【題目】閱讀理解
Mark Twain, the famous American writer and a great master of humor, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man,one of his friends.
The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.
“You bring your uncle to my talk this evening,” said Mark Twain. “I'm sure I can make him laugh.”
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend,“I know that man. He's been deaf for years.”
(1)The writer wrote the passage mainly to________.
A.tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes
B.tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain
C.tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer
D.tell readers how to tell a funny story
(2)One day Mark Twain met ________at lunch.
A.a friend
B.his brother
C.his teacher
D.a young girl
(3)Mark Twain stopped finally because he was________.
A.disappointed
B.sorry
C.ill
D.sleepy
(4)Mark Twain couldn't make the old man laugh because________.
A.his jokes were not funny
B.the old man wasn't interested in the jokes
C.the old man could tell more funny jokes
D.the old man was deaf

【答案】
(1)B
(2)A
(3)A
(4)D
【解析】本文是一篇記敘文,講述了一則馬克·吐溫被人捉弄的故事。
(1)考查主旨大意。從整篇文章來看,作者主要告訴讀者馬克·吐溫被人捉弄的故事。故選B。
(2)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的”At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.“可知,A正確。故選A。
(3)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的”Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.“可知,他感到累而且相當失望,所以他停止了。故選A。
(4)考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段可知老人耳聾多年了,因此他不笑的真正原因是他聽不見馬克·吐溫講的笑話。故選D。

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