阅读理解.
Many of the stories written by Mark Twain take place in Hannibal, Missouri. The
small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stands there. Next to the house is a
wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain's book, "The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer, "published in1876.
In that story, Tom has been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But
he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing this. His trick is so
successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. "The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer" is considered one of the best books about an American boy's life in
the 1800s.
Tom Sawyer's good friend is Huckleberry, or "Huck" Finn. Mark Twain tells this
boy's story in" The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "Huck is a poor child, without a
mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him.
Huck's situation has freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the
woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes
tobacco.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from
slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi River. Huck
describes the trip: "It was lovely to live on the raft. Other places seem so cramped up
and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft...
Sometimes we'd have that whole river to ourselves for the longest time...We had the
sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at
them …"
1. From the second paragraph we learn Tom Sawyer is a _____ boy.
A. kind
B. smart
C. foolish
D. honest
2. The reason why Huck runs away from home is that _____.
A. his family is poor
B. he wants to find a friend live with
C. there's no warm in his home
D. he loves nature and likes to adventure
3. The underlined word "restrictions" can be replaced by _____.
A. limits
B. powers
C. forces
D. rules
4. Why did Huck feel comfortable living in a raft? Because _____.
A. Huck made the raft by himself
B. Huck could eat fresh food here
C. Huck could have the river there
D. Huck likes to be free
