单选题
Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He wrote many famous stories and they are still told in many countries today. Mark Twain always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes (开玩笑) on his friends. One day, one of his friends didn't have money and asked Mark Twain to pay for his train ticket.
"But I don't have enough money to buy both your ticket and mine!" Mark Twain said.
The friend did not know what to do. He was very sad. "We can do this," said Twain. "We can get on the train first and when the conductor (售票员) comes to take the tickets, you can hide (躲藏) under my seat."
Later, however, on the train, when the conductor came to take the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets-one for himself and one for his friend. Then Mark Twain said, "My friend here is a very strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."
Everybody on the train then looked at the poor man under the seat and started to laugh.
单选题 Mark Twain was good at telling stories and playing jokes.
  • A. Right
  • B. Wrong
  • C. Doesn't Say
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意:马克·吐温擅长讲故事、开玩笑。是非题。文章中第一段就明确指出了马克·吐温常喜欢讲有趣的故事。同样,他也喜欢和朋友开玩笑。所以本题与原文相符。
单选题 Mark Twain didn't have enough money for two tickets.
  • A. Right
  • B. Wrong
  • C. Doesn't Say
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意:马克·吐温的钱不够买两张票。细节题。从文章第四段可以看出,马克·吐温已经用自己的钱偷偷买好了两张票,所以本题与原文相悖。
单选题 Mark Twain's friend liked to stay under the seat while traveling.
  • A. Right
  • B. Wrong
  • C. Doesn't Say
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意:马克·吐温的朋友坐火车时喜欢躺在座位下面。细节题。从文章第三段可以看出,马克·吐温的朋友之所以躺在座位下面是因为听从马克·吐温的建议,以便躲过检票员,而不是自己喜欢。所以本题与原文相悖。
单选题 Mark Twain's friend was sad when the people on the train started to laugh.
  • A. Right
  • B. Wrong
  • C. Doesn't Say
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意:火车上的人们哄堂大笑时,马克·吐温的朋友很伤心。是非题。文章并没有说明这一点,所以答案选C。
单选题 Mark Twain's friend paid back the money to him later.
  • A. Right
  • B. Wrong
  • C. Doesn't Say
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 题干大意:马克·吐温的朋友后来把钱还给了他。是非题。文章并没有说明这一点,所以答案选C。