高考英语《完型填空》专项练习题(含答案)AftertheCivilWar,MarkTwainbrieflyservedintheConfederateArmy(南方邦联军),thenrejoinedhisbrotherOrion,whohadrecentlywonapositionintheNevadaterritorygovernmentas1forhisworkonPresidentAbrahamLincoln'sre-electioncampaign.TwaintraveledwithhisbrothertoNevadathenbeganayear'sworkcriticizinggoldandsilver.TheseexperienceswouldlaterprovidethebasisforhisvolumeRoughingIt(1872).In1862,hejoinedthepublicationandassumedtheMarkTwainpseudonym(笔名)almostexclusivelywhen2hishumorousreportswithconventionalpieces.Throughouttheremainderofthe1860s,Twaintraveledwidelyand3hisobservationstovariousWestCoastpublications.FormuchofthisperiodheevenservedasanofficialjournalistfortheSanFranciscoDailyMorning.Oneofhismostcelebratedandnotoriouswritingsfromthisperiod,4cameasajournalistfortheAltaCalifornia,whoseeditorshe5tofinanceafive-monthjourneyaboardtheQuakerinEuropeandtheMiddleEast.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,hecompiled(编写)theQuakerCitycorrespondenceasTheInnocentsAbroad(1869)andagreedtowidespreaddemandforhis6asapubliclecturer.WithTheInnocentsAbroad,Twainenjoyedconsiderablecommercialand7success.Itspopularitywasrather8,forthebookwaspublishedbyasubscriptionhouse,whichsoldworksdoortodoorbeforepublication.Interestedreaderswouldpayinadvanceforthebook,whichwould9,realizeactualpublicationonlyaftersufficientsaleshadbeen10.Twain,whosignificantlyfilledthebookwith61chaptersofreal-lifestories-greatlengthwasadisadvantageforsales-11succeededinproducingaworkthatappealedtoreaderswithitslivelyhumorand12insightsanddepictions.Notableinthebookare13inVenice,Italy,wheretheboatmenareinevitably14ascheeryopportunists,andinPalestine,wheredeceitfulbeggarsexploitthecompany'smorevulnerablemembers.Perhapsbecauseofthework'sbroad,seeminglybitterhumor,TheInnocentsAbroadstill15amongTwain'smostaccomplishedworks.1.A.reception2.A.associatingB.admissionB.replacingC.rewardC.comparingD.awardD.alternating3.A.attributed4.A.therefore5.A.inspired6.A.presence7.A.crucial8.A.surprising9.A.incase10.A.boosted11.A.instead12.A.typical13.A.episodes14.A.rationalized15.A.ranksB.contributedB.moreoverB.convincedB.experienceB.criticalB.encouragingB.inturnB.provedB.nonethelessB.fundamentalB.eventsB.personalizedB.putsC.distributedC.howeverC.promisedC.emergenceC.magicalC.confusingC.inpersonC.projectedC.afterwardsC.keenC.landmarksC.characterizedC.gradesD.formulatedD.besidesD.appealedD.competenceD.economicalD.satisfyingD.intimeD.guaranteedD.thusD.activeD.columnsD.popularizedD.placesItwasmanyyearsago.Iwasayoungdadsittingonthecouchreadingafairytale16mylittlegirl.Shesatnexttomewithher17onmyarmasItoldthetale.WhenitcametotheendIfinishedwiththosefamouswords:“Andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.”Icouldseethe18onherfaceandIneverexpectedittoend.SuddenlyI19thattheendingofthetalewaswhatIwantedforher.I20herto“livehappilyeverafter.”Still,deepinmyheartIknewthatthiscouldn’talwaysbetrue.Iknewthattherewouldbetimeswhenher21wasbroken.IknewtherewouldbetimeswhenshecriedandIcouldn’t22her.Iknewtherewouldbetimeswhenallshe23wasfear,sadness,sorrow,anddespair.AsIstrokedherhairandsmiledatherIhopedthatthosetimeswouldbebriefandthatshewouldhave24inherlifemoreoftenthannot.Living25everafter,though,seemedoutofthequestion.Ittookmealotofyearstorealizethatitis26tolivehappilyeverafter.Y...