UsingLanguageⅠ.单词拼写1.Afriendinneedisafriend________(真正地).2.—Isthisa________(真的)Mingvase?—No,it'safake.3.Itwouldbe________(难以置信)thatsuchanhonestfellowshouldhavebetrayed(背叛)hisfriends!4.Don'tbeso________(无礼的)toyourmother!5.Whentheyoungmansawtheking,he________(鞠躬)tohim.6.Itisgood________(礼貌)foranArabtostandclosetohisfriendswhentheyaretalking.7.Thegirl________(尖叫)aloudsuddenlywhenshesawasnakecomeoutbehindatree.8.Theprojectwillcostalarge________(数量)ofmoneyandenergy.9.Wewereservedwitha________(甜点)attheendofourdinner.10.Don'tforgettoattachastamptothe________(信封).Ⅱ.阅读理解AMarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Inspiteofthis,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispenname.MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'stendercare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbours.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheconstantlyranawayfromhome.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi(密西西比河).Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather'sdeathin1847,MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasaprinter,ariverboatpilot(领航员)andlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamous,andbroughthimagreatfortune.Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments(投资)andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenthreeoftheirchildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties(领带).HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.1.MarkTwainleftschoolat12to________.A.workasaprinterB.writestoriesC.jointhearmyD.makealiving2.WhichofthefollowingaboutMarkTwainisNOTtrue?A.Hewasnotahealthyboy.B.Hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.C.Hegainedlotsofmoneybywriting.D.Hehadahappychildhoodbutasadlaterlife.3.ArrangethefollowingfactsaboutMarkTwain'slifeinorderoftime.a.workingasaprinterb.workingasariverboatpilotc.workingasaminerd.joiningthearmye.workingasafulltimewriterA.a,b,c,d,eB.a,b,d,c,eC.a,c,b,d,eD.c,a,b,d,e4.________broughthimfameandlotsofmoney.A.HisworksB.HisinvestmentsC.HisprintingD.Hisfamily5.TheBESTtitleofthispassageis________.A.MarkTwain'sWorksB.MarkTwain'sLifeC.MarkTwain'sFameD.MarkTwain'sSuccessB(2013·陕西高考)In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unfortunately,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinSydneyhadalreadyleft.SoIthoughtI'dhitcharide(搭便车).Iwaitedbythesideofthehighwayforthreehoursbutnoonestoppedforme.Finally,amanwalkedoverandintroducedhimselfasGordon.Hesaidthatalthoughhecouldn'tgivemealift,Ishouldcomebacktohishouseforlunch.HenoticedmestandingforhoursintheNovemberheatandthoughtImustbehungry.Iwasdoubtfulasayounggirlbutheassured(使……放心)meIwassafe,andhealsoofferedtohelpmefindalifthomeafterwards.Whenwearrivedath...