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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who is 1 known by his pen name, Mark Twain, was born on the 30th of November in 1835, in Florida, Missouri.He was a 2 son of John Marshall Clemens, an attorney and judge, and his mother, Jane, was from Kentucky. Life remained 3 to this celebrated author for the first few years. He enjoyed the love and. 4 of his family. In 1847, the tragedy 5 when his father died of pneumonia leaving the family in the deep financial 6 Mark had to quit schooling to 7 odd jobs to support his family.
Mark Twain received very less 8 education.He had to quit schooling when his father died when he was just twelve.His father's death 9 the family into years of economic hardships. To meet the daily 10 ,he started
working as a typesetter in 1851 and contributed various humorous sketches and articles to a journal.At eighteen, he worked as a printer in New York. 11 hardships,his love for literature and art never 12 . Besides working,he educated himself at private libraries and gathered wider information better than a formal school going young man of his age. With 14 formal schooling, Mark Twain succeeds in creating literary 15 that the masters envy to this day. Mark Twain 16 various careers before becoming a writer. He began his literary career by writing short stories, sketches, and letters to magazines and newspapers. Some of his 17 sketches include“The Dandy Frightening the Squatter”and “I Epaminondas Adrastus Perkins”.Later, his experiences as a soldier and his trips to various countries set the 18 for most of his writings like he narrated his 19 range of experiences in The Innocents Abroad. That is why most of his works seem based on his personal experiences. Some of his 20 works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Mysterious Stranger, and The Prince and the Pauper.
| 1.A.widely | B.narrowly | C.deeply | D.barely |
| 2.A.general | B.bright | C.normal | D.original |
| 3.A.helpful | B.friendly | C. familiar | D. mean |
| 4.A.promotion | B.advance | C.sponsor | D.support |
| 5.A.brought | B.struck | C.forced | D.fought |
| 6.A.joys | B.delights | C.woes | D.comforts |
| 7.A.take up | B.take in | C.take on | D.take away |
| 8.A.informal | B.casual | C. formal | D.lawful |
| 9.A.attracted | B.dragged | C.raised | D.drafted |
| 10.A.expenses | B.sacrifices | C.shares | D. tuition |
| 11.A.Despite of | B.Despite | C.Because of | D.Because |
| 12.A.bleached | B.showed | C.melted | D.faded |
| 13.A.implied | B.settled | C. published | D.gathered |
| 14.A.minimal | B.major | C. main | D. maximal |
| 15.A.letter | B.schools | C.marvels | D.folks |
| 16.A.requested | B.pursued | C.realized | D.presented |
| 17.A.poor | B.upper | C. sooner | D.earlier |
| 18.A.condition | B.skeleton | C.background | D.surrounding |
| 19.A.diverse | B.apparent | C.changeless | D.immutable |
| 20.A.suitable | B.amicable | C.adaptable | D.notabl |
1.A 【解析】考查副词辨析。 widely “广泛地”,修饰后面的动词know,be widely known by表示“广为人知”,故选A。
2.B 【解析】考查形容词辨析。 general普遍的， 一般的； bright明亮的，鲜艳的， 聪明的，前途光明的； normal正常的； original起初的，新颖的。 bright这里形容人，表示小孩子思路敏捷、机灵等。故选B。
3.B 【解析】考查形容词辨析。 helpful有帮助的，有用的； friendly友善的，友好的 ；familiar熟悉的； mean 小气的，刻薄的。根据后文可知，对他来说，最初几年的生活是顺利的，即生活对他还是友善的，故选B。
4.D 【解析】考查名词辨析。 promotion晋升，促进； advance推进； sponsor赞助；support支持。根据前文可知，他享受着家人的爱和支持，故选D。
5.B 【解析】考查动词辨析。 strike这里是“(疾病、灾难等)侵袭”之意，这里指悲剧突然发生，故选B。
6.C 【解析】考查名词辨析。当他的父亲死于肺炎后，这个家庭陷入了巨大的经 济困境。 economic woes意为“经济困境、经济不景气”,与后文中的economic hardships.相照应，故选C。
7.A 【解析】考查动词短语辨析。当他的父亲死于肺炎后，这个家庭陷入了巨大的经济困境，所以他不得不辍学去打零工来养家糊口。 take up意为“开始从事”,take up odd jobs意为“打零工”,故选A。
8.C 【解析】考查形容词辨析。 informal非正式的，非正规的； casual随意的，非正式的； formal正式的，正规的； lawful合法的。他不得不辍学去打零工来养家 糊口，所以他接受的正规教育非常少，与下文中的formal schooling呼应，故选C。
9.B 【解析】考查动词辨析。 attract吸引； drag拖；raise上升，提出； draft起草， 选派。他父亲的去世把这个家庭拖入了多年的经济困境。与上文的leaving the family in the deep financial相呼应，故选B。
10.A 【解析】考查名词辨析。为了养家糊口、满足日常开销，他开始做排字工，并为一家杂志贡献了各种幽默的草图和文章。 expense费用。 meet the daily expenses意为“满足日常开销”,与上文的to support his family相呼应，故选A。
11.B 【解析】考查介词用法。根据上下文语境，可知尽管艰难，他对文艺的热爱从未消失过。 despite属于介词，引导让步的从句或短语，意为“尽管”,故选B。
12.D 【解析】考查动词辨析。 bleach漂白： show展示； melt 融化；fade逐渐消失。 根据上下文语境，可知尽管艰难，他对文艺的热爱从未消失过，故选D。
13.D 【解析】考查动词辨析。 imply运用； settle解决，定居； publish出版； gather 聚集，增加。除了工作，他还在私人图书馆自学，收集到的信息比他这个年龄上 正规学校的年轻人要多。故选D。
14.A【解析】考查形容词辨析。根据上文可知，他接受的正规教育非常少。minimal 意为“极少的”,故选A。
15.C 【解析】考查名词辨析。马克吐温成功地创造了时至今日仍令大师们羡慕的 文学奇迹。 marvels意为“奇迹”,故选C。
16.B 【解析】考查动词辨析。根据上文可知在成为一个作家之前，他曾从事过各种不同的职业。 pursue这里表示“从事”,故选B。
17.D 【解析】考查形容词辨析。他的一些早些时候的素描作品包括……,earlier 意为“早些时候的”,与后面的later相对，故选D。
18.C【解析】考查名词辩词。condition状况，条件；skeleton骨架，提纲；background 背景； surrounding周围环境。后来，他的当兵经历和到不同国家的旅行经历都为 他的大部分作品奠定了故事背景。故选C。
19.A 【解析】考查形容词辨析。 diverse不同的，各式各样的； apparent显而易见 的；obvious明显的； changeless不变的。讲述了他各式各样的经历，故选A。
20.D 【解析】考查形容词辨析。 suitable合适的； amicable友善的； adaptable能适应的； notable著名的。他的一些有名的作品包括……,故选D。
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