨過一次打,不再害怕挨打,any more,再,又,故選C。

9.這里想表達(dá)我決定在學(xué)校再挨一次打,another又一個,故選A。

10.根據(jù)So that was what I did. That was the first money I ever got."可知這里想說把五美元留下,keep保留,故選B。

考點:人物傳記類短文完形填空

點評:答題前一定要略讀全文,把握文章要表達(dá)的主題,注意前后句與句,段落與段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中,一定要認(rèn)真分析,注意選項與上下文的關(guān)系,與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成,因為有時答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章,看看所選選項能不能是語句通順,語意連貫。

 

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