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1、MarkTwain(1835-1910),wasafamousAmericanwriter,journalistandhumorist,whowonaworldwideaudienceforhisstoriesoftheyouthfuladventuresofTomSawyerandHuckleberryFinn.Canyoulistsomeofhisworks?【参考答案】TheMysteriousStranger神秘的陌生人TheNotoriousJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty《卡城名蛙》TheCalifornia
2、n’sTale加利福尼亚人的故事The$30000Bequest三万元遗产RunningForGovernor竞选州长ADog’sTale狗的独白马克吐温的幽默是基于西方式幽默基础上,其机智、夸张、玩笑或者调侃式的回答总是给人以清新的感觉。WhenMarkTwainwentbackhomefromhisholiday,hedrovetothestationwithhisbaggage.Havingputitintothetrain,hegotintothesmokingcarandsatdowninoneofthecomfortableseat
3、sthere.Thecarwasemptywhenhegotin,butafewminuteslater,anothermangotinandsatdownonhisoppositeseat.MarkTwainlookedatthemanandthoughtthatthismanlookedquiteunpleasant.However,itwouldbeimpolitetosaynothinginthatsituation,sohesaidgoodmorningtotheman,andtheybegantotalk.Firsttheytalk
4、edabouttheweatherandthentheytalkedaboutMaine.Thestrangersaid,“WehavesomebeautifulwoodsinMaine.ItwouldbeapitytocometoMainewithoutspendingsometimethere.Isupposeyouhavebeeninourwoods,haven’tyou?”“Yes,Ihave,”answeredMarkTwain.“I’vejustspentthreeweeksthereandIhadaverygoodtime,too
5、.Andletmetellyousomething.Althoughfishingisn’tallowedinMaineatthisseason,I’vegottwohundredpoundsofbeautifulfishwithmybaggageinthistrain.Iliketoeatfish,soIpackeditinicetotakeithomewithme.MayIaskwhoyouare,sir?”ThestrangerlookedatMarkTwainforseveralsecondsandthenanswered,“I’map
6、oliceofficer.Myjobistocatchpeoplewhohuntandfishduringthewrongseasons.Andwhoareyou?”MarkTwainwassurprisedandfrightenedwhenheheardthis.Hethoughtquicklyandthenanswered,“Well,I’lltellyou,sir.I’mthemanwhotellsthebiggestliesinAmerica.”Tellifthefollowingstatementsinthereadingaretru
7、eornot.1.MarkTwainwenttoMaineforaholidayandspenttwoweeksinthewoodsthere.(F)2.MarkTwainmetastrangerafterhegotintothesmokingcarafewminuteslater.(T)3.FishingisallowedinMaineatthisseason.(F)4.Thestranger’sjobistocatchpeoplewhocommit(犯罪)acrime.(F)马克·吐温(MarkTwain,1835年11月30日~1910年
8、4月21日),是美国的幽默大师、小说家、作家,也是著名演说家,19世纪后期美国现实主义文学的杰出代表。虽然他的财富不多,却无损他的高超幽默、机智与名气