焦作大学单招《英语》考前冲刺测试卷

考试时间：90分钟；命题人：教研组

考生注意：

1、本卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分100分，考试时间90分钟

2、答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、班级填写在试卷规定位置上

3、答案必须写在试卷各个题目指定区域内相应的位置，如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第I卷（选择题60分）

一、单选题（20小题，每小题3分，共计60分）

1、“MarkTwain”wasthenameusedbySamuelLanghomeClemens.Hewasbornin1834anddiedin1910.Hisfatherwasalawyer,butaverypoorone.ThefamilywassopoorthatSamueldidnothavemuchschooling.Hehadtolearnallthathecouldfromthepeoplehemet.HisfatherdiedwhenSamuelwasveryyoung,andthentherewasevenlessmoneythanbefore.???ManyofthemeninthispartofAmericaworkedintheshiponthegreatRiverMississippi,andhedidthishimselfatonetime.Wheredidhegetthename“MarkTwain”?Itcamefromthegreatriveritself.Itwasactuallypartofthecriesusedbymenworkingintheship.Whenamanshoutedtohisfellowworkers“Bythemarktwain!”,hemeantthattheriverwas“twomarksdeep”there.Samueloftenheardthesewordswhenhewasyoung,andheusedthemasapennameallhislife.???DuringhisworkontheMississippihemettravelersofallkinds,andthishelpedhimagreatdealwhenhestartedwriting.Whenthewarstarted,SamuelleftthereforNevadawithhisbrother.Later,hebecameagoldminer,buthenevermademuchmoneyatthetime.Hesoonsawthatlifeinthegoldmineswasnotforhim.HethentriedwritingforthenewspapersinNevada,andthisseemedmorehopeful.Hefoundthathecouldwrite.???SamuelwenttoEuropein1867andlatergotmarriedthere.Hethenspentmostofhistimewriting.HeisnowalwaysknownasMarkTwain,andmanypeopledonotevenknowthathisfamilynamewasClemens.HebecamethegreatestAmericanwriterofthetime,becausehecouldmakehisreaderslaugh—athingwhichfewwriterscando.

Accordingtotheauthorofthispassage,agoodwritercould_.

A.write?a?lot?for?his?readers

B.make?a?lot?of?money?for?his?family

C.know?people?of?a