【状元之路】高中英语 语篇提能13 新人教版必修3.doc

语 篇 提 能阅读理解athe adventures of tom sawyer is a literary masterpiece written in 1876 by the famous writer mark twain. the story line is simple. the book is like a biography (自传) of a summer in tom sawyers life.tom sawyer is a smart but naughty young boy living in the small town on the mississippi river. he is an orphan and lives with his aunt. he has many clever ideas, but doesnt like school，and always likes to escape the school to fish. tom has a trusted friend, huck finn, who few of the adults approve of. tom sawyer and finn have great adventures on the mississippi river, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder. tom overcomes fear and appears in court and speaks out the murderer. he and his friends finally discover a lot of treasures and they become millionaires .mark twains writing is based on his own childhood and his personal experience. what makes this story great is that tom sawyer represents everything that is great about childhood. it is a story filled with action, adventure, ingenious ideas, love, and schoolyard politics. the whole story is seemingly a complication of what twain did or wished to do during his childhood.the book is a little difficult to read at first. perhaps, it will take you a little while to get used to the 19th century dialect in the book. but on the whole，the book is an enjoyable read for people of all ages. i highly recommend this book for anyone looking forward to feeling young again.1which of the following is not true about tom?a. he often escapes the school.b. he has a trusted friend.c. he is a good student.d. both of his parents died when he was young.答案与解析c细节理解题。根据第二段的“he has many clever ideas, but doesnt like school, and always likes to escape the school to fish.”可知tom不是好学生。2according to the passage, the story is concerned with the following things except _.a. love b. schoolyard politicsc. action d. power答案与解析d细节理解题。根据第三段的第三句话可知故事中未涉及“power(权力)”这个话题。3the authors purpose of writing this passage is to _.a. let readers know mark twainb. remind people of their childhoodc. tell the story of the adventures of tom sawyerd. recommend the book to readers答案与解析d主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段最后一句话可知作者的意图是推荐这本书。4which of the following is not true?a. tom sawyer prefers fishing to going to school.b. the story is about mark twains personal experience.c. there is 19th century dialect in the book.d. the whole story seemingly represents what twain did or wished to do during his childhood.答案与解析b细节理解题。根据第三段首句可知汤姆索亚历险记是以马克吐温的童年和个人经历为基础而进行创作的，但并不全是。bmark 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 all over the world as mark twain, his pen name.mark twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. in fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. but with his mothers tender care, he managed to survive (幸存). as a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. he used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbours. he didnt like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home. he always went in the direction of the nearby mississippi river. he was nearly drowned (淹死) nine times.after his fathers death in 1847, mark twain began to work for a printer (印刷商), who only provided him with food and clothing. then, he worked as a printer，a riverboat pilot (领航员) and later joined the army. but shortly after that he became a miner (矿工). during this period, he started to write short stories. afterwards he became a fulltime writer.in 1870, mark twain got married. in the years that followed he wrote many books including tom sawyer in 1876, and huckleberry finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a 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 their children passed away.at the age of 70, his hair was completely white. he bought many white suits and neckties (领带). he wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on april 21,1910.语篇解读本文介绍了文坛巨匠马克吐温的生平事迹和所取得的成就。5mark twain left school at 12 to _.a. work as a printer b. write storiesc. join the army d. make a living答案与解析d细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知，马克吐温出生于1835年，由第三段第一句可知，1847年父亲去世后为了维持生计，马克吐温开始为印刷商工作。6which of the following about mark twain is not true?a. he was not a healthy boy.b. he caused much trouble for his parents.c. he gained lots of money by writing.d. he had a happy childhood but a sad later life.答案与解析d推理判断题。由第二、三段可知，马克吐温儿时患病，父亲早逝，为了生计做工，可见他的童年并不快乐。故选d项。7arrange the following facts about mark twains life in order of time.a. working as a printerb. working as a riverboat pilotc. working as a minerd. joining the armye