Question

8．Mark Twain was a great writer．He was from the USA．He was born in 1835．He was also a famous speaker．He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes（蚊子） in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Mark Twain waved （摇动） his hand and said，"It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come t o visit me．"
After he arrived at the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry，Mr．Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town．"One of them said to him．
Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．"What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．
But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why？That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．
1．Many people liked Mark Twain becauseC．
A．he was famous    B．he liked to talk   C．he was humourous   D．he was a writer
2．That day Mark Twain went to the townB．
A．to see one of his friends      
B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D．to see one of his relatives
3．The waiters felt sorry becauseD．
A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain           
B．their hotel was too small
C．the room was not very clean  
D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room
4．All the people present laughed heartily becauseD．
A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room
B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number
C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D．Mark Twain made a joke
5．From the story we knowA．
A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night
D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer．

Answer 1

分析 作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了马克吐温到一个有很多蚊子的地方发表演讲，他擅长讲笑话，结果宾馆的服务员帮助他驱赶蚊子的小故事．

解答 1．C  细节理解题，根据文中句子He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen to him talk因为他的幽默非常著名，很多人喜欢听他讲话，所以答案选C． 
2．B 细节理解题．根据第二段第1行One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．可知马克吐温去这个镇子是为了写作方面的事情，说明B 正确．
3．D 细节理解题．根据第三段第3行when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．可知服务员感到抱歉，因为马克吐温的房间里面有很多蚊子，说明D正确．
4．D 细节理解题．根据第四段1，2行Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．说明他讲了一个笑话，别人都笑了．故D 正确．
5．A  细节理解题．根据最后一段That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．说明那天晚上没有蚊子来咬他，故A 正确．

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