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  • 1. (2017九上·东丽期末) 阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。      

        Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on November 30, 1835, in a small town in Florida, the USA. He 1up with a few naughty boys who later 2 in his stories. At the age of 12, his father died, and he began to work, first as a printer, then on a river boat. Those years on the boat went into his 3"Life on the Mississippi (密西西比)".

        During the Civil War(内战) he 4 as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period 5 him famous and popular. He made a lot of 6 by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and 7 business.

        Mark Twain was 8 as "a funny man". But in fact he took a serious view of life. Many sad things happened to him in his life. All his 9 helped to shape his stories which showed the dark side of society. He 10 as an old man of 75 in 1910.

    (1)
    A . developed B . brought C . grew D . got
    (2)
    A . turned B . became    C . appeared D . disappeared
    (3)
    A . book B . magazine C . diary    D . newspaper
    (4)
    A . looked B . worked C . studied D . learned
    (5)
    A . made B . kept C . served D . took
    (6)
    A . houses B . books C . money D . literature
    (7)
    A . unhappy B . unfair C . clever    D . unsuccessful
    (8)
    A . made B . known C . said D . told
    (9)
    A . challenges B . experiences C . happiness D . themes
    (10)
    A . passed B . went C . died D . ran

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