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Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned. He thought a long time and then said, “Yes, it was at school. I can remember everything about it. School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks. There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school.”
“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school. He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher. But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.”
“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the five dollars. So that's what I did. That was the first money I ever earned.”
21．When did Mark Twain earn his first money?
A．When he was a student.
B．When he became a writer.
C．When he taught at a school.
D．When he was beaten by his father.
22．Why did Mark Twain's father give Mark Twain the money and beat him?
A．He wanted to teach the boy a lesson.
B．He didn't want the boy to break the desk again.
C．He didn't want to give him the money.
D．He didn't want to have his family disgraced.
23．Where was Mark Twain beaten?
A．At home.
B．In public.
C．At school.
D．Both at school and at home.
答案与解析
本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了马克·吐温被问及自己第一次挣到钱是什么时候。他回忆说当时学校有个规定，破坏课桌的学生要么交五美元罚款要么挨打。马克·吐温的父亲给了他五美元让他交给学校，打了他一顿。由于他已经挨了一次打，不再害怕挨打，所以他把五美元留下，在学校又挨了一次打。
21．A 细节理解题。由文章第一段马克·吐温所说的话可知他赚到第一笔钱时，还是个学生。
22．D 细节理解题。由文章第二段可知他的父亲不想让全家人丢脸，故D项正确。
23．D 推理判断题。由文章第二段和第三段可知他在家和学校各挨了一顿打。
