Carlos had been in New York for five months now, and he detested it. He would never forget the day when the plane landed. His parents had big smiles on their faces as they discussed the wonderful new life they would have in this great city. His older sister and brother looked in wonder and excitement at the buildings. Uncle Miguel and Aunt Esperanza thought of the good jobs they would get. Grandmother and Grandfather told him what a lucky boy he was to come to this wonderful city. But Carlos was lonely. The city looked big, cold and dirty to him.
They lived in an apartment in Manhattan. There were stores and cinemas close to their home. But Carlos didn’t want these things. He loved his home in the country in Puerto Rico; he loved the green fields, the hot sun, and the lovely beaches.
He didn’t want to go to school because it made him think of his friends at home. And he didn’t want to learn a new language that he could never describe the world as beautifully as his own.
He began to go the dock(码头), because this made him feel closer to Puerto Rico. He sat down and watched the ships. He would often find a man also sitting there looking at the sea. The man was Eric—a taxi driver who came there to escape from the noisy traffic.
Eric noticed the young boy and felt his sadness. One day he said, “Yes, it’s hard to leave your homeland. I remember when I left Norway 15 years ago. I know it’s hard to start a new life in a new country, but let’s face it. I did it, and you can do it, too.”
From then on the taxi driver and the young boy began to develop a deep friendship.The underlined word “detested” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
| A．forgot | B．enjoyed | C．hated | D．missed |
According to the text, ________________.
| A．Carlos’ grandparents were afraid of the traffic in New York |
| B．Carlos’ parents were looking forward to the life in New York |
| C．Carlos’ uncle and aunt found it hard to get jobs in New York |
| D．Carlos’ brother and sister got excited at the schools in New York |
Why did Carlos feel lonely?
| A．He knew nobody around his apartment. |
| B．No one went to the movies with him. |
| C．His parents left him alone at home. |
| D．He missed the life in Puerto Rico. |
Eric and Carlos became friends because they ________.
| A．came from the same country | B．faced the same problems |
| C．were the same age | D．both hated noise |
MarkTwain，an American writer, published more than 30 books, hundreds of
short stories and essays and gave lectures around the world throughout his career.
MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Thou
ghhehadlittleschooleducation,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime
.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneCl
emens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispenname.
MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnot
expectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'stendercare,
hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heuse
dtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotosc
hool,andheconstantlyranawayfromhome.Healwayswentinthedirectionof
thenearbyMississippi.Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.Afterhisfather'sd
eathin1847,Marktwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwit
hfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedas ariver-boatpilot(领航
员)andlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringt
hisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafull-time
writer.
In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.Intheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooks
includingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfam
ous,andbroughthimagreatfortune.Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebts
inbadinvestments（投资）andhehadtowrite
largenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifediedandthenon
eoftheirchildrenpassedaway.Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.
Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.Heworenothingbutwhitefromheadto
footuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910. When Mark Twain was a little baby,.
| A．his mother thought he would die |
| B．he was as active as other boys |
| C．he was not strong enough |
| D．he was always in hospital |
In his childhood,.
| A．Mark Twain learned a lot at school |
| B．Mark Twain often went swimming with other boys |
| C．Mark Twain often played games with other boys |
| D．Mark Twain’s mother often worried about his safety |
In order to make a living, Mark Twain .
| A．often ran away from home. |
| B．first worked for a printer. |
| C．wrote stories in the beginning. |
| D．joined the army after he worked in a mine. |
In the later years of his life, Mark Twain.
| A．continued writing until his death. |
| B．wrote many stories and earned a lot of money. |
| C．must have been very sad because he lost his wife and one of his children. |
| D．lent too much money to others. |
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