( )1. We can learn from the article that before his first speech,Twain felt ______.
A. confident B. excited C. sad D. worried
( )2. According to the article,Twain's speeches were ______.
① funny ② boring ③ long ④ popular
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④
( )3. Twain's book The Innocents Abroad is mainly about ______.
A. his first speech B. his travels in Hawaii
C. his travels in Europe D. his speech tours around the US
( )4. Although Twain wanted to retire,he kept giving speeches because ______.
A. he wanted to meet his readers B. he wanted to sell more of his books
C. he wanted to get some ideas for new books D. he could make lots of money through his speeches
A. confident B. excited C. sad D. worried
D
( )2. According to the article,Twain's speeches were ______.
① funny ② boring ③ long ④ popular
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④
D
( )3. Twain's book The Innocents Abroad is mainly about ______.
A. his first speech B. his travels in Hawaii
C. his travels in Europe D. his speech tours around the US
C
( )4. Although Twain wanted to retire,he kept giving speeches because ______.
A. he wanted to meet his readers B. he wanted to sell more of his books
C. he wanted to get some ideas for new books D. he could make lots of money through his speeches
B
答案：【解析】：本题主要考查了阅读理解的能力，包括细节理解、主旨大意等。题目给出了关于Mark Twain的生平事迹的一段文章，并基于文章内容提出了四个问题。对于每个问题，我们需要通过阅读文章，找到与问题相关的信息，然后进行分析和判断。
1. 第一题考查的是Twain在第一次演讲前的感受，我们可以通过文章中找到相关信息“I felt so nervous ... I pretended(假装)to be ill.”，说明他感到很紧张，甚至假装生病，因此可以判断他感到担忧，选项D正确。
2. 第二题考查的是Twain演讲的特点，通过文章中的描述“He talked about the customs(风俗)and habits in Hawaii in a funny way.”以及“People loved his humour so much that no matter where he went,he could fill a hall.”，可以看出他的演讲有趣且受欢迎，因此选项D正确。
3. 第三题考查的是Twain的书《The Innocents Abroad》的主要内容，通过文章中的描述“After his 1866 speech tour,Twain published The Innocents Abroad,a book about his travels in Europe.”，可以看出这本书主要是关于他在欧洲的旅行，因此选项C正确。
4. 第四题考查的是Twain为什么在想要退休的情况下还继续演讲，通过文章中的描述“However,his public appearances greatly helped his book sales,so he returned to the stage(舞台)again and again.”，可以看出他继续演讲是为了帮助销售他的书，因此选项B正确。
【答案】：1. D；2. D；3. C；4. B
1. 第一题考查的是Twain在第一次演讲前的感受，我们可以通过文章中找到相关信息“I felt so nervous ... I pretended(假装)to be ill.”，说明他感到很紧张，甚至假装生病，因此可以判断他感到担忧，选项D正确。
2. 第二题考查的是Twain演讲的特点，通过文章中的描述“He talked about the customs(风俗)and habits in Hawaii in a funny way.”以及“People loved his humour so much that no matter where he went,he could fill a hall.”，可以看出他的演讲有趣且受欢迎，因此选项D正确。
3. 第三题考查的是Twain的书《The Innocents Abroad》的主要内容，通过文章中的描述“After his 1866 speech tour,Twain published The Innocents Abroad,a book about his travels in Europe.”，可以看出这本书主要是关于他在欧洲的旅行，因此选项C正确。
4. 第四题考查的是Twain为什么在想要退休的情况下还继续演讲，通过文章中的描述“However,his public appearances greatly helped his book sales,so he returned to the stage(舞台)again and again.”，可以看出他继续演讲是为了帮助销售他的书，因此选项B正确。
【答案】：1. D；2. D；3. C；4. B