11 boyhood and Tom Sawyers endless summer of freedom and adventure, Indeed, this nation's best-loved author was 12 as adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. i found another twain as wel 13 who grew cynical, bitter, saddened by the profound personal tragedies life dealt him, a man who became 14 the frailties of the human race, who saw clearly ahead a black wall of night Tramp printer, river pilot, Confederate guerrilla, prospector, starry-eyed optimist, 15 cynic The man who became Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens and he 16 across the nation for more than a third of his life the new American experience before sharing it with the world as writer and lecturer. He 18 his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms(12 feet) of water--a navigable depth. His popularity is 19 by the fact that more than a score of his books remain 20. and translations are still read around the world 11. a. external b. extended c eternal d. terminal 12. a. all the same b. of sorts c. every bit d. a little bit 13. a that C. one d. this 14. a worried about b obsessed c. afraid of d. alert to 15. a silver-tongued b acid-tongued c well-padded d sluggish-brained 16. a came C. range d. covered 17. a accepted b. digesting d digeste 18. a adapted b. applied d adjusted 19. a tested b approved c. attested d. assumed 20. a. printing b in prin c out of print V Paraphrase(20%) 1. The shop-keepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow suit 2. It is a point of honour with the customer not to let the shopkeeper guess what it is she really likes and wants until the last moment 3. One of the most picturesque and impressive parts of the bazaar is the copper-smiths market 4. Winant said the same would be true of the u.s 5. I will unsay no word that I have spoken about it 6. The cast of characters set before him in his new profession was rich and varied---a cosmos 7. Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh 8. which means we are silencing thousands of songs we have never even heard 9. As my father growled, "That s one hell of a jury! 10. He is here because ignorance and bigotry are rampant VL. Reading Comprehension(20%) Directions: There are five passages in this section. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question 第6页共13页第 6 页 共 13 页 ___11___ boyhood and Tom Sawyer’s endless summer of freedom and adventure, Indeed, this nation’s best-loved author was ___12___ as adventurous , patriotic, romantic, and humorous as anyone has ever imagined. I found another Twain as well--- ___13___ who grew cynical, bitter, saddened by the profound personal tragedies life dealt him, a man who became ___14____ the frailties of the human race, who saw clearly ahead a black wall of night. Tramp printer, river pilot, Confederate guerrilla, prospector, starry-eyed optimist, ___15___ cynic: The man who became Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens and he ___16___ across the nation for more than a third of his life, ___17___ the new American experience before sharing it with the world as writer and lecturer. He ___18___ his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms (12 feet) of water---a navigable depth. His popularity is ___19___ by the fact that more than a score of his books remain ___20___, and translations are still read around the world. 11. a. external b. extended c. eternal d. terminal 12. a. all the same b. of sorts c. every bit d. a little bit 13. a. that b. he c. one d. this 14. a. worried about b. obsessed with c. afraid of d. alert to 15. a. silver-tongued b. acid-tongued c. well-padded d. sluggish-brained 16. a. came b. moved c. ranged d. covered 17. a. accepted b. digesting c. accepting d. digested 18. a. adapted b. applied c. adopted d. adjusted 19. a. tested b. approved c. attested d. assumed 20. a. printing b. in print c. out of print d. printed V. Paraphrase (20%) 1. The shop-keepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow suit. 2. It is a point of honour with the customer not to let the shopkeeper guess what it is she really likes and wants until the last moment. 3. One of the most picturesque and impressive parts of the bazaar is the copper-smiths’ market. 4. Winant said the same would be true of the U.S. 5. I will unsay no word that I have spoken about it. 6. The cast of characters set before him in his new profession was rich and varied --- a cosmos. 7. Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh. 8. which means we are silencing thousands of songs we have never even heard 9. As my father growled, “That’s one hell of a jury!” 10. He is here because ignorance and bigotry are rampant. VI. Reading Comprehension（20%）. Directions: There are five passages in this section. Read the passages and choose the best answer to each question