Question

【题目】Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.

The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.

"You bring your uncle to my talk this evening," said Mark Twain. "I'm sure I can make him laugh."

That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend what had happened." Oh," said his friend, "I know that man. He's been deaf for years."

【1】The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.

A. tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes

B. tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain

C. tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer

D. tell readers how to tell a funny story

【2】One day Mark Twain met ________ at lunch.

A. a friendB. his brotherC. his teacher D. a young girl

【3】Mark Twain stopped finally because he was ________.

A. disappointedB. sorryC. ill D. sleepy

【4】Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because ________.

A. his jokes were not funny

B. the old man wasn't interested in the jokes

C. the old man could tell more funny jokes

D. the old man was deaf

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一则马克·吐温被人捉弄的故事。

【1】B 主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看，作者主要告诉读者马克·吐温被人捉弄的故事。故选B。

【2】A 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.可知，A正确。故选A。

【3】A 细节理解题。由第四段最后两句Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.可知，他感到累而且相当失望，所以他停止了。故选A。

【4】D 细节理解题。由最后一段可知老人耳聋多年了，因此他不笑的真正原因是他听不见马克·吐温讲的笑话。故选D。