19．Mark Twain left school when he was twelve．He had little school education．In spite of this，he became the most famous writer of his time．He made millions of dollars by writing．His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens，but he is better known to all over the world as Mark Twain，his penname．
Mark Twain was born in 1835and he was not a healthy baby．In fact，he was not expected to live through the first winter．But with his mother's care，he managed to survive．As a boy，he caused much trouble for his parents．He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors．He didn't like to go to school，and he often ran away from home．He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi．He was nearly drowned nine times．
After his father's death，Mark Twain began to work for a printer，who only provided him with food and clothing．Then，he worked as a printer，a river-boat pilot and later joined the army．But shortly after that he became a miner．During this period，he started to write short stories．Afterwards，he became a full-time writer．
In 1870，Mark Twain got married．In the years that followed he wrote many books including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876，and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884，which made him famous，and brought him great fortune．
Unfortunately，Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments（投资） and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts．In 1904，his wife died，and then three of his children passed away．
At the age of 70，his hair was completely white．He bought many white suits and neckties．He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21，1910．
24．In Mark Twain's childhood，C．
A．he learned a lot at school
B．he often went swimming with other boys
C．his mother often worried about his safety
D．he often played games with other boys
25．Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain？D
a．He became a miner．b．He worked as a printer．c．He got into debts．
d．His father died．e．He became a full-time writer．f．He joined the army．
A．a-d-b-c-e-f
B．c-b-d-f-e-a
C．d-a-f-e-b-c
D．d-b-f-a-e-c
26．In order to make a living，Mark TwainA．
A．did many kinds of work
B．first worked as a printer
C．wrote stories in the beginning
D．joined the army after he worked in a mine
27．In the later years of his life，Mark TwainB．
A．wrote many stories and earned a lot of money
B．must have been very sad because he lost his family
C．continued writing until his death
D．lent too much money to others．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们介绍了马克吐温的生平事迹，从童年的生活到写作生涯都做了细致的描写．
解答 24．C．细节理解题：从第二段的句子：Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby．可知马克吐温小时候不是很强壮，妈妈经常担心他的安全，故选C．
25．D．排序题：从第三段的内容：可知正确的排序是：d．His father died．b．He worked as a printer．f．He joined the army．a．He becamea miner．e．He became a full-time writer．c．He gotinto debts．故选D．
26．A．细节理解题：从第三段的句子：Afterhis father's death in 1847，Mark twain began to workfor a printer，a river-boat pilot and later joined thearmy..But shortly after that he became a miner．可知为了谋生他做各种各样的工作．故选A．
27．B 细节题．根据文中内容，Unfortunately，Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments（投资） and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts．In 1904，his wife died，and then three of his children passed away不幸运的是，马克吐温陷入了巨大的债务危机，不得不写大量的小说来抵债．1904年，他的妻子过世了，随后他的三个儿子也死了．只剩下他一个人，由此推断，他的晚年生活是悲惨的，没有家人的陪伴，结合选项，故选B
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
